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Destiny Tuesday 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiyato Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kahwaah Jeeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiyato Nakamara !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kahwaah Jeeri!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamara closes the distance and clinches.
Jeeri lands with a light punch inside.
Nakamara misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jeeri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nakamara can't find room to land a body shot as Jeeri controls the action.
Jeeri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nakamara or not.
Jeeri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jeeri.
Jeeri lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeeri blocks a body shot from Nakamara .
Nakamara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jeeri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamara tries to throw a body punch but Jeeri avoids it by throwing Nakamara back against the cage.
Jeeri is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nakamara can't fight it off and eventually Jeeri manages to take the fight to the floor. Nakamara looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jeeri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jeeri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamara trying to control the position.
Nakamara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jeeri is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jeeri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nakamara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jeeri's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri keeping moving, preventing Nakamara from controlling successfully.
Jeeri has control of Nakamara 's left arm, preventing Nakamara from doing any damage.
Jeeri wants to sweep but no luck.
Jeeri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jeeri's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara preventing the sweep.
Jeeri controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jeeri keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamara throws a body punch but Jeeri moves out of range.
Jeeri wants to slow Nakamara down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakamara shoots in looking for a takedown. Jeeri tries to sprawl out of it but Nakamara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jeeri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeeri tries to counter with a clinch but Nakamara shakes him off and moves away.
Jeeri lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri connects with a jab.
Jeeri fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jeeri manages to circle out of the way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakamara .
Nakamara sets himself, and Jeeri steps forward looking for the clinch! Nakamara avoids it this time.
Nakamara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Jeeri does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jeeri misses with a few strikes there.
Nakamara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jeeri sprawls and moves away.
Jeeri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nakamara shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahwaah Jeeri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nakamara shoots in looking for a takedown but Jeeri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakamara 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakamara is defended easily by Jeeri.
Jeeri lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jeeri scores with a nice strike.
Nakamara takes the fight into the clinch.
Jeeri blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamara just leaning against Jeeri, taking a breather.
Jeeri blocks the elbow strike.
Jeeri is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jeeri prevents a body shot from Nakamara .
Jeeri has clasped his hands together around Nakamara 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nakamara wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamara can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakamara is pushing Jeeri's head away, looking to escape. Jeeri manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee asks Jeeri politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jeeri prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jeeri tries to move to mount but Nakamara blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jeeri working away.
Jeeri advances to full mount.
Jeeri controlling the position easily from mount.
Jeeri avoids the attempt from Nakamara to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara is working to get back to half guard.
Jeeri controlling from the full mount.
Nakamara is looking to get to half guard.
Jeeri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kahwaah Jeeri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakamara tries to lock up and control but Jeeri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeeri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Nakamara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jeeri controlling from mount.
Nakamara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jeeri sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jeeri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamara is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahwaah Jeeri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jeeri scores with a takedown into Nakamara 's guard.
Jeeri stays in close to Nakamara 's body and controls the position.
Nakamara can't keep his opponent in guard - Jeeri advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jeeri controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamara is pressing down on Jeeri's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nakamara keeping full guard, as Jeeri tries to pass.
Jeeri controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamara controls Jeeri momentarily but Jeeri frees himself.
Jeeri stays in close to Nakamara 's body and controls the position.
Jeeri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kahwaah Jeeri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Nakamara wants to stand up but Jeeri is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jeeri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nakamara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nakamara or perhaps it was just good defense by Jeeri, which made it look bad.
Jeeri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jeeri scores with a nice right hand.
Jeeri forces Nakamara back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jeeri effectively controlling the action here.
Nakamara is stalling here.
Nakamara lands an elbow inside that Jeeri shrugs off.
Jeeri gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nakamara wants to control but Jeeri is keeping busy.
Well, if Jeeri is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jeeri is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeeri wants to free his trapped foot but Nakamara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nakamara tries to kick Jeeri off but Jeeri keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jeeri is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jeeri controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiyato Nakamara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kahwaah Jeeri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jeeri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kahwaah Jeeri!
Post fight, Kahwaah Jeeri stared into the camera and said 'Two down, four to go. I want Jin Mishima now!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Beast - Tech N9ne. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hunt's choice of entrance music: London Calling. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
14 - 19 - 2 |
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Inigo Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt stalks Guerra and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guerra's face. Guerra staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Inigo Guerra has been cut.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Guerra scores with a leg kick.
Guerra scores with a shot to the body.
Guerra misses the shot to the body.
Hunt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Hunt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Guerra is rocked!
Guerra throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Guerra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerra scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Guerra keeps it at a distance.
Guerra seems to have got his legs back now.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guerra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Guerra's belly button to the back.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guerra taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Guerra.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
Guerra misses with the head strike.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Guerra avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Guerra.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Guerra tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Guerra back against the cage.
Guerra working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt tries a body shot but Guerra blocks it.
Guerra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Guerra is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunt has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
A short body shot lands from Guerra as the two fighters clinch.
Guerra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Guerra's ribcage. Guerra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guerra is breathing heavily.
Guerra misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Guerra.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Guerra tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guerra.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guerra prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guerra.
Guerra misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Guerra.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Guerra.
Guerra trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Guerra blocks a body shot from Hunt.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Hunt.
Guerra misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guerras head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Guerra blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Guerra.
Guerra working aggressively here.
Hunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guerra moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guerra. That's going to slow Hunt down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guerra manages to break the clinch.
Guerra checks a leg kick.
Hunt throws a body punch but Guerra moves out of range.
Guerra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guerra throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Guerra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guerra misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt forces Guerra back against the cage and clinches.
Guerra tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guerra tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Guerra fails to land.
Hunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Guerra.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Guerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerra looking to stall.
Guerra has had enough of the clinch but Hunt keeps him there for the moment.
Guerra misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silik Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inigo Guerra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guerra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerra.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guerra manages to avoid it.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guerra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guerra misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Guerra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Guerra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Guerra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hunt misses with a hook. Guerra ducked under it nicely.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guerra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guerra is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guerra.
Hunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to work over Guerra's front leg with a kick but Guerra checks it.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Guerra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Guerra blocks the low kick.
Guerra stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Guerra connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Guerra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Guerra's defenses.
Guerra with a hook.
Guerra moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Guerra throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Guerra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guerra throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Guerra tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Guerra back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Guerra.
Guerra trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
Guerra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Guerra.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Guerra digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Guerra is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Guerra into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries to work over Guerra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guerra circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt drops Guerra with a naaaaasty hook - Guerra is in real trouble here! Hunt dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silik Hunt!
An out of breath Silik Hunt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabrici Gorfal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jere Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jere Stephens was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabrici Gorfal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens lands a jab-cross combination.
Stephens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gorfal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stephens is trying to defend but Gorfal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stephens flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stephens trying to control here.
Stephens wants to get back to full guard but Gorfal has mounted him!
Stephens tries to reverse the position but Gorfal maintains control.
Gorfal wants to control the pace but Stephens is squirming around nicely.
Stephens is looking to get to half guard.
Stephens is still trying to improve position.
Stephens is bucking up trying to escape but Gorfal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens working to try and regain half guard.
Gorfal trying to control but Stephens is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorfal working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Stephens turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gorfal off and cradles Stephens's limp body as Gorfal celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Fabrici Gorfal!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermain Leaseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riccardo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jermain Leaseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riccardo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaseau scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Leaseau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Leaseau shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodriguez is trying to defend but Leaseau finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rodriguez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Leaseau has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodriguez is controlling Leaseau's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Leaseau wants to take a breather but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez is positioning himself well to prevent Leaseau advancing to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Leaseau. Those never looked like landing.
Leaseau gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rodriguez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leaseau's best efforts.
Leaseau is thwarting Rodriguez's attempts to control the position.
Leaseau sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Leaseau has control of the leg.
Leaseau trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodriguez defends it well.
Leaseau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Leaseau is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Leaseau has control of the leg.
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.
Leaseau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leaseau is thwarting Rodriguez's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leaseau feints a jab promting Rodriguez to slip. Leaseau then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodriguez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leaseau tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Leaseau shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leaseau showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodriguez is holding on to half guard well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Leaseau there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermain Leaseau 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.
Leaseau catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leaseau moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez is looking to control Leaseau's arms but Leaseau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leaseau is keeping busy.
Leaseau is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rodriguez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leaseau is looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Leaseau.
Leaseau wants to take the fight to the mat but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermain Leaseau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaseau tries to pull guard but Rodriguez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leaseau tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leaseau is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rodriguez can't fight it off and eventually Leaseau manages to take the fight to the floor. Rodriguez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez trying to keep a closed guard but Leaseau is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is pulling down on Leaseau's head to control his posture.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez controls Leaseau momentarily but Leaseau frees himself.
Leaseau postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Leaseau distracts Rodriguez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leaseau slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jermain Leaseau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Leaseau in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leaseau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leaseau circles away.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leaseau defends it nicely.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leaseau avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
Leaseau dives in and scores a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Leaseau wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leaseau is one step ahead there.
Leaseau trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leaseau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Leaseau postures up.
Leaseau looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leaseau is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermain Leaseau dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leaseau tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leaseau to the ground. Leaseau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Rodriguez looks to move away, Leaseau throws a big counter combo bu Rodriguez just gets out of the way.
Leaseau drives through and clinches with Rodriguez against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodriguez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leaseau pulls guard effortlessly.
Leaseau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
Leaseau is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaseau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Leaseau keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Leaseau keeps moving.
Rodriguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leaseau struggling a bit here.
Rodriguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leaseau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rodriguez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leaseau sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Leaseau is defending well.
Leaseau is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Leaseau tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura but Leaseau is defending well.
Leaseau wants to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to advance position but Leaseau won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leaseau tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leaseau to the ground. Leaseau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leaseau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leaseau is one step ahead there.
Leaseau with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez managing to control the position.
Leaseau trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Leaseau throws an elbow that misses. Rodriguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leaseau's guard. Nice move by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Leaseau looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Leaseau looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Leaseau!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermain Leaseau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leaseau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermain Leaseau!
Jermain Leaseau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tokyo Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Whiteman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maiden lands an overhand right.
Whiteman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maiden just misses with a punch to the body.
Maiden misses with a low kick.
Tokyo Whiteman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maiden misses with an uppercut. Whiteman saw that one coming.
Maiden lands a nice hook to Whiteman's body. Whiteman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maiden avoids the body shot from Whiteman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maiden! But no joy.
Whiteman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maiden's head backwards.
Whiteman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maiden.
Nice shot by Whiteman.
Maiden misses with a looping left.
Whiteman misses with a left hand
enabling Maiden to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Maiden.
Whiteman scores with a jab to the head.
Whiteman throws a head kick that misses
and Maiden counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman checks a low kick from Maiden.
A head kick misses from Whiteman.
Whiteman missing with a left hand there. Maiden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maiden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiteman 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.
A low kick from Whiteman is predictable there
letting Maiden counter with a right hand.
Whiteman throws out a loose jab but Maiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maiden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whiteman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maiden.
Whiteman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiteman.
Maiden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whiteman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maiden appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whiteman misses with a hook. Maiden ducked under it nicely.
Maiden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whiteman throws a body punch but Maiden moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden blocks a head kick by Whiteman.
Maiden throws out a counter right but Whiteman avoids it with no problem.
Maiden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiteman manages to avoid it.
Maiden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Maiden does it's job there.
Maiden looks to land a left hand but Whiteman moved out of range nicely.
Whiteman misses with a body shot.
Maiden shapes to counter with a head kick.
Maiden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiteman misses with a jab to the body
and Maiden counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Whiteman throws a lazy head kick
and Maiden counters with an inside leg kick.
Whiteman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whiteman moves out of range as Maiden strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maiden!
Whiteman looks to score with a jab to the body but Maiden is just out of range.
It seemed like Maiden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whiteman throws a poor cross that misses
and Maiden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whiteman misses with an uppercut. Maiden saw that one coming.
Maiden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whiteman doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maiden, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiteman. Maiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiteman goes for a double leg but Maiden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maiden continues to drive forward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maiden.
Whiteman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maiden as he avoids it easily.
Maiden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whiteman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maiden's corner calls for a 1-2. Maiden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whiteman throws a sloppy head kick
and Maiden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whiteman looks to throw the jab but Maiden is out of range.
Whiteman throws a head kick that misses
and Maiden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Whiteman won't be happy with 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!
Check out the look on Maiden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Whiteman is not content to let Maiden control the position.
Whiteman is trying to control Maiden's posture but Maiden avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Whiteman's face as Maiden controls the position.
Maiden working away.
Maiden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maiden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whiteman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maiden looks up at the clock and then as Whiteman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maiden smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Maiden scoring with punches from side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Maiden tries for a kimura but Whiteman is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Maiden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whiteman misses with a hook
and Maiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maiden misses with a looping left.
Maiden throws a hook but Whiteman blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Whiteman misses the target.
Whiteman shoots in for a double leg but Maiden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maiden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whiteman throws a head kick but Maiden moves out of range.
Eddy Maiden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maiden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maiden feints the counter takedown.
Maiden pushes Whiteman away with a front kick.
Whiteman throws a jab but it's blocked by Maiden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden throws a leg kick but Whiteman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whiteman throws a looping overhand right but Maiden ducks down to avoid it.
Maiden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whiteman misses with a wild combination.
Maiden lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with a lunging right hand
and Maiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maiden lands a jab to the nose.
Whiteman throws out a loose jab but Maiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whiteman misses with a hook. Maiden ducked under it nicely.
Maiden tries a quick counter leg kick but Whiteman is wise to it.
Whiteman lands a lovely overhand right.
Maiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiteman cracks a nice hook into Maiden's ribs.
A jab from Whiteman does it's job there.
Maiden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maiden scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maiden looking to score a takedown here. Whiteman is defending well but Maiden drives through and ends up in Whiteman's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maiden working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maiden wants to control from the top but Whiteman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maiden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whiteman's head.
Maiden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maiden scoring with some ground and pound.
Whiteman has his foot on Maiden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maiden works his way back into a safe position though.
Maiden lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Whiteman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiteman is looking for a triangle here but Maiden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maiden trying to control the action but Whiteman is working from the bottom.
Whiteman is trying to control Maiden's posture but Maiden avoids it.
Whiteman regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maiden slips a nice elbow through Whiteman's hands, connecting with Whiteman's forehead.
Maiden winds up and cracks Whiteman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maiden wants to take a breather but Whiteman is having none of it.
Maiden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maiden lands with a punch from half guard.
Maiden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whiteman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maiden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maiden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whiteman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maiden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Maiden.
Maiden is controlling the pace.
Maiden lands strikes from half guard.
Whiteman wants to improve his position but Maiden is controlling well.
Whiteman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman taking some punishment here, with Maiden in his half guard.
Whiteman trying to control from the bottom.
Maiden trying to control the action but Whiteman is working from the bottom.
Maiden drops an elbow to the side of Whiteman's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maiden lands with a punch from half guard.
Maiden working Whiteman over with strikes.
Maiden winds up and cracks Whiteman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maiden is looking to take a break and control but Whiteman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maiden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maiden lands a nice short elbow.
Whiteman trying to control but Maiden postures up.
Eddy Maiden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maiden stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Maiden 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! This is the final round!
Maiden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maiden throws a hook but Whiteman avoids it easily.
Whiteman moves away from the strike by Maiden.
Maiden defending well as Whiteman loads up on a big left hand.
Maiden moves out of range of the strikes.
Whiteman misses with a straight left.
Maiden misses with a leg kick
and Whiteman counters with a straight right hand.
Whiteman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiteman.
Maiden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whiteman momentarily.
Maiden is looking to slow Whiteman down with leg kicks.
Whiteman tries a low kick but Maiden avoids it.
Maiden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman takes a swing at Maiden's ribcage but misses.
Maiden moves out of range as Whiteman strikes.
Maiden throws out a counter right but Whiteman avoids it with no problem.
Maiden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maiden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whiteman eats them both and turns towards Maiden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Whiteman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maiden counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Maiden misses.
Maiden just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWhiteman.
Whiteman misses with a right hand
and Maiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maiden swats away the attempt to clinch by Whiteman.
Maiden misses with a two punch combination.
Whiteman throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Maiden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whiteman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whiteman lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden throws a right hand that Whiteman ducks under and follows up with a left that Whiteman also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Whiteman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whiteman throws a lazy uppercut
and Maiden counters with a stiff right hand.
Whiteman slips a straight right by Maiden.
Whiteman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maiden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whiteman missing with a left hand there. Maiden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maiden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whiteman looks to throw a body kick
and Maiden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whiteman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maiden.
Maiden cracks Whiteman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whiteman feints and then cracks Maiden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maiden down.
Maiden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiteman throws a lazy right hand but Maiden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maiden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maiden. That did some damage!
Whiteman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maiden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Whiteman.
Maiden lands with a good body shot.
Maiden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whiteman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maiden looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Whiteman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Maiden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maiden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whiteman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiteman taking a breather here.
Whiteman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tokyo Whiteman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddy Maiden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maiden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Whiteman off and has taken his back!
Whiteman rolls, trying to escape but Maiden keeps control of the position.
Whiteman is working hard here to advance position.
Whiteman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Maiden wants to control but Whiteman is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddy Maiden.
Well Maiden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Maiden!
An out of breath Eddy Maiden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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31
214 lbs
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40
210 lbs
38 - 27 - 0 |
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World class 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slim Thug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thug lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Thug has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Thug misses with a series of wild punches.
Thug misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Slim Thug has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Thug. That snapped Barnes's head back.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thug.
Barnes 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.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thug loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thug throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thug's knee momentarily.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Thug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes works Thug's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Thug's leg but Thug calmly moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a spinning back kick!
Thug is breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thug at a distance.
Barnes lands a left and a right that send Thug crashing to the mat, dazed. Barnes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thug manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Barnes! Thug is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Barnes!
Our winner, Nate Barnes, 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.
Slim Thug spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rent a Wreck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
148 lbs
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31
145 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mclovin misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark cracks Mclovin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mclovin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mclovin throws out a leg kick but Clark moves out of range and Mclovin only half commits.
We've been told by Clark's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mclovin walks into a jab.
Mclovin misses with a right hand
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donk. Mclovin catches Clark right on the button with a cross.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark clobbers Mclovin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mclovin swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark jabs at Mclovin's body.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mclovin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclovin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mclovin swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mclovin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Mclovin manages to break the clinch.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Mclovin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mclovin throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Mclovin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mclovin sizes up Clark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark moves out of range as Mclovin strikes.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Mclovin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mclovin slips a straight right by Clark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mclovin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin closes the distance and pushes Clark back into the cage.
Clark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mclovin backwards.
Mclovin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin lands a head shot.
Mclovin 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.
Mclovin connects with a body shot that sends Clark's belly button to the back.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mclovin to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mclovin clinches up with Clark and pushes him back against the cage.
Clark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mclovin throws a head punch that misses.
Mclovin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mclovin prevents a body shot from Clark.
Mclovin breaks the clinch.
Mclovin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark scores with the left hand. Mclovin knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mclovin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Clark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mclovin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mclovin drives through and clinches with Clark against the cage.
Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin lands an overhand right.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Mclovin is out of range.
Mclovin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mclovin looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Mclovin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Mclovin misses.
Clark takes one on the button.
Mclovin goes for a double leg but Clark avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clark continues to drive forward.
Clark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mclovin at a distance.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark throws a series of punches but Mclovin avoids them all with ease.
Mclovin closes the distance and clinches.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mclovin thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Mclovin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclovin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mclovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mclovin.
A little feinted left hand from Clark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclovin is rocked!
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclovin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mclovin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Clark.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Mclovin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clark with a body shot.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Clark.
Mclovin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Mclovin lands a slapping body shot.
Mclovin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clark misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin scores with a shot to the body.
Mclovin throws a solid leg kick but Clark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mclovin.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mclovin has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Mclovin blocks a body shot from Clark.
Mclovin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Clark misses.
Jack Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mclovin tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Mclovin is just out of range.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mclovin.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Mclovin - just one landing.
A slow jab from Mclovin misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mclovin misses.
Mclovin looks to land a body kick but Clark moved away.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
It looks like John Mclovin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Clark.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mclovin looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Clark misses with a hook.
Mclovin loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Mclovin throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Clark cracks Mclovin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Clark misses.
Mclovin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Mclovin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Clark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clark connects with a right hand. Mclovin shakes it off.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Mclovin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mclovin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mclovin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mclovin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clark misses with a body shot
and Mclovin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mclovin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mclovin wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Mclovin looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Jack Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Mclovin connects with the punch.
Mclovin takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Mclovin.
Clark stuns Mclovin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark slips a straight right by Mclovin.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin counters with a single leg into guard. Clark didn't expect that.
Mclovin wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mclovin is one step ahead there.
Clark trying to control the position here.
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 Clark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Mclovin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mclovin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clark throws a right hand that Mclovin ducks under and follows up with a left that Mclovin also avoids with ease.
And Mclovin tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclovin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Clark moved away.
Mclovin tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Mclovin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mclovin tries to land a body kick
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark walks into a jab.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Mclovin moved out of range nicely.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclovin closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mclovin.
Clark content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Mclovin works on Clark's body with a couple of short punches.
Mclovin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clark after a bit of a struggle.
Clark tries to work over Mclovin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mclovin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Clark lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclovin counters with a nice body shot.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Mclovin is out of range.
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!
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark throws a big counter combination but Mclovin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mclovin.
Mclovin wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of Mclovin's head.
Mclovin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mclovin throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and Mclovin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mclovin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mclovin lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Mclovin should have avoided that one.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Mclovin with an uppercut!
Jack Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clark tries to keep at a distance but Mclovin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mclovin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mclovin fails to land.
John Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark controlling the action here for a moment.
Clark presses Mclovin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mclovin misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mclovin has picked Clark up - he's going for a ride! Mclovin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mclovin misses with a head shot. Clark uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mclovin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Clark trying to control the position.
Mclovin wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Jack Clark.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Clark!
An out of breath Jack Clark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akbar has chosen New Slaves as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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33
202 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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35
196 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Akbar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers is looking to chop away at Akbar's legs.
Akbar gets a double leg takedown into Chambers's guard.
Akbar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chambers is keeping the position for now.
Akbar is stalling in the full guard.
Chambers has his hands on Akbar's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Akbar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers wants to control but Akbar is keeping busy.
Chambers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Akbar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Akbar's back!
Chambers controlling the position well here. Akbar rolled but Chambers kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Chambers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Akbar tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is looking to control Akbar but Akbar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Akbar is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chambers.
Akbar prevents Chambers from getting a body triangle.
Chambers is really struggling to control Akbar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Akbar is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Chambers's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Chambers really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Akbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is looking to control Akbar but Akbar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Akbar trying to control the action but Chambers just sinks the hooks in.
Chambers struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chambers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Akbar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Chambers controlling the position well here. Akbar rolled but Chambers kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I really don't envy Akbar right now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Will Chambers go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Akbar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Akbar is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chambers biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Chambers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akbar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chambers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akbar wants to control from the top but Chambers keeps moving.
Akbar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Akbar looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good exchange - Chambers coming out on top.
It looks like Hunter Akbar has been cut.
Akbar gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers taking some punishment here, with Akbar in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar prevents Chambers from improving his position.
Akbar is working for a submission of some sort.
Chambers is in trouble now - Akbar has advanced to mount!
Akbar lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chambers tries to improve his position but instead Akbar has taken his back!
Akbar looking for the choke from the back.
Akbar is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Well, with Akbar on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chambers is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Akbar throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Chambers!
Hunter Akbar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akbar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Chambers preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Akbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers just trying to survive but Akbar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Chambers defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Chambers is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chambers is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Akbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hunter Akbar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Akbar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chambers swats away the attempt to clinch by Akbar.
Horrible takedown attempt by Akbar or perhaps it was just good defense by Chambers, which made it look bad.
Chambers clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akbar dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
Akbar successfully pulls guard.
Chambers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chambers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Akbar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chambers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Akbar's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chambers is looking to advance position but Akbar won't allow it.
Chambers controlling the action here.
Chambers is looking to take a break and control but Akbar 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.
Chambers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Akbar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chambers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chambers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Akbar is working to get back to half guard.
Akbar tries to lock up and control but Chambers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chambers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akbar is looking to escape.
Akbar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers looking to control but Akbar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chambers controlling from mount.
Akbar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chambers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Akbar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Akbar is trying is best to control the position here.
Akbar wants to get back to full guard.
Chambers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chambers tries to control but Akbar wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chambers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akbar is looking to escape.
Akbar is desperately trying to improve his position but Chambers has a good base and remains in mount.
Chambers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akbar is looking to escape.
Akbar working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chambers is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Chambers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chambers 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Chambers!
Jack Chambers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sun-Tzu for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Hunter Akbar spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back stronger for my friends & family'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Andronicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andronicus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to March of the Roman Army. Barishkov has chosen Angel of Death - Slayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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280 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titus Andronicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barishkov avoids the body shot from Andronicus.
Barishkov has closed the distance and engaged Andronicus in a clinch.
Andronicus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barishkov has him pressed against the cage.
Barishkov tries to land a knee to the head but Andronicus blocks with his arms.
Barishkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barishkov lands a knee to the body.
Andronicus tries to circle away but Barishkov has him pinned against the cage.
Barishkov prevents Andronicus from breaking the clinch.
Andronicus tries to circle away but Barishkov has him pinned against the cage.
Andronicus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barishkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Titus Andronicus has been cut.
The referee calls for Barishkov to work.
Andronicus tries to break free but Barishkov pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andronicus wants to break free but Barishkov has control.
Barishkov scores with a hook to the body.
Barishkov lands with a light punch inside.
Barishkov stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Barishkov.
A frustrated look appears on Andronicus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov with a knee to the head.
Andronicus is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barishkov obliges.
Barishkov lands a knee to the body.
Barishkov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barishkov lands a knee to the head.
Barishkov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barishkov.
A knee to the head by Barishkov.
Barishkov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andronicus tries to break free but Barishkov pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barishkov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barishkov lands a knee to the body.
Barishkov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barishkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Andronicus tries to break free but Barishkov pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andronicus has had enough of the clinch but Barishkov keeps him there for the moment.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barishkov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stalling in the clinch from Barishkov.
Barishkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Barishkov.
Barishkov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barishkov has Andronicus pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Krug Barishkov.
Andronicus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barishkov with a hook.
Andronicus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barishkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barishkov feints and then cracks Andronicus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andronicus down.
Barishkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Andronicus if he has to take too many more of those.
Barishkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andronicus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov lands a jab to the nose.
Barishkov feints and then cracks Andronicus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andronicus down.
Barishkov clinches up with Andronicus and pushes him back against the cage.
Andronicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Barishkov has double underhooks.
Barishkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barishkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andronicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Barishkov has double underhooks.
Barishkov prevents Andronicus from breaking the clinch.
Barishkov lands a knee to the head.
Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barishkov scores a nice knee to the body.
Barishkov lands an elbow that stopped Andronicus in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barishkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barishkov working Andronicus over with knees to the body.
Barishkov is working Andronicus over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov working Andronicus over with knees to the body.
Andronicus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barishkov working Andronicus over with knees to the body.
Barishkov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barishkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barishkov lands a nice knee to the body.
Barishkov lands an elbow inside that Andronicus shrugs off.
Barishkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barishkov digs a right hand underneath Andronicus's ribcage. Andronicus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andronicus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barishkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barishkov lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barishkov stalling in the clinch.
Barishkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Andronicus backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barishkov obliges.
A hook to the body from Barishkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krug Barishkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Andronicus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barishkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Andronicus is just out of range.
A jab from Barishkov misses.
Barishkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andronicus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barishkov misses with a right hand
and Andronicus counters with a one-two to the body.
Andronicus swings for the body but Barishkov moves out of range.
Barishkov lands a really nice looking cross but Andronicus seems unphased.
Andronicus blocks a jab.
Barishkov lands a leg kick that knocks Andronicus off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barishkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andronicus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barishkov moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Barishkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Barishkov.
Andronicus is rocked!
Barishkov scores with a shot to the side of Andronicus's head.
Oh Andronicus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov lands an elbow inside that Andronicus shrugs off.
Barishkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andronicus's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barishkov has Andronicus pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Andronicus is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barishkov - that's hurt Andronicus badly! Oh, another knee lands and Andronicus is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Andronicus doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Krug Barishkov!
After winning the bout, Krug Barishkov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Quo Titan Kirbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirbs has chosen Steve Miller Band - The Joker as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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213 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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221 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Quo Titan Kirbs!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirbs.
Wisk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirbs.
Wisk throws a shot from downtown. Kirbs moves away and avoids it.
Kirbs scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Wisk catches Kirbs right on the button with a cross.
Wisk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kirbs's head.
It looks like Trent Quo Titan Kirbs has been cut.
Good shot there by Kirbs.
Kirbs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wisk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trent Quo Titan Kirbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kirbs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirbs shoots in for a takedown but Wisk shows good takedown defense.
Wisk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kirbs throws a jab when Wisk was well out of range.
Wisk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirbs misses with a looping left.
Wisk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wisk pushes Kirbs away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirbs moves away from the strike by Wisk.
Kirbs with the counter takedown but Wisk avoids it easily.
Wisk defending well as Kirbs loads up on a big left hand.
Wisk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wisk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wisk connects with an inside leg kick.
Wisk instigates a clinch.
Wisk misses with a body punch.
Wisk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wisk prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Wisk fails to land.
Kirbs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wisk is keeping busy.
Kirbs wants to break free but Wisk has control.
Wisk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirbs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wisk slips a straight right by Kirbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk tries to land a front kick but Kirbs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wisk moves into range and clinches up with Kirbs.
Wisk has Kirbs pressed against the cage.
Kirbs misses with some punches.
Wisk avoiding damage as Kirbs throws knees to the body.
Wisk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Quo Titan Kirbs.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wisk.
Kirbs can't find room to land a body shot as Wisk controls the action.
Kirbs misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Kirbs.
Kirbs lands an uppercut.
Kirbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wisk checks a leg kick.
As Kirbs tries to get set, Wisk tries to push him back and clinch up but Kirbs manages to avoid the attempt.
Wisk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wisk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wisk moves into range and clinches up with Kirbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirbs throws a jab but it's blocked by Wisk.
MC Wisk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirbs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wisk is looking to counter the offense by Kirbs and move into the clinch.
Kirbs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirbs looks to score with a jab to the body but Wisk is just out of range.
Wisk misses with a wild body shot.
Wisk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wisk lands a nice hook to Kirbs's body. Kirbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Wisk.
Kirbs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wisk lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirbs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wisk on the side of the head.
Wisk slips under a jab.
Kirbs misses with a body shot.
Wisk avoids the body shot from Kirbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirbs shoots in for a takedown but Wisk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirbs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirbs throws a big shot that misses.
Wisk avoids the head kick by Kirbs.
Kirbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wisk blocks the body kick.
Kirbs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wisk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wisk misses the shot to the body.
Kirbs moves out of range as Wisk throws a body kick.
Wisk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wisk moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Wisk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirbs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wisk has a couple of punches blocked by Kirbs.
Kirbs breaks the clinch.
Wisk lands a nice shot that snaps Kirbs's head back.
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 MC Wisk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Quo Titan Kirbs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kirbs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wisk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirbs.
Wisk has Kirbs up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wisk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wisk.
A shot in the inside from Wisk.
Kirbs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wisk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wisk misses with the head strike.
Wisk jumps into guard, dragging Kirbs to the mat.
Wisk being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk looking for a sweep. Not yet Wisk, not yet.
Wisk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kirbs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kirbs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirbs tries to free his leg and advance position but Wisk is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kirbs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wisk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kirbs is controlling him.
Kirbs postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wisk has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kirbs is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kirbs blocks a body shot from Wisk.
A short uppercut from Wisk.
Wisk tries to throw a body punch but Kirbs avoids it by throwing Wisk back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wisk - that landed with a thud.
Wisk scores with a shot to the side of Kirbs's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirbs breaks from the clinch.
Kirbs shoots in but Wisk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crunch! Wisk slams his shin into Kirbs's torso.
Kirbs is breathing heavily.
Kirbs needs to keep his hands up - Wisk had a free shot at his head there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wisk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Wisk misses.
And Kirbs tries to counter it with a takedown but Wisk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wisk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kirbs ducks under a wild hook from Wisk.
And Kirbs tries to counter it with a takedown but Wisk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kirbs misses with a hook.
Wisk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kirbs punishes Wisk's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirbs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wisk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A good leg kick by Kirbs.
Kirbs throws a hook to the side of Wisk's head but Wisk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wisk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MC Wisk is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirbs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wisk manages to avoid it.
Kirbs throws a jab but it's blocked by Wisk.
Kirbs throws the kick towards the body but Wisk avoids it.
Wisk throws a right and a left that Kirbs avoids nicely.
Wisk takes a swing at Kirbs's ribcage but misses.
Kirbs throws a body punch but Wisk moves out of range.
Wisk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirbss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wisk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirbs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wisk.
Kirbs slips a straight right by Wisk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisk takes a swing at Kirbs's ribcage but misses.
Kirbs throws a looping overhand right but Wisk ducks down to avoid it.
Wisk moves into range and clinches up with Kirbs.
Wisk lands a body shot.
Wisk jumps guard but Kirbs stands there with Wisk around his waist. Wisk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wisk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirbs misses the jab.
Kirbs lunges at Wisk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wisk's hand.
Kirbs with a jab.
Wisk misses with a looping left.
Kirbs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirbs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wisk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Wisk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trent Quo Titan Kirbs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wisk is looking to land body kicks.
Kirbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wisk moves away.
Wisk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wisk misses with an uppercut. Kirbs saw that one coming.
A jab from Kirbs misses.
It looked like Wisk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wisk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wisk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirbs.
Kirbs throws a hook but Wisk blocks it.
Wisk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirbs can do to turn this around?
Kirbs missing with a left hand there. Wisk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirbs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kirbs throws a lazy right hand but Wisk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wisk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirbs's sensitive parts.
Wisk tries to clinch up but Kirbs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirbs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wisk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wisk. That's going to slow Kirbs down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kirbs or perhaps it was just good defense by Wisk, which made it look bad.
Wisk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirbs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirbs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wisk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirbs's head backwards.
Kirbs throws out a leg kick but Wisk moves out of range and Kirbs only half commits.
Kirbs lands a nice hook to Wisk's body. Wisk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirbs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kirbs is rocked!
Kirbs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wisk counters with a big right hand! Oh Kirbs is in trouble here! Wisk follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MC Wisk!
MC Wisk retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, MC Wisk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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