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BRFC 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Belica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Belica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belica shoots in but Shaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Belica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shaw misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by Shaw.
Belica clinches with his opponent.
Shaw blocks a body shot from Belica.
Belica tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shaw just stands there and leans against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belica tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
Shaw is pushing Belica up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belica breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belica throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Belica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw stalks Belica and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belica's face. Belica staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Belica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belica is breathing heavily.
Belica wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belica in his tracks.
Belica tries to clinch up
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belica waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Belica on his heels. He'll look to pass Belica's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaw won't allow Belica to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw avoids the head kick by Belica.
Shaw misses with a two punch combination.
Belica was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Belica swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Belica closes the distance and clinches up with Shaw, looking for a takedown. Belica pushes Shaw against the ropes but Shaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shaw is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Belica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belica fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw unleashes a big counter combination but Belica bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shaw drives through and clinches with Belica against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belica looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belica looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belica's elbow.
Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belica clinches with his opponent.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Belica.
Shaw has Belica pressed against the ropes, preventing Belica from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belica misses with a knee strike.
Shaw breaks the clinch.
Belica seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Belica shoots for a takedown but Shaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Belica backs off Shaw throws a huge counter combo but Belica manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick from Belica.
Shaw throws a counter combo.
Shaw wants to clinch up but Belica keeps it at a distance.
Belica changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to avoid it but Belica manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaw to the ground. Shaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shaw throws a wild body kick that Belica sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaw.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Belica misses with a hook to the body
and Shaw counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Belica.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shaw.
Belica throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Shaw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaw, right into the meat.
Belica missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belica falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a three punch combo that has Belica backing up. Belica nods at Shaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Belica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belica fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belica tries a head kick but it misses.
As Belica backs off Shaw throws a huge counter combo but Belica manages to avoid it all.
Belica shoots and misses
and Shaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belica thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belica throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belica pinned against the ropes. Belica gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belica went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belica throws a lazy body kick
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Belica.
Despite the aggression on Shaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with Belica.
Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Shaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shaw prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw scores with a nice strike.
Shaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belica.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Belica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Belica shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacob Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belica swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belica forces Shaw back against the ropes and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belica throws a head kick that misses
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belica swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Belica tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belica fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belica is trying to break free.
Shaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belica takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belica tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belica looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belica throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaw.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Belica will feel that in the morning.
Shaw's corner calls for a 1-2. Shaw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
Shaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Belica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw throws a series of punches but Belica moves out of range.
Shaw scores with a one two! Belica had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Belica with a poor takedown
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.
Shaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belica.
Belica throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw works over Belica's head and body with a nice combination.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Belica.
Belica tries to clinch up.
Belica throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Belica.
Shaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Belica missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belica changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belica shoots in but Shaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zach Belica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belica walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shaw throws a hook but Belica avoids it easily.
Belica displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaw rushes Belica and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
Shaw throws the left hand but Belica avoids the punch easily.
Zach Belica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Shaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Belica misses with a shot to the body
and Belica takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belica doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belica misses with an uppercut
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.
Shaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaw blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaw! But no joy.
Belica throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belica looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaw lands a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Belica avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Shaw looks to move away, Belica throws a big counter combo but Shaw just gets out of the way.
Belica throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shaw counters with a two punch combo.
Shaw forces Belica back against the ropes and clinches.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Belica manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw gets to his feet. Belica looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belica backs up against the ropes.
Shaw looks to land a combination but Belica avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Belica scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Belica misses with a combination
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Belica.
Shaw cracks the inside of Belica's front leg.
Jacob Shaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaw 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jacob Shaw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jacob Shaw!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jacob Shaw!
Jacob Shaw wins by unanimous decision!
Jacob Shaw was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thurston Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanny Dahlbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underwood comes to the ring accompanied by Party Hard- Andrew WK. Dahlbeck has chosen Boney M. - Sunny as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thurston Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sanny Dahlbeck!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlbeck throws a head kick but Underwood moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Underwood misses the target.
We've been hearing reports that Underwood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Underwood avoids the head kick by Dahlbeck.
It looked like Underwood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Underwood throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Dahlbeck misses
and Underwood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dahlbeck lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle, before Dahlbeck throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Underwood's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Dahlbeck lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sanny Dahlbeck!
Sanny Dahlbeck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Maknamera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Maknamera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maknamera shoots in but no luck this time.
Maknamera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maknamera.
Maknamera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maknamera connects with a body shot.
Maknamera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nakamura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maknamera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakamura throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Nakamura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Maknamera pushes him off.
Maknamera throws a head kick that Nakamura semi-blocks.
Nakamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maknamera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maknamera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maknamera. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maknamera manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maknamera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nakamura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maknamera fakes the leg kick and cracks Nakamura in the body.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Maknamera to counter with a crisp jab.
Maknamera rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the ropes.
Maknamera working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nakamura no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Maknamera looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura trying to control but Maknamera is working from the bottom.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maknamera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakamura works over Maknamera with some ground and pound from guard.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Maknamera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Maknamera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maknamera is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura stands up and waves to Maknamera to follow him.
Maknamera tries to clinch but Nakamura moves out of range.
Tyson Maknamera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maknamera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson Maknamera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Nakamura.
Maknamera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nakamura misses with a two punch combination.
Maknamera looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Maknamera lands with a slapping head kick.
Nakamura is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Nakamura has been cut.
Maknamera feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Nakamura collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyson Maknamera!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wei Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wibowo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wibowo loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Jeremy Wibowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wibowo does it's job there.
Wibowo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Wibowo.
Long misses with a left hand
and Wibowo counters with a left and a right that stings Long.
Wibowo throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Wibowo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Wibowo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Long eats them both and turns towards Wibowo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wibowo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wibowo throws a hook but Long blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Long.
Wibowo fails to land with a series of punches.
Long misses with a double jab.
Wibowo misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Long was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Long lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Long pushes Wibowo away with a front kick.
Long connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wibowo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wibowo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long staying out of range there.
Wibowo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
It seemed like Wibowo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Long shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wibowo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wibowo throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wibowo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wibowo looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Wibowo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Long. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo moves out of range as Long strikes.
Wibowo throws a counter combo.
Wibowo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Long throws a series of punches but Wibowo avoids them all with ease.
Wibowo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Long misses with a body kick.
Long dips to his left and cracks Wibowo with an uppercut!
Wibowo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wibowo throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wibowo.
Wibowo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long misses with a body kick.
Wibowo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Wibowo.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wibowo.
Wibowo throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Wibowo.
Wibowo looks winded!
Long connects with a leg kick. Wibowo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wibowo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wibowo.
Wibowo looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Long there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wibowo misses with a combination
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Long misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wibowo feints a jab promting Long to slip. Wibowo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Long slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Long digs a good hook to Wibowo's body.
Long is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wibowo blocks a head kick by Long.
Wibowo 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.
Long uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wibowo.
Long thuds his shin into the meat of Wibowo's side.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long looks to throw the jab but Wibowo is out of range.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Wei Long will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Long cracks the inside of Wibowo's front leg.
Wibowo misses with the combination.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
Long with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wibowo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wibowo misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a hook to the side of Wibowo's head but Wibowo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wei Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wibowo throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Wibowo throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Wibowo misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands a front kick.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Wibowo.
Long throws a quick counter head kick but Wibowo was just out of range.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Wibowo moves away and avoids it.
Long lands with a hook. Wibowo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wibowo loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Long fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wibowo on the side of the head.
Wibowo throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Long throws a body punch but Wibowo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wibowo.
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Long lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wibowo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Long on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Long lands a head kick. Wibowo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wibowo lands a jab-cross combination.
Wibowo is breathing heavily.
Long connects with a right hand. Wibowo shakes it off.
Wibowo throws a combination that misses
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Wibowo misses with an uppercut.
Wibowo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wei Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wibowo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wibowo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wibowo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Long appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wibowo misses with a combination
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wibowo.
Wibowo takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Wibowo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wibowo misses with a double jab
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long lands a glancing blow to the side of Wibowo's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Long.
A shot to the liver by Long. Beautiful body shot.
Long lands with a nice combination. Wibowo backs away looking to recover.
Wibowo is rocked!
Long lands with a big left! Wibowo is wobbled badly! Long comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Wibowo to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wei Long!
Wei Long made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You're good, but not good enough. With my enormous wingspan, I'm untouchable.'.
Jeremy Wibowo was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry for my fans sorry for my brother and i'll back soon thank you for coming'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwegowy East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwegowy East has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gwegowy East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Brand!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a nice looking combination but East bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from East misses the target.
East misses with the combination.
Brand lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as East backs up against the ropes.
Nice defenses there by Brand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brand 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 East has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from East and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
East shoots in for a takedown but Brand shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brand misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
East checks a low kick from Brand.
Brand throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
East gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from East.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East drops an elbow to the side of Brand's head.
East wants to control but Brand is keeping him busy.
Brand taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
East throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
East trying to control from Brand's half guard. Brand has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
East in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
East postures up and lands a big shot to Brand's brow.
Brand can't keep his opponent in guard - East advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from East there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
Brand really doesn't want to stay on the ground with East. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
East thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brand taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
East throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
East thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brand's head.
East thows a huge punch but Brand dodges it nicely.
Brand is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
East lands strikes from half guard.
East working the head and body with strikes.
East missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
East is nestled in close to Brand, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brand tries to kick East off but East keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
East is taking a breather. Brand says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brand can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East is pressing down on Brand's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brand is holding on for now.
Brand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from East.
East throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
East is looking to take a break and control but Brand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
East missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brand blocking the ground and pound attempt from East.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
East takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
East thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brand's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East thows a huge punch but Brand dodges it nicely.
East not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
East throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, East seems content to control.
East not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
East missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
East throwing shots but Brand is blocking nicely.
East keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
East thows a huge punch but Brand dodges it nicely.
Brand is refusing to be controlled, as East sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwegowy East dominated that round.
That's time! East's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
East misses with an uppercut. Brand saw that one coming.
Brand throws a nice looking combination but East bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brand throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
East tries to counter with a takedown but Brand is quick to defend against it.
Good work by East as he checks the leg kick.
Brand throws a low kick but East avoids it.
East was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brand misses with a double jab.
East looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brand misses with a double jab.
Brand is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand clinches up with East and pushes him back against the ropes.
Brand digs a right hand underneath East's ribcage. East let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Brand.
Brand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East keeps control of Brand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
East is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
East looking to stall.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brand wants to get back to striking at distance but East won't allow it.
Brand stops a takedown attempt from East.
Brand struggles to land a body shot inside as East controls his hands.
Brand is trying to break free.
Brand can't break the clinch.
Brand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brand tries to break free but East pushes him back against the ropes.
East trying to stall but Brand improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brand as East tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brand as East tries to tie him up.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brand wants to get back to striking at distance but East won't allow it.
Brand is trying to force a seperation but East has the dominant position.
Brand can't find room to land a body shot as East controls the action.
East is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Brand throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East has had enough of the clinch but Brand keeps him there for the moment.
Brand tries to throw a body punch but East avoids it by throwing Brand back against the ropes.
East has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brand after a bit of a struggle.
East taking a breather.
Good body shot from Brand.
Brand wants to get back to striking at distance but East won't allow it.
Brand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Brand throws an elbow but misses.
Brand working hard to break the clinch.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brand lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Brand - that landed with a thud.
Brand presses East against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brand leaning against his opponent.
Brand is looking to break free of the clinch but East has double underhooks.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
East has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brand avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gwegowy East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brand works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brand looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brand stalling against the ropes.
East tries to score a body lock takedown but Brand shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Brand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! East's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brand lands a jab-cross combination.
East misses with a few strikes there.
Brand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from East misses the target.
Brand lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brand throws a one two combo.
A lazy body kick from East
and Brand counters with a nice uppercut.
Brand scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brand tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
Brand shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. East eats them both and turns towards Brand to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brand misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Brand misses.
East half committed to a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Brand misses.
East seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gwegowy East is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but East is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Brand.
East is looking for a counter combo.
Brand rushes East and presses him up against the ropes.
Brand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brand tries to throw a body punch but East avoids it by throwing Brand back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Brand as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brand lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt East or not.
Brand tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
East wants to take the fight to the mat but Brand manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
East is trying to stall.
East has Brand pressed against the ropes, preventing Brand from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brand pushes East back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brand digs a right hand underneath East's ribcage. East let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brand 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.
East misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brand.
Brand has taken the fight to the clinch.
East keeps control of Brand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brand can't find room to land a body shot as East controls the action.
Brand is leaning against East and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
East on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
Bo Brand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brand misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from East. Those never looked like landing.
Brand unleashes a big counter combination but East bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brand tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. East manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bo Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brand scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as East checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
East throws a big counter combination but Brand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brand misses with a series of wild punches.
Brand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brand catches East with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bo Brand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Brand both land. Nice combination.
Gwegowy East has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brand looks to land a combination but East avoids it well.
East seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Brand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brand has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Bo Brand!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Bo Brand!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bo Brand!
Bo Brand wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Rare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Rare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Rare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rare shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heavy sprawls well. Heavy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rare gets slowly back to his feet.
Rare misses with a two punch combination.
Heavy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heavy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heavy forces Rare back against the ropes and clinches.
Heavy breaks the clinch.
Heavy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rare, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rare tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heavy defends well and Rare ends up having to push Heavy into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Rare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rare goes for a double leg but Heavy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Heavy continues to drive forward.
Rare fails with the takedown
and Heavy counters with a crisp one two that drops Rare! Heavy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rare to his feet! Rare is in big trouble!
Heavy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Heavy moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rare! Heavy continues to tee off on Rare, landing with a left and a right! Heavy connects with a right hand that leaves Rare sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Heavy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jordan Heavy!
The Rare was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not hurt I'll fight again I survived no stoppage or tap out. Stand up fighters don't injure. I fight next weekend. Give me a fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jung Woo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Psy - Gentleman M/V. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Woo Park!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park misses with a kick to the body
and Gentry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Park's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Park throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gentry unleashes a big counter combination but Park bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gentry lands a nice shot to the body.
Gentry lands a nice hook to Park's body. Park takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Park shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gentry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Park is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Park forces his way into half guard.
Park not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gentry trying to control here.
Gentry is trying to stand up here but Park is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gentry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gentry is trying to get back to full guard.
Park trying to control the action but Gentry is working from the bottom.
Gentry is defending against the submission attempts here by Park.
Park throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Gentry is not content to let Park control the position.
Gentry is trying to get back to full guard.
Park throwing shots but Gentry is blocking nicely.
Park prevents Gentry from improving his position.
Park is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gentry is just riding it out for now. Park eventually gives up the hold.
Gentry won't allow Park to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Park seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gentry swings for the body but Park moves out of range.
Gentry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Park stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gentry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gentry tests Park's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Park takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Park blocks a jab.
Park half committed to a counter leg kick.
Park thumps Gentry with a low kick.
Gentry thuds a left hand into Park's body.
Park misses with a low kick.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gentry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gentry tries to bum rush Park with a series of wild strikes but Park uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Park tries to counter with a takedown but Gentry is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Park.
Gentry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Park rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Park misses with a low kick as Gentry jumps back.
Gentry looks to land a left hand but Park moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Park is defended easily by Gentry.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick from Park.
Gentry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Park thows a leg kick but Gentry checks it
and Park takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Park keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Park takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Park shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gentry counters with a left to the body.
Matt Gentry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gentry lands a nice looking body shot.
Park uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentry.
Nice body punch from Gentry.
Park buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry 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.
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gentry lands a head shot.
Park connects with a solid leg kick.
Jung Woo Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentry connects with the punch.
Park throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Gentry counter with a right hand.
Gentry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Park manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Gentry. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Gentry.
Park lands a leg kick that knocks Gentry off balance momentarily.
Gentry looks to score with a jab to the body but Park is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Park.
A nice side step and Gentry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Park moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Park lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Park.
Matt Gentry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gentry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Park misses with a takedown attempt
and Gentry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gentry misses with a wild combination.
Gentry takes a swing at Park's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Gentry.
Gentry misses with an uppercut. Park saw that one coming.
Park throws a head kick that Gentry semi-blocks.
Park misses with a low kick as Gentry jumps back.
Gentry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Park tries to keep at a distance but Gentry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gentry works on Park's body with a couple of short punches.
Park gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gentry is trying to escape back to his feet but Park uses the scramble to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park laying and praying for a moment but Gentry takes advantage and regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Park connects with a nice short shot to Gentry's temple.
Park missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Park is looking for a kimura here.
Park thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gentry's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Park throwing shots but Gentry is blocking nicely.
Gentry wants to get back to full guard.
Park performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gentry is looking for a sweep. Park is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gentry trying to control but Park postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Still in half guard, Park seems content to control.
Gentry throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Park keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gentry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Park is pushing down on Gentry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gentry is fighting to maintain full guard but Park has managed to sneak the leg through.
Park trying to control the action but Gentry is working from the bottom.
Gentry tries to kick Park off but Park keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gentry trying to hold on to Park's head to control him but Park postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Park fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gentry to the ground. Park is now in Gentry's guard.
Park works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Park stops Gentry from getting back to his feet.
Gentry gets full guard.
Gentry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Park.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Gentry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gentry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Park.
Gentry scores with a hook.
Park tried to score with a low kick but Gentry checks it.
Gentry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gentry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Park tries to score with a low kick but Gentry moves his leg out of the way.
Gentry misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Park on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Park steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
A big right from Gentry misses.
Gentry lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gentry checks a leg kick.
Park throws a head kick but Gentry moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gentry!
An inside leg kick lands from Park.
Park goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Park drops his hands momentarily and Gentry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentry blocks a head kick by Park.
A countering left hand to the body from Gentry misses.
Park takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park misses with a leg kick
and Gentry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Park moves away from the strike by Gentry.
Gentry works Park's body with a nice hook.
Park throws a hook but Gentry avoids it easily.
Park takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gentry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Park at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Gentry.
Park throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gentry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gentry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gentry instigates a clinch.
Park lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gentry backwards.
Park tries to work over Gentry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gentry gets underhooks to prevent Park's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Gentry as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Park fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Park successfully pulls guard.
Gentry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gentry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Park swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Park is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gentry wants to pass the guard but Park is keeping the position.
Gentry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gentry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Park fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gentry checks it well.
Gentry lands a right hook to the body.
Gentry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Gentry scores with a four punch combination!
A jab lands there for Gentry.
Gentry throws a shot to the body.
Park tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentry is able to avoid easily.
Gentry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gentry throws a good cross that connects.
Gentry throws an overhand right that lands on Park's shoulder, as Park tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Park was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentry.
Gentry just misses with a punch to the body.
Park is looking for a counter combo.
Gentry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Park sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gentry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Park blocks a jab.
Park takes one on the button.
Gentry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Park finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Park decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Park is trying to control. Gentry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gentry wants to improve his position but Park is controlling well.
Gentry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Gentry as he connects with a hook.
Park slips under a jab from Gentry.
Park delivers a nice body kick.
Park misses with a leg kick
enabling Gentry to counter with a crisp jab.
Gentry looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Park doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Park has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
Park lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry slaps away a takedown attempt from Park, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Park is looking to chop away at Gentry's legs.
Park doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Park tries to keep at a distance but Gentry has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gentry gets through Park's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gentry blocks a body shot from Park.
A nice left hand lands by Gentry.
Park lands with a right to the head.
Park misses with some punches.
Gentry looking to slow down the pace here.
Park jumps guard but Gentry turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jung Woo Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park is trying to break the clinch but Gentry has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Gentry on the inside.
Park tries to break free but Gentry pushes him back against the ropes.
Park is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gentry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Park is looking for a takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gentry blocks an elbow strike from Park.
Gentry scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Gentry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gentry.
Gentry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gentry lands with a short head shot 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!
Park misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gentry lands with a left to the head.
Park is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gentry.
Gentry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gentry.
Gentry pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Gentry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gentry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Park or not.
Gentry lands a body punch.
Gentry lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentry.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands a body punch.
Gentry pushes Park back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gentry.
Gentry lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Park's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gentry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gentry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Park looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short uppercut from Gentry.
Gentry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Park is rocked!
Gentry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Park is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Park gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gentry drops Park with a naaaaasty hook - Park is in real trouble here! Gentry dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Gentry!
Matt Gentry is the new lightweight champion!
As Matt Gentry got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: drew peacock, i want you next on a silver platter. Get ready Boy!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Domani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Domani !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Connor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor avoids the body shot from Domani .
Connor misses with a body shot.
Domani defending well as Connor loads up on a big left hand.
Connor throws a hook but Domani avoids it easily.
It looked like Domani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Connor.
Domani scores with a one two! Connor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Connor dodges the punch combination from Domani .
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Domani .
Nice body punch from Domani .
Connor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Domani .
Domani swings for the body but Connor moves out of range.
Domani throws a body punch but Connor moves out of range.
Domani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhöll GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Connor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Domani does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Domani tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Domani . Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Connor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor throws a series of punches but Domani moves out of range.
Domani walks into a jab.
Connor misses with a looping right.
Domani takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Connor lands with a cross.
Connor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Domani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Connor counters with a one-two to the body.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Domani .
Connor avoids the body shot from Domani .
Connor throws out a loose jab but Domani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domani scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Keith Connor has been cut.
Domani is looking to wear down Connor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Domani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Domani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Domani . Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Domani backs off Connor throws a huge counter combo but Domani manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domani looks to land a combination but Connor avoids it well.
Domani throws an overhand right that lands on Connor's shoulder, as Connor tries to avoid the shot.
Domani jabs Connor right on the nose. Connor blinks but takes it well.
Domani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Connor as he connects with a hook.
Domani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connor moves out of range as Domani strikes.
As Domani backs off Connor throws a huge counter combo but Domani manages to avoid it all.
Domani misses the shot to the body.
Domani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Domani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Connor on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Domani .
Connor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Domani .
Domani scores with a nice right hand.
Connor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Domani .
Domani scores with a jab to the body.
Connor walks into a stiff left hand from Domani .
Connor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Domani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Domani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connor has time to react.
Connor is rocked!
Domani misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Domani misses.
Domani lands a slapping body shot.
Connor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Domani slips under a jab from Connor.
Domani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Domani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Connor looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domani swings for the body but Connor moves out of range.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Domani has knocked Connor down with a huge combo! Domani steps away and waves a wobbly Connor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Domani finish him?
Domani cracks Connor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Connor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Domani finish him?
Connor missing with a left hand there. Domani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Connor misses with a shot to the body
and Domani counters with a right hand to the body.
Connor tries to move into range but Domani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Domani throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor misses with a wild combination.
Domani pounces like a tiger and cracks Connor with a vicious hook! Connor is down but not out! Domani follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Domani !
A very excited looking Eric Domani made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggs comes to the ring accompanied by STILL BLAZIN. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
Diggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Bickle checks it.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.
Bickle avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bickle.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bickle's sensitive parts.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Bickle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Diggs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bickle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Diggs - just one landing.
Bickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Bickle's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bickle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Bickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bickle's head.
Bickle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diggs connects with an inside leg kick.
Diggs throws a solid leg kick but Bickle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggs.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick from Diggs.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
Bickle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Bickle down.
Diggs cracks Bickle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orlando Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bickle is able to avoid easily.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diggs lands a head kick!
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Bickle off balance momentarily.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bickle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bickle throws a right and a left that Diggs avoids nicely.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle throws a right hand that Diggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Diggs also avoids with ease.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle checks a leg kick.
Bickle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bickle.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bickle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bickle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diggs has got the better of the exchanges.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Bickle checks it.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Bickle's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle is looking for the big counter here.
Diggs thumps Bickle with a low kick.
Diggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bickle gets a double leg takedown into Diggs's guard.
Diggs is trying to keep Bickle in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bickle.
Diggs working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bickle has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diggs defending well though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diggs here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bickle is trying to work for a kimura but Diggs is defending well.
Bickle passes into side control, despite Diggs's attempt to control the position.
Diggs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bickle on the ground.
A control attempt from Diggs but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bickle trying to control but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bickle can do to turn this around?
Bickle with the ground and pound from mount.
Bickle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diggs is surviving well by controlling Bickle's body position as best he can.
Bickle scoring with strikes but Diggs is staying in there.
Bickle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diggs manages to control the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bickle lands a couple of good shots and Diggs has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bickle scores with punches from the back.
Diggs covers up after that shot from Bickle.
Bickle is looking to control Diggs but Diggs is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see that Bickle has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bickle controls the position.
Bickle lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Travis Bickle has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle controls the position.
A lull in the action here.
Bickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bickle is hanging on to Diggs's back as he tries to escape.
Bickle not allowing Diggs to control his hands.
Bickle looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Diggs taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Travis Bickle!
An out of breath Travis Bickle 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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