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Destiny 144: The Warriors PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Mune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Mune!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mune counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crowe won't be happy with that.
Mune looks up at the clock and then as Crowe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mune smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mune is looking to take a break and control but Crowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mune trying to control the action but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Mune in side control, throwing shots but Crowe defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mune misses with the ground and pound.
Mune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crowe keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mune lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mune trying to control the position but Crowe is working away.
Mune misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Crowe can't do much from the bottom here.
Mune is looking to take a break and control but Crowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mune is trying to ground and pound but Crowe uses the momentary lack of control by Mune to regain half guard.
Crowe trying to control here.
That's two 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.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mune.
Mune passes to side control.
Crowe is trying to control Mune's posture but Mune avoids it.
The referee asks Mune politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mune prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mune scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mune wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Mune working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe dodges the ground and pound from Mune.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe wants to control but Mune postures up.
The ground and pound from Mune seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crowe controls the position for a moment.
Mune controls the position from side control.
Crowe can't do much from the bottom here.
Mune throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crowe pushes Mune away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mune gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crowe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mune.
Mune working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crowe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mune.
Mune working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Mune crashes against the mat.
Mune has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Crowe is staying active underneath Mune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mune is pressing down on Crowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crowe is holding on for now.
Mune thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crowe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mune dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mune throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Mune is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crowe's half guard.
Mune is pressing down on Crowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crowe is holding on for now.
Mune thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mune missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mune is looking to pass Crowe's guard but actually Crowe recovers to full guard.
Mune wants to pass the guard but Crowe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Crowe can't keep his opponent in guard - Mune advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mune is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mune.
Mune throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crowe to regain full guard.
Mune landing some decent shots from guard.
Mune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune lands a couple of digs.
Mune postures up in Crowe's guard and throws a big left but Crowe blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mune's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crowe keeping full guard, as Mune tries to pass.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Mune from controlling successfully.
Mune tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
Mune throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crowe working a defensive guard here.
Crowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mune.
Mune wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Mune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crowe is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crowe misses with a hook
and Mune makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Mune ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Mune moved out of range.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Mune moved away.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Mune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Mune takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Mune throws a counter combo.
Mune just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mune scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Mune.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mune throws a head kick that misses.
Mune misses with a takedown attempt - Crowe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mune.
Mune throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crowe throws a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Mune as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Good work by Mune as he checks the leg kick.
Mune throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Crowe misses with a hook to the body
so Mune counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mune forces his way into half guard.
Mune seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mune is thwarting Crowe's attempts to control the position.
Mune thows a huge punch but Crowe dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mune looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe tries to roll over but Mune keeps him under control.
Mune is looking for a kimura but Crowe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mune to get the leverage.
Mune wants to free his trapped foot but Crowe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mune not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mune tries to pass to full mount but Crowe defends it.
Mune takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mune tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crowe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mune throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crowe's head.
Mune is thwarting Crowe's attempts to control the position.
Mune moves nicely into side control.
Mune working the head and body with strikes.
Mune wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crowe keeps working.
Mune tries to score with some ground and pound. Crowe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Crowe is not content to let Mune control the position.
Crowe has one of Mune's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Mune seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crowe is trying to improve his position.
Crowe regains half guard.
Masa Mune is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mune content to control rather than advance.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masa Mune has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crowe is trying to maintain the position but Mune is very close to passing his half guard.
Mune looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crowe trying to hold on to Mune's head to control him but Mune postures up.
Mune is looking to advance position but Crowe won't allow it.
Mune has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crowe trying to control from the bottom.
Mune is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crowe!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mune wants to control the pace but Crowe is squirming around nicely.
Mune putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Mune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mune winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Mune!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Garcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada gets tackled into the cage by Garcon. Garcon maintains the clinch.
Kawada is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kawada fails to pull guard.
Garcon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kawada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcon walks away with a smile on his face. Kawada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierre Garcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Kawada.
Garcon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawada.
Garcon closes the distance and clinches.
Garcon breaks from the clinch.
Kawada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Garcon.
Kawada shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcon sprawls well. He's pushed Kawada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kawada.
Garcon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcon throws a front kick that sends Kawada stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kawada.
Garcon tries to counter by clinching up but Kawada breaks away and moves out of range.
Garcon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcon lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garcon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kawada's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcon stands up from half guard.
Garcon is looking to slow Kawada down with leg kicks.
Garcon scores with a head kick. Kawada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garcon clinches with his opponent.
Garcon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawada forces Garcon back against the cage and clinches.
Kawada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcon breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcon lands a right hook to the body.
Garcon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kawada.
Garcon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcon scores with a jab.
Garcon works Kawada's body with a nice hook.
Kawada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcon counters with a three punch combo that has Kawada backing up. Kawada nods at Garcon to acknowledge the strikes.
Kawada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcon.
Garcon rushes Kawada and presses him up against the cage.
Garcon manages to pull guard.
Garcon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kawada manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Garcon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kawada manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kawada manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada moves into range and clinches up with Garcon.
Garcon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Garcon manages to end up in side control.
Kawada is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kawada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcon staying calm.
Garcon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Garcon remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kawada pushes Garcon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Garcon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Garcon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kawada to his feet.
Kawada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcon circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcon scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawada throws a head kick but Garcon moves out of range.
Kawada fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcon digs a good body shot into Kawada's ribs.
Garcon lands a jab to Kawada's midsection.
Garcon scores with a jab.
Garcon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Garcon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcon gets the takedown into side control.
Kawada throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kawada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kawada is looking for a sweep.
Kawada trying to remain calm as Garcon controls from the top position.
Kawada is trying to improve his position.
Garcon tries to advance to mount but Kawada denies him.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcon is looking to take a break and control but Kawada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawada is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Garcon tries to move to mount but Kawada blocks the move with his legs.
Garcon stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawada shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcon tries to sprawl out of it but Kawada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kawada walks into a stiff left hand from Garcon.
Kawada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawada tries to throw a body punch but Garcon avoids it by throwing Kawada back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kawada tries to pull guard but Garcon won't allow it.
Pierre Garcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Kawada.
Garcon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kawada.
Garcon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawada can do to turn this around?
Garcon forces Kawada back against the cage and clinches.
Kawada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcon's elbow.
Garcon successfully pulls guard.
Kawada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kawada manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcon chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kawada's guard.
Kawada wants to get back to full guard.
Kawada is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Garcon seems content to control.
Kawada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcon is taking a breather. Kawada 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon is pressing down on Kawada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kawada is holding on for now.
Kawada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcon is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kawada wants to control but Garcon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Garcon 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Garcon dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Garcon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcon is looking to slow Kawada down with leg kicks.
Garcon clinches with his opponent.
Kawada can't find room to land a body shot as Garcon controls the action.
Pierre Garcon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kawada looking for a takedown.
Garcon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcon blocking some punches.
Garcon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcon lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick from Garcon lands but Kawada takes it in his stride.
Garcon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada darts in trying to clinch
and Kawada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawada fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawada throws a leg kick but Garcon checks it.
Garcon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garcon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kawada tries to bench press Garcon off him but Garcon keeps the position.
Kawada wants to get back to his feet but Garcon drags him back down.
Garcon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Garcon is staying tight to Kawada's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kawada is looking to regain half guard here but Garcon keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kawada's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada can't do much from the bottom here.
Kawada is trying to escape the position but Garcon is controlling the position.
Keiji Kawada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Kawada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcon controlling from side mount.
Kawada tries to improve position but can't.
Garcon controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kawada tries to bench press Garcon off him but Garcon keeps the position.
Garcon is staying tight to Kawada's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kawada shoots in and drives through. Garcon sprawls well.
Garcon stuns Kawada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Garcon.
Pierre Garcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawada tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kawada in his tracks.
Garcon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcon.
Garcon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kawada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawada.
Garcon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kawada swings widly with a right hand
and Garcon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kawada!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Garcon'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.
Further stalling from Garcon.
Kawada can't do much from the bottom here.
Kawada is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garcon is controlling him well.
Pierre Garcon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawada tries to buck Garcon off but Garcon is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Garcon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcon 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 Ren Mimura 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... Pierre Garcon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slobo Berganovic (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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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
41 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slobo Berganovic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berganovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Berganovic lands a couple of elbows.
Berganovic stands up from Poulter's guard - Berganovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Berganovic shoots in for a takedown but Poulter shows good takedown defense.
Poulter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Berganovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Poulter tries to sprawl out of it but Berganovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poulter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poulter wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Poulter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berganovic with a poor takedown
and Poulter counters with an outside leg kick.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slobo Berganovic.
Berganovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berganovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter wants to clinch up but Berganovic keeps it at a distance.
Berganovic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Berganovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poulter defends it nicely.
Berganovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Berganovic misses with a two punch combination.
Paul Poulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poulter pushes Berganovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Berganovic.
Berganovic fails to pull guard.
Poulter controlling the action here for a moment.
Berganovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Poulter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Berganovic is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poulter has him pressed against the cage.
Poulter prevents Berganovic from breaking the clinch.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.
Come on Berganovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Berganovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Poulter has double underhooks.
Poulter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berganovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
Berganovic is trying to pull guard but Poulter has him pressed against the cage.
Poulter misses with a knee to the head.
Berganovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berganovic is looking for a takedown.
Berganovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic is trying to trip Poulter. He has hold of a leg but Poulter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Berganovic persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Berganovic looking to sit in guard and control but Poulter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berganovic trying to control the position.
Berganovic wants to sweep here but Poulter controlling him for the moment.
Poulter forces his way into half guard.
Berganovic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Poulter keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Berganovic fails to land.
Poulter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Berganovic is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poulter has him pressed against the cage.
Berganovic is trying to pull guard but Poulter has him pressed against the cage.
Berganovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulter to keep the fight standing.
Poulter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berganovic backwards.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berganovic misses with a punch to the body.
Berganovic breaks the clinch.
Berganovic has a takedown stuffed.
Poulter stuffs the takedown attempt from Berganovic. Berganovic gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Berganovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Berganovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulter gets caught flat footed, as Berganovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Poulter manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short left from Poulter.
Berganovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poulter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Poulter throws a combination that misses
and Berganovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berganovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berganovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Poulter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poulter has managed to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Berganovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Slobo Berganovic has been cut.
Berganovic tries to pull guard but Poulter won't allow it.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slobo Berganovic.
Berganovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berganovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berganovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poulter is pressed up against the cage. Berganovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poulter down to the mat. Poulter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch but Berganovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poulter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poulter gets a clinch.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berganovic pulls Poulter into guard.
Berganovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berganovic keeping full guard, as Poulter tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poulter is controlling him.
Poulter passes into half guard.
Berganovic is looking to control Poulter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berganovic avoid being mounted?
Poulter tries to stand and escape but Berganovic is controlling the position.
Poulter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berganovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Poulter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berganovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic trying to control from the bottom.
Berganovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Poulter pulls his head out easily.
Berganovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berganovic.
Poulter wants to pass the guard but Berganovic is keeping the position.
Poulter stops Berganovic from standing up.
Poulter wants to pass the guard but Berganovic is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses.
Poulter tries to clinch there but Berganovic circles away.
Poulter lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Poulter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berganovic is trying to pull guard but Poulter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Berganovic tries to pull guard but Poulter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Poulter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Berganovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poulter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berganovic can do to turn this around?
Berganovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poulter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berganovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
Berganovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Berganovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berganovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poulter pinned against the cage. Poulter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poulter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Berganovic just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slobo Berganovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Berganovic connects with a high kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berganovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poulter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Berganovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berganovic has hold of one of Poulter's legs. Poulter is fighting the takedown attempt but Berganovic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Poulter keeping full guard, as Berganovic tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berganovic trying to control but Poulter is working from the bottom.
Poulter is looking to stand up but Berganovic isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berganovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Berganovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poulter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Berganovic throws a sloppy head kick and Poulter moves out of range easily.
Poulter lands a two punch combo.
Berganovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poulter circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Berganovic misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter pushes Berganovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Berganovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Poulter uses from the top position.
Poulter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Berganovic's guard.
Poulter content to control rather than advance.
Poulter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poulter controlling the pace for now.
Poulter gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic shoots in for a double leg but Poulter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poulter digs a good hook to Berganovic's body.
Poulter tries to clinch up but Berganovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Poulter stuffs the takedown.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slobo Berganovic.
Berganovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berganovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berganovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poulter. That's going to slow Berganovic down.
Slobo Berganovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berganovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Berganovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berganovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berganovic ducks right into an uppercut from Poulter.
Poulter moves into the clinch.
Poulter misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulter stalls.
Paul Poulter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berganovic.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but Berganovic blocks with his arms.
Berganovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berganovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulter to keep the fight standing.
Poulter has Berganovic pushed against the cage.
Berganovic jumps into guard, dragging Poulter to the mat.
Berganovic trying to keep a closed guard but Poulter is proving a slippery customer.
Poulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berganovic is keeping the position for now.
Poulter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Berganovic's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poulter, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Poulter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camora kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eskimo Brothers-Joe Lajoie. Santa Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 cent P.I.M.P. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
169 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camora is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Camora throws a head kick that misses.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camora.
Camora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santa Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camora in his tracks.
Camora cracks a nice hook into Santa Cruz's ribs.
Santa Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Camora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santa Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santa Cruz throws out a counter right but Camora avoids it with no problem.
Santa Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Camora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Santa Cruz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camora swings widly with a right hand
and Santa Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santa Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santa Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santa Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camora wants to sweep but no luck.
Santa Cruz postures up in Camora's guard and throws a big left but Camora blocks it.
Camora has his hands on Santa Cruz's head, controlling the position.
Santa Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santa Cruz is in close to Camora's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Camora trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Santa Cruz is pushing down on Camora's leg trying to pass to half guard. Camora is fighting to maintain full guard but Santa Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Camora is staying active underneath Santa Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Camora wants to sweep but Santa Cruz has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on Camora's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throws an elbow but Camora slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camora tries to buck Santa Cruz off but Santa Cruz is having none of it.
Camora's coaches at Prestige MMA Acadamy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Camora is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Camora wants to control but Santa Cruz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Camora holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Santa Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santa Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Camora defending well though.
Camora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camora keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camora is looking for a sweep. Santa Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora fakes the leg kick and cracks Santa Cruz in the body.
Jab from Santa Cruz.
Camora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santa Cruz lands with a straight right. Camora didn't see that one coming.
Camora throws a sloppy head kick and Santa Cruz moves out of range easily.
Jab from Santa Cruz.
Camora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santa Cruz, right into the meat.
Santa Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camora had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Camora misses with a shot to the body
and Santa Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Santa Cruz thuds his right hand into Camora's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santa Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santa Cruz works Camora's body with a nice hook.
Camora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Santa Cruz.
Nice uppercut there from Santa Cruz.
Nice straight punches there by Santa Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camora throws a head kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Santa Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Camora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camora shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camora is rocked!
It looks like Raf Camora has been cut.
Camora ducks right into an uppercut from Santa Cruz.
Oh Camora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camora drops his hands momentarily. Santa Cruz doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Camora staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Camora doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Santa Cruz!
Our winner, Rafael Santa Cruz, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark has chosen Rent a Wreck as his entrance music. Incheol Wonha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Clark's chin.
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Clark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Wonha just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha pushes Clark up against the cage in a clinch.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark throws out a counter right but Wonha avoids it with no problem.
Danga de danga de dang - Clark scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonha was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Wonha lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Clark throws the left hand but Wonha avoids the punch easily.
Wonha has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
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 blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Wonha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wonha blocking some punches.
Wonha being controlled against the cage.
Wonha is stalling here.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wonha scores a nice knee to the body.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Wonha.
Clark takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clark content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wonha throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage.
Wonha misses with an elbow strike.
Wonha lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Wonha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wonha's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wonha looking to slow down the pace here.
Clark is trying to maintain a safe position but Wonha gets an underhook and turns Clark into the cage.
Wonha misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark taking a breather.
Wonha has Clark pressed against the cage.
Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Clark looking to slow down the pace here.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wonha landing knees to the body.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wonha.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clark looking to slow down the pace here.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Clark pushes Wonha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Clark lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Clark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Wonha moved out of range.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Clark tests Wonha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wonha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Wonha off the cage and back into range.
Wonha instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha stalling the fight.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Wonha.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clark avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Clark working aggressively here.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Clark in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wonha leaning against his opponent.
Clark looking to stall.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.
Wonha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Clark avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Clark pushes Wonha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wonha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wonha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Incheol Wonha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Wonha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wonha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Wonha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Wonha is looking for a counter combo.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Wonha counters with a head kick that wobbles Clark - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Wonha sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Incheol Wonha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Boschat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon has chosen Riot - Three Days Grace as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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260 lbs
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283 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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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
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Boschat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raefon slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Boschat misses the target.
Boschat keeps the fight on the outside.
Boschat went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Donk. Boschat catches Raefon right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Mad Raefon has been cut.
Boschat tries to bum rush Raefon with a series of wild strikes but Raefon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boschat lands a two punch combo.
Raefon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boschat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raefon is defended easily by Boschat.
Boschat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raefon tries to clinch up but Boschat circles away and keeps his distance.
Raefon drives through and clinches with Boschat against the cage.
Raefon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boschat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thor Boschat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Boschat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boschat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Boschat as he connects with a hook.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boschat is looking to counter punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boschat.
That has opened up Mad Raefon's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boschat scores with the left hand. Raefon knows he should have avoided that one.
Boschat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thor Boschat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raefon shoots for a double leg takedown but Boschat sprawls well. He's pushed Raefon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raefon misses with a takedown
and Boschat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raefon looks winded!
Boschat throws a good cross that connects.
The cut above Mad Raefon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boschat cracks Raefon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Boschat has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raefon to stand back up!
Raefon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raefon closes the distance but Boschat moves to the side
and Boschat counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor Boschat!
Thor Boschat really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Stig has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stig 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.
Chambers motions for Stig to come forward. Chambers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chambers misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - Chambers scores with a four punch combination!
Chambers throws a head kick but Stig moves out of range.
Stig looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chambers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chambers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chambers walks into a straight right hand from Stig.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Stig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Chambers.
Stig scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stig.
Stig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chambers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Chambers.
Stig defending well as Chambers loads up on a big left hand.
Chambers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chambers ducks right into an uppercut from Stig.
Stig throws a hook but Chambers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stig fakes the leg kick and cracks Chambers in the body.
Chambers moves out of range of the body kick.
Stig has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stig lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chambers clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stig.
Chambers blocking some punches.
Stig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Stig lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chambers.
Stig scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stig.
Chambers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers is working Stig over against the cage.
Stig throws a head punch that misses.
Chambers scores with a shot to the side of Stig's head.
Chambers misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stig misses with some punches.
Stig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Chambers on the inside.
Chambers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chambers tries to work over Stig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stig.
Stig lands with a right to the head.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stig avoids it.
Stig lands a nice uppercut.
Stig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chambers or not.
Chambers lands an uppercut.
Stig avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Stig blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Stig as the two fighters clinch.
Stig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stig throws a head punch that misses.
Stig misses with some punches.
Chambers tries to work over Stig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stig pushes Chambers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chambers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stig dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stig.
Chambers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Stig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chambers takes a shot to the head.
Chambers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stig lands a nice elbow.
Chambers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stig's elbow.
Chambers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stig scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jack Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers throws a head kick but Stig moves out of range.
Chambers feints and then cracks Stig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stig down.
Chambers lands a glancing blow to the side of Stig's head.
Stig throws a leg kick but Chambers sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stig.
Stig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chambers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stig - the referee stops the clock and Chambers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stig. Chambers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chambers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chambers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chambers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chambers has closed the distance and engaged Stig in a clinch.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chambers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chambers lands an elbow inside that Stig shrugs off.
It looks like The Stig has been cut.
Stig tries to break the clinch but Chambers is controlling the position.
Stig misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Stig will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Stig's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Stig misses with a looping left.
Chambers blocks a head kick by Stig.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stig.
Chambers throws a head kick but Stig moves out of range.
Stig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chambers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chambers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stig.
Stig moves out of range as Chambers throws a body kick.
Chambers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stig is able to avoid easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chambers. Stig shrugs it off though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stig crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chambers - the referee stops the clock and Stig gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chambers. Stig manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stig misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stig has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chambers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Chambers tenderised Stig's leg. Stig is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stig checks a leg kick.
Stig is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stig checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chambers throws the kick towards the body but Stig avoids it.
Stig avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Stig.
Chambers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stig avoids a kick to the body.
Chambers misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Chambers.
Stig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chambers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chambers tries to work over Stig's front leg with a kick but Stig checks it.
Chambers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stig throws the kick towards the body but Chambers avoids it.
Chambers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses.
Chambers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chambers misses with a head kick.
Chambers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stig scores with a leg kick.
Chambers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stig counters with a low kick, right behind Chambers 's knee.
Chambers is looking to slow Stig down with leg kicks.
Stig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stig misses with a low kick as Chambers jumps back.
Good work by Stig as he checks the leg kick.
Chambers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chambers scores with a punch to the head.
Stig scores with a punch to the head.
Chambers looks to throw the jab but Stig is out of range.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chambers misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chambers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stig thuds his right hand into Chambers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stig connects with an inside leg kick.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Chambers
and Stig counters with a solid body kick.
Stig scores with a head kick. Chambers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Stig.
A head kick misses from Stig.
Chambers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Stig. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stig.
A lazy body kick from Chambers
letting Stig counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chambers lands a jab.
Stig cracks Chambers with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Chambers misses the target.
It seemed like Stig was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stig.
Stig scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chambers in his tracks.
Chambers lands a jab to Stig's midsection.
Chambers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chambers cracks Stig with a good jab.
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stig manages to avoid it.
Chambers lands a glancing blow to the side of Stig's head.
Stig sizes up Chambers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chambers cracks the inside of Stig's front leg.
Chambers scores with a nice body kick.
Chambers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stig 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.
The Stig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers tests Stig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chambers scores with a body shot.
Chambers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stig looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Stig will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on The Stig's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chambers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stig moves away.
Stig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stig is looking to land body kicks.
Chambers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stig throws a leg kick but Chambers moved away.
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Stig's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chambers under the eye.
Chambers slips under a jab from Stig.
Chambers takes a swing at Stig's ribcage but misses.
Stig looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chambers lands a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chambers, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chambers manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Chambers.
Stig dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Stig swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chambers throws a head kick but Stig moves out of range.
Stig swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stig misses its intended target.
Chambers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chambers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stig moves away.
Chambers digs a good body shot into Stig's ribs.
Stig checks a leg kick.
Stig fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chambers walks into a jab.
Stig blocks the body kick.
Stig throws a jab when Chambers was well out of range.
Stig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Chambers lands a leg kick that knocks Stig off balance momentarily.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chambers checks a leg kick.
Stig throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chambers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jack Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chambers.
Stig steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Stig slips a jab from Chambers.
Chambers gets a clinch.
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!
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Stig controls his hands.
Chambers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Stig is blocking nicely.
A short right from Chambers on the inside.
Stig misses with a punch to the body.
Stig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stig dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stig just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chambers's brow.
Stig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chambers blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a good knee to the midsection. Stig won't want to take too many of those.
Stig takes an elbow to the temple.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Stig blocks with his arms.
Chambers pushes Stig back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stig throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chambers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chambers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chambers scores with a knee to the head.
Chambers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Stig controls his hands.
Stig digs a right hand underneath Chambers's ribcage. Chambers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chambers lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Chambers as the two fighters clinch.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Stig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chambers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chambers.
Stig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chambers misses with a left hand
and Stig counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chambers.
Chambers misses with a body kick.
Stig flicks out a counter leg kick but Chambers steps away.
Chambers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses
and Stig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chambers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chambers throws a right hand that misses
and Stig counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Stig.
Stig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chambers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Chambers misses the target.
Chambers misses with a body kick.
Stig clobbers Chambers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Chambers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stig 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natzee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marillion - Garden Party. Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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42
148 lbs
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155 lbs
35 - 28 - 0 |
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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
44 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Grammur Natzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Natzee coming out on top.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natzee throws out the jab.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
It looks like Grammur Natzee has been cut.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Natzee.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Natzee saw that one coming.
Natzee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ninjoumi No Tame Nekirimushi in the buildup to the fight.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natzee jabs Pacquiao right on the nose. Pacquiao blinks but takes it well.
Natzee connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Natzee.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Natzee.
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!
Natzee misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Natzee.
Natzee is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Pacquiao misses its intended target.
Natzee lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao slips under a jab from Natzee.
Grammur Natzee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natzee cracks Pacquiao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Natzee scores with a hook to the body. Pacquiao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pacquiao throws a body shot but no joy.
Natzee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao saw that one coming.
Natzee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Natzee throws an off balance right hand
and Pacquiao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
A left lands for Natzee.
Pacquiao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Natzee to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacquiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao misses with a hook. Natzee ducked under it nicely.
Natzee avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Natzee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pacquiao on the side of the head.
Pacquiao lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Natzee saw that one coming.
Natzee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Natzee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natzee throws a looping overhand right but Pacquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Natzee loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Natzee moves out of range.
Natzee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Natzee.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Natzee as he connects with a hook.
Natzee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Natzee.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Natzee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Natzee throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Natzee moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Natzee shoots in and gets a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
Natzee postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
Pacquiao wants to stand up but Natzee is controlling him.
Natzee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Natzee wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Natzee working some strikes from top position.
Natzee passes Pacquiao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Natzee is trying to control the action in half guard but Pacquiao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Natzee lands a nice short elbow.
Natzee throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Natzee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacquiao's head.
Natzee throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Natzee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Natzee wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
Natzee with the ground and pound but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natzee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Natzee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natzee throws an elbow that misses. Pacquiao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Natzee's guard. Nice move by Pacquiao!
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Natzee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Natzee looking for a sweep. Not yet Natzee, not yet.
Natzee is pulling down on Pacquiao's head to control his posture.
Natzee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacquiao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natzee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Natzee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pacquiao is keeping the position for now.
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 Grammur Natzee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grammur Natzee's cut.
That's time! Natzee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Natzee throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Natzee misses the target.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natzee.
Natzee tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Natzee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Natzee takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Natzee avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
A slow jab from Natzee misses its intended target.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Natzee throws out the jab.
Pacquiao fails to land with a series of punches.
Natzee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Natzee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Natzee swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Natzee lands a really nice looking cross but Pacquiao seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natzee throws a hook but Pacquiao avoids it easily.
Natzee scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Natzee was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Natzee throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natzee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grammur Natzee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natzee swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Natzee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Pacquiao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Natzee throws a hook to the side of Pacquiao's head but Pacquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Natzee was well out of range.
Natzee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natzee moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao throws a body shot but no joy.
Natzee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natzee lands a glancing blow to the side of Pacquiao's head.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pacquiao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao is not content to let Natzee control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao is trying to escape the position but Natzee is controlling the position.
Natzee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Natzee trying to control the position but Pacquiao is working away.
Natzee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Natzee wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Natzee scoring with punches and elbows.
Natzee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natzee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pacquiao some visible discomfort.
Natzee working the strikes but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pacquiao is looking to escape.
Pacquiao is in trouble now - Natzee has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natzee with a couple of short strikes.
Natzee working the ground and pound effectively.
Natzee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Natzee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Natzee with good strikes from the mount here!
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Natzee.
Pacquiao is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natzee lands a big shot there that rocks Pacquiao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Natzee with good strikes from the mount here!
Pacquiao is still in real trouble! Can Natzee finish him?
Natzee softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Pacquiao is out cold! Natzee jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grammur Natzee!
A very excited looking Grammur Natzee rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a right hand but Matiss moved out of range.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mario Matiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matiss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Smith .
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Matiss lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Matiss.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Matiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matiss lands a slapping body shot.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matiss thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
Matiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Smith .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith .
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Matiss counters with a leg kick.
Mario Matiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss scores with a jab to the body.
Matiss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith moves out of range as Matiss throws a body kick.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Matiss manages to avoid it.
Matiss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a jab.
Matiss lands a head kick!
Smith tries for a takedown but Matiss circles away easily
and Matiss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matiss clinches with his opponent.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matiss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Stan Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss stalling the fight.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Matiss swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Matiss.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to work over Matiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matiss throws a head punch that misses.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Matiss slowing the pace effectively.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matiss pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Matiss to the ground. Smith is now in Matiss's guard.
Matiss trying to control the position here.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Matiss is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith trying to control but Matiss is working from the bottom.
Matiss has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Smith 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matiss cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a looping left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stan Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Matiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Matiss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matiss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Matiss.
Matiss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matiss tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matiss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matiss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Matiss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matiss lands a jab to the nose.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matiss misses with a double jab.
Matiss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matiss. Matiss obviously looking to wear him down.
Matiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith .
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matiss cracks the inside of Smith 's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab. Matiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Smith . Beautiful body shot.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Matiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith .
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith cracks Matiss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matiss lands with a nice body kick.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith throws a right hand that Matiss ducks under and follows up with a left that Matiss also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matiss. Matiss obviously looking to wear him down.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss closes the distance and clinches.
Matiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Matiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Matiss will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matiss.
Matiss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matiss up against the cage.
Mario Matiss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matiss lands a shoulder strike.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Matiss.
Matiss avoiding damage.
Smith avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith .
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matiss misses with a knee to the head.
Matiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stan Smith 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Matiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith backing away here, and Matiss unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith .
Matiss misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Matiss is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws a hook but Matiss avoids it easily.
Matiss moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith .
Matiss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matiss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith 's calf.
Nice cross by Matiss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Matiss counters with a stiff right hand.
Matiss connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matiss counters with a head kick.
Matiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Matiss cracks the inside of Smith 's front leg.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matiss.
Nice defenses there by Smith .
Smith missing with a left hand there. Matiss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matiss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matiss slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matiss throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Matiss saw that one coming.
Smith walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matiss cracks the inside of Smith 's front leg.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Matiss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith .
Matiss cracks the inside of Smith 's front leg.
Matiss thumps Smith with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Matiss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matiss.
Stan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matiss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a jab when Matiss was well out of range.
Matiss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith tests Matiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matiss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matiss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith taking a breather.
Matiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matiss prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Matiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matiss misses with a body punch.
Matiss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith .
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith tries a body shot but Matiss blocks it.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Matiss avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matiss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
After winning the bout, Mario Matiss 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 Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatrix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Trenches" by Pop Evil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent 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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominatrix shoots in for a takedown but Jitsu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominatrix misses with the combination.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Dominatrix is retaining full guard.
Jitsu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dominatrix manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Dominatrix from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominatrix postures up in Jitsu's guard and throws a big left but Jitsu blocks it.
Dominatrix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dominatrix is aware though and is defending well.
Jitsu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dominatrix content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Jitsu has locked up a guillotine! Jitsu's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Dominatrix is holding on here and Jitsu must be using up a lot of energy. Dominatrix has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Jitsu gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jiu Jitsu!
Jiu Jitsu retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jiu Jitsu thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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