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Destiny Tuesday 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Preez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Niggas In Paris. 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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156 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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153 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Preez has closed the distance and engaged Pope in a clinch.
Du Preez landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut.
Du Preez'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.
Du Preez blocking some punches.
Du Preez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Du Preez breaks from the clinch.
Pope throws a lazy right hand but Du Preez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Du Preez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pope cracks Du Preez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Du Preez throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Pope stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Du Preez follows into mount!
Pope is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Du Preez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pope is still in real trouble! Can Du Preez finish him?
Du Preez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Du Preez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Du Preez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pope scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Du Preez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Du Preez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fourie Du Preez!
A victorious Fourie Du Preez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikku Kakkipylly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pikku Kakkipylly!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto misses with a body kick.
Tunamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly 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.
Tunamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tunamoto 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.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kakkipylly wants to counter the offense by Tunamoto and move into the clinch position.
Tunamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kakkipylly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly tried to score with a low kick but Tunamoto checks it.
Kakkipylly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up but Tunamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Tunamoto darts in and clinches Kakkipylly up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Kakkipylly.
It looked like Tunamoto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kakkipylly misses with a body kick.
Tunamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakkipylly raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kakkipylly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tunamoto checks the leg kick.
Tunamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Tunamoto is working Kakkipylly over against the cage.
Kakkipylly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tunamoto avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Tunamoto avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kakkipylly avoids a wild elbow strike from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Tunamoto instigates a clinch.
Kakkipylly working hard to break the clinch.
Tunamoto has Kakkipylly pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tunamoto fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tunamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto lands a shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tunamoto's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Tunamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tunamoto blocks an elbow strike.
Tunamoto dodges an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Tunamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tunamoto fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Tunamoto pushes Kakkipylly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Tunamoto lands a nice elbow.
Tunamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tunamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch.
Tunamoto lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Kakkipylly lands but Tunamoto takes it in his stride.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Tunamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tunamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakkipylly.
Tunamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
Kakkipylly clinches up against the cage.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tunamoto is defending well for now.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tunamoto.
A left hand lands to the body for Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly misses with a kick to the body
and Tunamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kakkipylly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Kakkipylly looks to move away, Tunamoto throws a big counter combo but Kakkipylly just gets out of the way.
Tunamoto gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Kakkipylly.
A nice left hand lands by Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly is trying to break free.
Tunamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Kakkipylly avoiding damage as Tunamoto throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Tunamoto - that landed with a thud.
Tunamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Tunamoto blocks the elbow strike.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kakkipylly is trying to push Tunamoto away but Tunamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tunamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tunamoto - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kakkipylly 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.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kakkipylly 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.
Tunamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kakkipylly is out of range and Tunamoto settles back down.
Tunamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tunamoto darts in and clinches Kakkipylly up against the cage.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.
Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tunamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tunamoto avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Tunamoto stalling in the clinch.
Tunamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakkipylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunamoto avoids it.
Kakkipylly prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tunamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Kakkipylly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.
Kakkipylly manages to break the clinch.
Kakkipylly moves out of range as Tunamoto throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tunamoto.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakkipylly tries to land a front kick but Tunamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Kakkipylly looks to move away, Tunamoto throws a big counter combo but Kakkipylly just gets out of the way.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly is breathing heavily.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Tunamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that misses.
Nice cross by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kakkipylly. That did some damage!
Kakkipylly tries to land a leg kick but Tunamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Tunamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Kakkipylly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kakkipylly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tunamoto feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kakkipylly crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Muraki Tunamoto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Muraki Tunamoto made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanga Roos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Therion - Sitra Ahra as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanga Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Roos.
Roos has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Roos breaks the clinch.
Roos closes the distance and clinches.
Roos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanga Roos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roos shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck for Roos with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanga Roos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Roos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roos won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Roos throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Roos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith has his hands on Roos's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith pulls Roos in to control the position.
Roos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roos 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.
Roos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smith told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Roos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Roos working the ground and pound from side control.
Roos scores with punches from side control.
Smith is rocked!
Roos lands a huge shot from side control! Smith is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kanga Roos!
After the big win, Kanga Roos made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Destroy Everything. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mason Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marshall quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Garcius is trying to control the action in half guard but Marshall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marshall trying to control here.
Garcius is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Garcius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garcius content to control rather than advance.
Garcius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marshall's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garcius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcius misses with a head shot. Marshall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garcius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marshall is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throws an elbow that misses. Marshall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcius's guard. Nice move by Marshall!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marshall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall won't allow Garcius to get back to his feet.
Marshall throws a big elbow that misses.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marshall.
Marshall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcius keeping full guard, as Marshall tries to pass.
Marshall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcius wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling him.
Marshall postures up.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marshall manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcius throws a strike but Marshall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marshall preventing the sweep.
Marshall looking to pass the guard.
Marshall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marshall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marshall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marshall throwing strikes but missing.
Garcius working a defensive guard here.
Marshall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marshall being controlled here momentarily.
Marshall is looking to advance position but Garcius has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Marshall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marshall taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Marshall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcius trying to control but Marshall is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marshall tries to reverse the position but Garcius maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcius slips a straight right by Marshall.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcius defends it well.
Garcius forces Marshall back against the cage and clinches.
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Garcius.
Marshall managing to block the knees to the body from Garcius.
Marshall pulls guard successfully.
Garcius stopping the sweep attempt from Marshall.
Garcius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall wants to sweep here but Garcius controlling him for the moment.
Garcius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marshall is fending him off so far but Garcius persists. Nope, Marshall circles away and we're back to standing.
Marshall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garcius is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Marshall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcius is looking to clinch.
Garcius closes the distance and clinches up with Marshall, looking for a takedown. Garcius pushes Marshall against the cage but Marshall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcius tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Marshall. No joy for Garcius on that attempt.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius shoots for a takedown but Marshall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcius takes one to the side of the head.
Marshall lands with a hook. Garcius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Marshall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marshall wants it to stay on the feet.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcius.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Marshall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Garcius with that takedown attempt.
And Marshall tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marshall punishes Garcius's body with a nice straight punch.
Marshall scores with the left hand. Garcius knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marshall defends well and Garcius ends up having to push Marshall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius scores with a takedown into Marshall's guard.
Garcius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marshall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garcius wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
Marshall pulls Garcius in close to his closed guard and prevents Garcius from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jaius Garcius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marshall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcius is one step ahead there.
Garcius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marshall pulls Garcius in close to prevent any damage.
Garcius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garcius tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with a shoot takedown. Garcius fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcius manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Marshall tries to pull guard but Garcius holds him up against the cage and eventually Marshall drops back down to his feet.
Marshall goes for a takedown attempt but Garcius pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marshall lands a really nice looking cross but Garcius seems unphased.
Garcius moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Garcius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marshall defends well and Garcius ends up having to push Marshall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jaius Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Garcius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Garcius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Garcius has a takedown stuffed.
Garcius closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
and Marshall counters with a single leg into guard. Garcius didn't expect that.
Marshall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marshall is one step ahead there.
Garcius is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marshall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius pushes Marshall off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcius tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Garcius tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall cracks Garcius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcius walks into a jab.
Garcius wants to clinch
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marshall lands with a right hand.
Mason Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall lands with a cross.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Garcius with that takedown attempt.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius is looking to clinch.
Garcius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marshall avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Garcius ducks down to avoid it.
Garcius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcius won't be happy with that.
Garcius throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Garcius wants to clinch.
Garcius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marshall circles away.
Jab, jab by Marshall - just one landing.
Marshall checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marshall lands in his opponent's guard.
Marshall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcius is looking for a triangle but Marshall pushes his legs off easily.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marshall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcius's guard.
Marshall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marshall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcius sees it coming and defends easily.
Garcius wants to improve his position but Marshall is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall working over Garcius with some ground and pound. Garcius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marshall throwing shots but Garcius is blocking nicely.
Marshall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcius's head.
Garcius is trying to stand up here but Marshall is controlling him well.
Marshall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcius wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marshall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marshall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcius shoots for a takedown but Marshall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marshall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Marshall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marshall 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Marshall!
After winning the bout, Mason Marshall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jaius Garcius had this to say: 'STOCKTON 1,2,5!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bailey (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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32
143 lbs
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24
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauparaha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauparaha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey looks to land a body kick but Rauparaha moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Rauparaha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rauparaha lands an overhand right.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Rauparaha is out of range.
Rauparaha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rauparaha is looking to score with low kicks.
As Rauparaha backs off Bailey throws a huge counter combo but Rauparaha manages to avoid it all.
Rauparaha throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Rauparaha connects with an inside leg kick.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Bailey misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauparaha throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
And Bailey tries to counter it with a takedown but Rauparaha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rauparaha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bailey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Rauparaha.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauparaha.
Bailey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rauparaha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bailey lands a really nice looking cross but Rauparaha seems unphased.
Jab from Bailey.
Rauparaha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Rauparaha is out of range.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Rauparaha.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey misses with a shot to the body
and Rauparaha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauparaha.
Bailey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rauparaha throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauparaha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rauparaha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bailey to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rauparaha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bailey jabs Rauparaha right on the nose. Rauparaha blinks but takes it well.
Bailey jabs Rauparaha right on the nose. Rauparaha blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rauparaha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rauparaha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bailey with a hook.
Bailey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rauparaha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bailey.
Bailey jabs Rauparaha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rauparaha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rauparaha tries a low kick but Bailey avoids it.
Bailey tries to move into range but Rauparaha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bailey blocks a low kick nicely.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauparaha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bailey scores with a decent looking hook.
Rauparaha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bailey is able to avoid easily.
Alex Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bailey with a nice cross.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauparaha.
Bailey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bailey connects with the punch.
Rauparaha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rauparaha lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailey off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Bailey.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rauparaha moves away.
Rauparaha with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey 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.
Bailey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rauparaha counters with a series of strikes. Bailey will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bailey.
A slow jab from Rauparaha misses its intended target.
Jab by Bailey.
Rauparaha throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bailey staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Bailey misses.
Rauparaha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauparaha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rauparaha misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha misses the shot to the body.
Rauparaha moves out of range of the body kick from Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Bailey will probably get the nod.
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.
Rauparaha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bailey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alex Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rauparaha blocks a low kick nicely.
Rauparaha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Rauparaha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauparaha appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bailey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rauparaha looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Rauparaha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha misses with a low kick.
Rauparaha throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Rauparaha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Bailey throws a wild body kick that Rauparaha sees coming a mile off.
Rauparaha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rauparaha lands with a cross.
Bailey misses with a kick to the body.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rauparaha tried to counter with a leg kick but Bailey avoided it.
Rauparaha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick but Bailey moved away.
Bailey feints the counter takedown.
Bailey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Rauparaha avoids nicely.
Rauparaha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rauparaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Bailey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rauparaha will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Rauparaha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rauparaha lands a head shot.
Bailey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Rauparaha is predictable there
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Rauparaha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rauparaha throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Bailey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Rauparaha's head but Rauparaha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Rauparaha.
Bailey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey lands with an uppercut that bounces Rauparaha off the cage and back into range.
Rauparaha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rauparaha lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Bailey.
Bailey needs to keep his hands up - Rauparaha had a free shot at his head there.
Bailey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Bailey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rauparaha doesn't seem bothered though.
Rauparaha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rauparaha lands the left hand.
Bailey checks a low kick from Rauparaha.
Bailey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bailey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rauparaha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey cracks Rauparaha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rauparaha misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Rauparaha wants to slow Bailey down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rauparaha.
Bailey scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Bailey.
Rauparaha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rauparaha throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauparaha connects with a solid leg kick.
Rauparaha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rauparahas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bailey checks a low kick from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rauparahas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bailey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bailey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rauparaha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rauparaha moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Rauparaha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bailey on the side of the head.
Rauparaha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauparaha moves forwards but Bailey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bailey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bailey cracks Rauparaha with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Bailey throws a hook but Rauparaha blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rauparaha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rauparaha is looking to counter punch.
Rauparaha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rauparaha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauparaha.
A shot to the liver by Bailey. Beautiful body shot.
Rauparaha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Rauparaha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rauparaha takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bailey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rauparaha defends it well.
Bailey swings for the body but Rauparaha moves out of range.
Rauparaha scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rauparaha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauparaha avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rauparaha.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey misses with a combination
letting Rauparaha counter with a right hand.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey cracks Rauparaha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rauparaha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rauparaha lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rauparaha. Rauparaha obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha stuns Bailey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bailey misses with a hook
and Rauparaha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rauparaha throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Bailey with a jab.
Rauparaha connects with a jab.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rauparaha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rauparaha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick but Bailey checks it.
Bailey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rauparaha has time to react.
Rauparaha moves forwards but Bailey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauparaha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Rauparaha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Rauparaha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rauparaha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Bailey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Bailey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Rauparaha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauparaha takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rauparaha throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Rauparaha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Te Rauparaha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Bailey.
Well Bailey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Bailey!
Alex Bailey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shanji Bikram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hair of the Dog/ Nazareth. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
212 lbs
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205 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shanji Bikram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stewart Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bikram.
Bikram slips under a jab.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Bikram sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Bikram counters with a straight right hand.
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Bikram 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bikram tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Bikram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter lands with an uppercut that bounces Bikram off the cage and back into range.
Hunter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bikram throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bikram. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bikram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Bikram avoids them all with ease.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bikram.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Bikram shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shanji Bikram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stewart Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Bikram moved out of range.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and Bikram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter has closed the distance and engaged Bikram in a clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Bikram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bikram looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bikram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Bikram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stewart Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter tries to clinch
and Bikram counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bikram to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bikram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Bikram.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bikram appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bikram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter throws a body kick that misses.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown. Bikram tries to sprawl out of it but Hunter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bikram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bikram throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bikram misses with a straight left.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Bikram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a jab to the head.
Bikram takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bikram dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Bikram, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Bikram against the cage but Bikram circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter throws a lazy uppercut
and Bikram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bikram appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bikram wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bikram drops Hunter with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bikram follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shanji Bikram!
An out of breath Shanji Bikram thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo comes to the cage accompanied by Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman. Riddick has chosen Micheal Jackson smooth criminal 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dynamo lands a nice shot to the body.
Dynamo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dynamo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riddick counters by moving into the clinch.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riddick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dynamo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riddick misses with an uppercut.
Dynamo is looking for a counter combo.
Dynamo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dynamo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riddick.
Riddick drops his hands momentarily and Dynamo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Dynamo there.
Rick Dynamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dynamo avoids the body shot from Riddick.
Dynamo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dynamo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dynamo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddick.
Dynamo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick by Dynamo misses
and Riddick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riddick.
Dynamo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick lands a knee to the head.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riddick tries a low kick but Dynamo avoids it.
Riddick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dynamo misses with a body shot.
Dynamo misses with the combination.
Dynamo delivers a nice body kick.
Riddick throws a head kick but Dynamo moves out of range.
Richard Riddick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riddick wants to land a leg kick but Dynamo is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Riddick.
Dynamo slips under a jab from Riddick.
Dynamo throws a sloppy head kick and Riddick moves out of range easily.
Riddick throws a right hand that misses
and Dynamo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riddick won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddick wants to get back to his feet but Dynamo drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo cracks Riddick with a big right hand but Riddick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Riddick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dynamo is controlling him well.
Dynamo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riddick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Riddick is trying to control Dynamo's posture but Dynamo avoids it.
Riddick is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Dynamo.
Riddick is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riddick is trying to stand back up but Dynamo is controlling him
Riddick felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick keeping control of the position.
Dynamo 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.
Dynamo is nestled in close to Riddick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riddick is in trouble now - Dynamo has advanced to mount!
Dynamo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Riddick is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dynamo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riddick is looking to escape.
Riddick tries to hold on but Dynamo postures up.
Riddick is squirming around, avoiding Dynamo's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riddick trying desperately to get to his feet.
Dynamo avoids the attempt from Riddick to control.
Dynamo working for a submission but Riddick is keeping him at bay.
Riddick holds on for dear life, controlling Dynamo's posture momentarily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dynamo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dynamo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riddick looks a forlorn figure.
Riddick is trying to stand.
Riddick wants to control but Dynamo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dynamo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dynamo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riddick throws out a powerful jab.
Riddick throws a solid leg kick but Dynamo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riddick.
Dynamo swinging wildly here.
Dynamo fails to land the takedown.
Riddick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dynamo is out of range.
Riddick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dynamo is looking to counter punch.
Dynamo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dynamo. That's going to slow Riddick down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dynamo.
Dynamo blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Riddick. That snapped Dynamo's head back.
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!
Riddick throws the left hand but Dynamo avoids the punch easily.
Dynamo closes the distance and clinches up with Riddick, looking for a takedown. Dynamo pushes Riddick against the cage but Riddick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick avoids the head kick by Dynamo.
Riddick misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riddick.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick punishes Dynamo's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Riddick. Those never looked like landing.
Dynamo misses with a head kick.
Riddick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riddick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dynamo.
Dynamo is looking to counter punch.
Dynamo wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
Riddick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dynamo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dynamo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dynamo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riddick.
Riddick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riddick throws a poor cross that misses
and Dynamo counters with a left and a right that stings Riddick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dynamo throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick misses with a hook
and Dynamo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riddick won't be happy with that.
Riddick parries the strikes from Dynamo easily there. Dynamo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riddick to escape.
Riddick tries to buck Dynamo off but Dynamo is having none of it.
Dynamo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Riddick's legs.
Riddick struggling a bit here.
Riddick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dynamo is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Riddick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dynamo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Riddick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Riddick tries to bench press Dynamo off him but Dynamo keeps the position.
Riddick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo is trying to get an arm triangle but Riddick is defending well.
Riddick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dynamo 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynamo controlling the position.
Riddick tries to improve position but can't.
Riddick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dynamo off and has taken his back!
Dynamo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dynamo fending off the submission attempt from Riddick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick trying to control momentarily.
Rick Dynamo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dynamo wants to escape the position.
Riddick doesn't have the hooks in and Dynamo manages to turn into his guard.
Dynamo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Riddick uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Riddick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dynamo looks to throw a body kick
and Riddick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dynamo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Riddick stands and steps away. Dynamo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riddick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dynamo.
Dynamo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riddick.
Dynamo throws a nice head kick!
Riddick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dynamo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Dynamo misses.
Riddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dynamo.
Dynamo misses with an uppercut.
Riddick slips under a jab.
Dynamo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamo throws a looping overhand right but Riddick ducks down to avoid it.
Riddick misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick ducks under a wild hook from Dynamo.
Riddick misses with a looping left.
Riddick motions for Dynamo to come forward. Riddick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Riddick is predictable there
and Dynamo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dynamo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddick throws a jab when Dynamo was well out of range.
Riddick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dynamo throws out a loose jab but Riddick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dynamo.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
It seemed like Riddick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Riddick works the jab nicely.
Dynamo tries to move into range but Riddick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riddick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddick misses with the combination.
Riddick misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick misses with a two punch combination.
Dynamo moves away from the strike by Riddick.
Dynamo looks to land a combination. Riddick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dynamo connects with a looping right hand.
Riddick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dynamo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dynamo is looking to slow Riddick down with leg kicks.
Dynamo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dynamo blocks a head kick by Riddick.
Dynamo tries to bum rush Riddick with a series of wild strikes but Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riddick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dynamo misses with a double jab.
Riddick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riddick throws a push kick but Dynamo slaps the foot to one side.
Dynamo attempts a counter takedown but Riddick avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick throws a body punch but Dynamo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Riddick misses.
Dynamo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Riddick throws a poor cross that misses
and Dynamo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riddick thinking.
Richard Riddick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dynamo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dynamo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riddick.
No joy there for Dynamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dynamo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riddick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riddick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dynamo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dynamo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dynamo avoids the head kick by Riddick.
Dynamo wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
Dynamo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Riddick throws a low kick but Dynamo avoids it.
Dynamo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Riddick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riddick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Dynamo moves out of range as Riddick strikes.
A slow jab from Riddick misses its intended target.
Dynamo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riddick slips a jab and a cross from Dynamo.
Riddick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dynamo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dynamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Riddick.
I think Riddick 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Riddick!
Richard Riddick gave a mention to $30 items in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. A fine choice. LaBeouf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Riptide. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins looks for the body kick but LaBeouf saw that one coming.
LaBeouf tries a head kick but it misses.
LaBeouf takes one to the side of the head.
LaBeouf moves out of range as Hawkins throws a body kick.
Hawkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from LaBeouf.
Shia LaBeouf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawkins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good standup being displayed there by LaBeouf as he connects with a hook.
LaBeouf lands a head kick!
LaBeouf misses with a series of wild punches.
LaBeouf's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and LaBeouf duly obliges.
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!
Hawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of LaBeouf's head.
Hawkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LaBeouf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LaBeouf has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaBeouf moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawkins.
Jab from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf lands a really nice looking cross but Hawkins seems unphased.
LaBeouf throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
LaBeouf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hawkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hawkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LaBeouf walks into a stiff left hand from Hawkins.
LaBeouf shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing LaBeouf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lamont Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
LaBeouf misses with a wild body shot.
LaBeouf misses with a straight left.
Hawkins thumps LaBeouf with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. LaBeouf catches Hawkins right on the button with a cross.
LaBeouf catches Hawkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
LaBeouf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawkins throws a low kick but LaBeouf moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawkins.
Hawkins stuffs the takedown attempt from LaBeouf. LaBeouf gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaBeouf moves away.
LaBeouf misses with a wild combination.
LaBeouf fails with a takedown attempt.
LaBeouf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That kick from Hawkins tenderised LaBeouf's leg. LaBeouf is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaBeouf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Hawkins.
LaBeouf swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
LaBeouf thuds a left hand into Hawkins's body.
Hawkins motions for LaBeouf to come forward. Hawkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from LaBeouf misses.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaBeouf manages to avoid it.
LaBeouf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body punch from LaBeouf.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but LaBeouf pushes him off.
LaBeouf misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hawkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
LaBeouf misses with a straight left.
LaBeouf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from LaBeouf. Those never looked like landing.
LaBeouf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
LaBeouf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawkins is looking to slow LaBeouf down with leg kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by LaBeouf!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from LaBeouf is defended easily by Hawkins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins misses the body punch
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Hawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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 Lamont Hawkins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
LaBeouf is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
LaBeouf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
LaBeouf misses with a few strikes there.
LaBeouf lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Lamont Hawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. LaBeouf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaBeouf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBeouf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by LaBeouf.
A nice combination there by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
LaBeouf lands a jab.
LaBeouf connects with a jab.
Hawkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hawkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LaBeouf.
Hawkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hawkins throws a wild body kick that LaBeouf sees coming a mile off.
LaBeouf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by LaBeouf.
Hawkins looks to land a body kick but LaBeouf moved away.
LaBeouf connects with a right hand. Hawkins shakes it off.
Shia LaBeouf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from LaBeouf.
Hawkins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
LaBeouf misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
A combination from LaBeouf does no damage.
LaBeouf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaBeouf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
LaBeouf moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkins.
LaBeouf steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
LaBeouf throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
LaBeouf misses with a few strikes there.
Hawkins is looking to counter the offense by LaBeouf and move into the clinch.
Hawkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawkins throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from LaBeouf misses.
Hawkins is looking to land body kicks.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but LaBeouf checks it.
LaBeouf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
LaBeouf misses with a combination
and LaBeouf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Good work by LaBeouf as he checks the leg kick.
LaBeouf throws a counter combo.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but LaBeouf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Hawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck LaBeouf on the side of the head.
Hawkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LaBeouf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaBeouf misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
LaBeouf throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Hawkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Hawkins.
LaBeouf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LaBeouf.
Hawkins lands the left hand.
LaBeouf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf checks a low kick from Hawkins.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawkins.
LaBeouf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
LaBeouf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lamont Hawkins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
LaBeouf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkins swivels and escapes.
Hawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that misses.
Hawkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from LaBeouf.
A head kick by Hawkins misses
and LaBeouf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawkins thinking.
LaBeouf misses with a few strikes there.
Hawkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawkins. That snapped LaBeouf's head back.
Hawkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
LaBeouf's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and LaBeouf duly obliges.
Hawkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LaBeouf, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaBeouf has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hawkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hawkins trying to control the hands but LaBeouf won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf is hanging on to Hawkins's back as he tries to escape.
Hawkins turns into LaBeouf and is now in his guard.
Hawkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of LaBeouf's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins with a nice head shot there.
Hawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Hawkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
LaBeouf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
LaBeouf looking for subs off his back but Hawkins has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hawkins stalling.
LaBeouf works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins works over LaBeouf with some ground and pound from guard.
Hawkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
LaBeouf has his foot on Hawkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but LaBeouf is keeping the position.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but LaBeouf keeps moving.
LaBeouf is trying to control the position but Hawkins postures up.
LaBeouf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawkins controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now LaBeouf is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins controls LaBeouf momentarily but LaBeouf frees himself.
Hawkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
LaBeouf manages to get to full guard.
LaBeouf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hawkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Shia LaBeouf just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LaBeouf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hawkins.
LaBeouf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaBeouf throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
LaBeouf connects with a crisp jab.
LaBeouf clobbers Hawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
LaBeouf swinging wildly here.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LaBeouf gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
LaBeouf throws out a counter right but Hawkins avoids it with no problem.
LaBeouf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
LaBeouf misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
LaBeouf connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - LaBeouf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LaBeouf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LaBeouf blocks the body kick.
LaBeouf swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hawkins counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lamont Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawkins.
LaBeouf is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hawkins gets underhooks to prevent LaBeouf's takedown attempt.
LaBeouf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawkins throws a sloppy head kick and LaBeouf moves out of range easily.
LaBeouf throws out a counter right but Hawkins avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawkins tests LaBeouf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaBeouf looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins misses with a body kick.
LaBeouf throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
LaBeouf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
And LaBeouf tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from LaBeouf.
Hawkins instigates a clinch.
Hawkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
LaBeouf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawkins leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf can't break the clinch.
LaBeouf blocks an uppercut.
LaBeouf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hawkins digs a right hand underneath LaBeouf's ribcage. LaBeouf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LaBeouf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LaBeouf tries for a takedown but Hawkins manages to get underhooks.
Hawkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Hawkins lands a really nice looking cross but LaBeouf seems unphased.
LaBeouf gets tackled into the cage by Hawkins. Hawkins maintains the clinch.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Hawkins manages to break the clinch.
LaBeouf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
LaBeouf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LaBeouf throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
LaBeouf throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins lands with a nice body punch.
LaBeouf misses with a straight right.
Hawkins is looking to counter the offense by LaBeouf and move into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawkins. That's going to slow LaBeouf down.
LaBeouf lands a jab.
LaBeouf scores with a body shot.
LaBeouf looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
LaBeouf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
LaBeouf checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Hawkins had his way with Shia LaBeouf in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hawkins moves out of range as LaBeouf throws a body kick.
Hawkins wants to slow LaBeouf down by chopping away at his legs.
LaBeouf avoids the head kick by Hawkins.
LaBeouf drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hawkins defends it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawkins.
LaBeouf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by LaBeouf.
Nice jab there from Hawkins.
Hawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from LaBeouf.
Hawkins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
LaBeouf throws a lazy body kick
and Hawkins moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Hawkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Lamont Hawkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
LaBeouf is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaBeouf's elbow.
LaBeouf looking for a takedown.
LaBeouf is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by LaBeouf.
Hawkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
LaBeouf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins forces LaBeouf back against the cage and clinches.
LaBeouf is working for takedown but Hawkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lamont Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shia LaBeouf.
LaBeouf goes for a takedown attempt but Hawkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LaBeouf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. LaBeouf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawkins delivers a nice body kick.
LaBeouf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from LaBeouf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by LaBeouf.
Hawkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawkins tries to score with a low kick but LaBeouf moves his leg out of the way.
Hawkins tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Hawkins is predictable there
and LaBeouf counters with a two punch combo.
LaBeouf misses with a double jab.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but LaBeouf moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for LaBeouf.
Hawkins lands with a straight right. LaBeouf didn't see that one coming.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
LaBeouf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawkins takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt LaBeouf or not.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hawkins is defending well.
LaBeouf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LaBeouf changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawkins has LaBeouf up against the cage in a clinch.
LaBeouf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hawkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins taking a breather.
LaBeouf is trying to push Hawkins away but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Hawkins manages to break the clinch.
LaBeouf tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hawkins defends well and LaBeouf ends up having to push Hawkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lamont Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LaBeouf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from LaBeouf.
Shia LaBeouf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Hawkins as he connects with a hook.
Hawkins is looking to score with low kicks.
LaBeouf looks for the body kick but Hawkins saw that one coming.
LaBeouf lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaBeouf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but LaBeouf circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamont Hawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Hawkins!
Lamont Hawkins retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Lamont Hawkins, 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.
The defeated Shia LaBeouf had this to say: 'thanks for coming out everyone! have to think through my future in mma'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tee Nah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nah throws a sloppy body shot
and Sprinkles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sprinkles.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sprinkles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sprinkles throwing strikes from guard but Nah blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprinkles trying to control the position from guard on top but Nah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sprinkles postures up in Nah's guard and throws a big left but Nah blocks it.
Nah keeping full guard, as Sprinkles tries to pass.
Sprinkles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sprinkles working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nah is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sprinkles presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Nah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sprinkles backwards.
Nah blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nah fails to land.
Sprinkles blocking some punches.
Sprinkles throws a head punch that misses.
Sprinkles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sprinkles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nah gets through Sprinkles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.
Nah lands with a left to the head.
Nah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nah throws a jab but it's blocked by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nah drops Sprinkles with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sprinkles looks back up at him and smiles so Nah waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sprinkles is rocked!
It looks like Coconut Sprinkles has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nah closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Sprinkles out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tee Nah!
Tee Nah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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