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Destiny 152: Supremacy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musial Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musial Stanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanson drives through and clinches with Banner against the cage.
Stanson misses with some punches.
Stanson stalling against the cage.
Stanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stanson cracks Banner with a nice body shot.
Stanson gets control of Banner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stanson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banner manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanson won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner keeping moving, preventing Stanson from controlling successfully.
Stanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banner has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stanson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Banner has tightened it up now! Stanson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lamont Banner!
During a confident post fight interview, Lamont Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaqen Hghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hghar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Funky Polak - Pamiętaj. Paul Poulter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaqen Hghar's chin.
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171 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
42 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaqen Hghar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hghar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hghar scores with a nice right hand.
Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hghar.
Hghar gets a takedown into half guard.
Poulter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hghar.
Poulter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hghar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hghar in particular looking to stall.
Hghar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poulter is staying active underneath Hghar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poulter is not content to let Hghar control the position.
Poulter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hghar.
Hghar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hghar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hghar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poulter taking some punishment here, with Hghar in his half guard.
Poulter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hghar.
Hghar with the ground and pound but Poulter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Poulter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hghar is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hghar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poulter's head.
Hghar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hghar throws a big right hand that misses.
Hghar stands up over Poulter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
My spies in He Man Women Haters Club inform me that Hghar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hghar scoring with some ground and pound.
Hghar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hghar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hghar throws a big elbow that misses.
Hghar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poulter's head.
Poulter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hghar is controlling him.
Poulter keeping moving, preventing Hghar from controlling successfully.
Hghar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hghar wants to control from the top but Poulter keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paul Poulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hghar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hghar defending well as Poulter loads up on a big left hand.
Hghar looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
Hghar misses the shot to the body.
Hghar throws a hook to the side of Poulter's head but Poulter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulter lands with a shot to the body.
Poulter is looking to clinch but Hghar is avoiding it.
Hghar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poulter!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donk. Poulter catches Hghar right on the button with a cross.
Poulter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hghar will feel that in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poulter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hghar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poulter wants to clinch but Hghar slips to the side
enabling Hghar to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaqen Hghar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hghar misses with a hook. Poulter ducked under it nicely.
Poulter blocks a jab.
Hghar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poulter as he avoids it easily.
Poulter throws a quick counter head kick but Hghar was just out of range.
Hghar throws a right and a left that Poulter avoids nicely.
Hghar throws a big shot that misses.
Paul Poulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hghar was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulter.
Hghar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poulter momentarily.
Hghar throws a big shot that misses.
Hghar misses with a straight right.
Poulter defending well as Hghar loads up on a big left hand.
Hghar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPoulter.
Poulter tries to clinch but Hghar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hghar swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter connects with an inside leg kick.
Hghar throws a hook but Poulter avoids it easily.
Hghar walks into a jab.
Hghar throws a shot from downtown. Poulter moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hghar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poulter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hghar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses.
Poulter throws a head kick that half lands.
Poulter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hghar.
A big right from Hghar misses.
Poulter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hghar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulter manages to avoid it.
Hghar takes a swing at Poulter's ribcage but misses.
Poulter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hghar counters with a straight right hand.
Hghar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poulter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hghar throws a body punch but Poulter moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hghar lands with an overhand left.
Hghar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poulter works the jab nicely.
Hghar cracks Poulter with a good jab.
Poulter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulter thumps Hghar with a low kick.
Hghar ducks under a wild hook from Poulter.
Poulter throws a head kick but Hghar moves out of range.
Poulter ducks right into an uppercut from Hghar.
Poulter is rocked!
Hghar knocks out Poulter with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Hghar before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Hghar picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaqen Hghar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elwood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Camora has chosen Eskimo Brothers-Joe Lajoie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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169 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Elwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raf Camora!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Elwood.
Camora has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Elwood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A left and a right from Camora both land. Nice combination.
Camora misses with a body kick.
Elwood tries to clinch but Camora moves out of range.
Elwood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Raf Camora has been cut.
Camora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camora's sensitive parts.
Camora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Elwood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Elwood tries to clinch up.
Camora throws a fast counter high kick but Elwood manages to duck under it in time.
Elwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Camora.
Elwood avoids the head kick by Camora.
Elwood throws a hook but Camora avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camora tries to keep at a distance but Elwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Elwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Camora is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Elwood is defending well.
Elwood lands a nice uppercut.
Camora drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elwood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Elwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camora scores with a decent looking hook.
Elwood throws a series of punches but Camora avoids them all with ease.
Camora swats away the attempt to clinch by Elwood.
Camora throws a fast counter high kick but Elwood manages to duck under it in time.
Camora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Elwood.
Elwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elwood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Camora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Elwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Elwood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camora misses with a kick to the body
and Elwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elwood is pawing at Camora, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Camora's nose. Camora is badly hurt! Elwood pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Camora tries desperately to hold on but Elwood is relentless in his assault! As Camora receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Elwood away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Elwood!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Elwood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer has chosen Peste as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Killer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raban will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raban is trying hard to land a takedown here. Killer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Killer throws a head kick that misses.
Killer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Killer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raban avoids a kick to the body.
Killer lands a jab to Raban's midsection.
Killer lands with a nice body punch.
Killer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raban misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raban has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Killer misses with a body shot.
Killer lands a big head kick that sends Raban tumbling to the mat! Killer takes a step backwards and waves Raban back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raban!
We've been informed that Killer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raban gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James Raban's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban fails with the takedown
and Killer counters with a low kick, right behind Raban 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Raban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Raban sprawling to the canvas! Raban rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Killer finish him?!
Raban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killer.
Raban closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Killer to the mat! Killer manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer wants to stand up but Raban is controlling him.
Killer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raban is one step ahead there.
Raban throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban tries to free his leg and advance position but Killer is retaining full guard.
Raban throws an elbow that misses. Killer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raban's guard. Nice move by Killer!
Killer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Killer advances to half guard.
Killer is looking to stall here but Raban recovers full guard.
Killer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raban looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Killer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raban swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raban 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.
Killer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Killer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Raban's guard.
Killer preventing the sweep.
Killer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Killer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Killer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Killer content to stall in guard here.
Killer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Raban's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raban regains full guard. Nicely done.
Killer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Killer wants to control from the top but Raban keeps moving.
Killer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Killer pushing down on Raban's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Raban regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killer 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.
Raban keeping full guard, as Killer tries to pass.
Raban is looking for a triangle but Killer pushes his legs off easily.
Killer trying to control but Raban is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Killer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Killer.
Raban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raban looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
James Raban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raban tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killer.
Raban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it.
Killer digs a good body shot into Raban's ribs.
Raban closes this distance looking for a takedown but Killer circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raban blocks a head kick by Killer.
Raban tries to clinch up
and Killer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raban looks to land a body kick but Killer moved away.
That kick from Killer tenderised Raban's leg. Raban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Killer ducks under a wild hook from Raban.
Raban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Killer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Raban throws the kick towards the body but Killer avoids it.
Killer avoids the head kick by Raban.
Raban misses with a wild body shot.
Raban on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raban misses with a lunging right hand
and Killer counters with a good low kick that Raban was not able to check.
James Raban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raban.
Raban tries for a takedown but Killer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Killer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raban rather than just go for the knockout.
Killer looks to throw a body kick
letting Raban counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban blocks the body kick.
Raban throws an off balance right hand
and Killer counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Killer.
James Raban's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Killer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Killer lands a right hook to the body.
Killer scoring well with a low kick there.
Killer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raban takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeez, James Raban's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raban lands a front kick.
Killer scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Raban.
Killer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Raban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Killer!
Eddie Killer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanga Roos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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36
210 lbs
26 - 7 - 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanga Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roos's sensitive parts.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
Roos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Watson manages to circle out of the way.
Roos fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Watson tenderised Roos's leg. Roos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson tries to bum rush Roos with a series of wild strikes but Roos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roos goes for a double leg but Watson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watson continues to drive forward.
We've been hearing reports that Roos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanga Roos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Watson - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson stuffs the takedown attempt from Roos. Roos gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Kanga Roos has been cut.
Kanga Roos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roos has his takedown stuffed
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roos at a distance.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roos manages to avoid it.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson leaves Roos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Roos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watson, as that shot connected.
Roos tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Roos misses with a takedown attempt - Watson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roos. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Watson.
Good standup being displayed there by Watson as he connects with a hook.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson looks to land a right hand but Roos moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a huge left! Roos is in big trouble! He's backing up but Watson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Roos from any more damage. A dominating finish by Watson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Watson!
Our winner, John Watson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Gaultier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Maven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyon Gaultier!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Maven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaultier tests Maven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gaultier scores with a hook to the body. Maven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Gaultier.
Maven misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gaultier as he connects with a hook.
Maven blocks a jab.
Gaultier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Maven misses its intended target.
Maven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maven misses the jab.
Gaultier staying out of range there.
Maven looks to throw the jab but Gaultier is out of range.
Maven throws a combination that misses
and Gaultier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaultier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier works the jab nicely.
Gaultier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaultier is looking to slow Maven down with leg kicks.
Gaultier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gaultier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaultier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaultier sizes up Maven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaultier throws a body punch but Maven moves out of range.
Maven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaultier.
Maven slips under a jab from Gaultier.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaultier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to the liver by Gaultier. Beautiful body shot.
Maven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaultier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maven scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven looks to land a left hand but Gaultier moved out of range nicely.
Gaultier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maven jabs Gaultier right on the nose. Gaultier blinks but takes it well.
Gaultier cracks the inside of Maven's front leg.
Maven moves forwards but Gaultier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Gaultier saw that one coming.
It seemed like Gaultier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maven misses with an uppercut
and Gaultier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Maven feints a jab promting Gaultier to slip. Maven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gaultier slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gaultier throws a lazy uppercut
and Maven counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaultier misses with a wild body shot.
Maven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maven throws out a leg kick but Gaultier moves out of range and Maven only half commits.
Gaultier dips to his left and cracks Maven with an uppercut!
Maven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaultier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maven's calf.
Maven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaultier.
Gaultier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maven misses with a straight left.
Maven stalks Gaultier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaultier's face. Gaultier staggers backwards, shaken.
Gaultier connects with a body shot.
Maven lands a jab to the nose.
Gaultier misses with a low kick as Maven jumps back.
Maven throws a jab when Gaultier was well out of range.
Maven misses with a few strikes there.
Gaultier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaultier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaultier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maven misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Gaultier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier lunges at Maven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maven's hand.
Maven checks a leg kick.
Gaultier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven misses with a wild combination.
Maven misses with a wild combination.
Maven scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Gaultier catches Maven right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Gaultier finds it's way through Maven's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maven throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaultier.
Donk. Gaultier catches Maven right on the button with a cross.
Maven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Gaultier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gaultier closes the distance and clinches.
Gaultier misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaultier lands with a right to the head.
Gaultier throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gaultier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Maven is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gaultier's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Gaultier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaultier.
Gaultier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maven up against the cage.
Gaultier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maven backwards.
Maven misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maven.
Maven lands a right hand.
Gaultier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaultier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyon Gaultier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gaultier back to the cage. Maven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Gaultier misses its intended target.
Maven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaultier thuds a left hand into Maven's body.
Gaultier walks into a straight right hand from Maven.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier blocks it.
Gaultier misses with a head kick.
Maven misses with a combination
and Gaultier counters with a thumping low kick.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaultier tries to land a leg kick but Maven saw it coming and moves away.
Gaultier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gaultier scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gaultier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maven. That did some damage!
Maven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maven wants to slow Gaultier down by chopping away at his legs.
Gaultier blocks a head kick by Maven.
Gaultier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaultier tries to clinch but Maven is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Maven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaultier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maven scoring well with a low kick there.
Maven cracks a nice hook into Gaultier's ribs.
Maven throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaultier counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maven scores with a hook.
Maven misses with a looping right.
Gaultier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaultier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gaultier wants to slow Maven down by chopping away at his legs.
Marcus Maven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaultier makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maven really felt that one!
Nice defenses there by Maven.
Gaultier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maven thows a leg kick but Gaultier checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gaultier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Maven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Gaultier misses.
Maven tried to counter with a leg kick but Gaultier avoided it.
Gaultier checks a leg kick.
Maven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaultier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maven counters with a straight right hand.
Maven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaultier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaultier misses with an uppercut
so Maven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaultier keeping moving, preventing Maven from controlling successfully.
Maven decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier checks the leg kick.
Maven takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Gaultier.
Maven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Gaultier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gaultier moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaultier misses with a two punch combination.
Maven half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Maven does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaultier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maven looks to land a right hand but Gaultier moved out of range.
Gaultier lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyon Gaultier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
That's time! Maven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gaultier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaultier throws out the jab.
Maven tries to counter with a takedown but Gaultier is quick to defend against it.
Maven looks to land a right hand but Gaultier moved out of range.
Maven throws a head kick that Gaultier semi-blocks.
Gaultier looks to score with a jab to the body but Maven is just out of range.
Good shot there by Maven.
Maven throws a series of punches but Gaultier moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maven misses the target.
Gaultier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Gaultier misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaultier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaultier defending well as Maven loads up on a big left hand.
Maven throws a head kick but Gaultier moves out of range.
Gaultier scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaultier slips under a jab from Maven.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Gaultier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gaultier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maven.
A left lands for Gaultier.
Gaultier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maven.
Some bone on bone action there as Maven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maven cracks Gaultier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maven walks into a straight right hand from Gaultier.
Gaultier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gaultier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gaultier lands a high kick!
Gaultier throws a sloppy head kick and Maven moves out of range easily.
Maven throws a looping overhand right but Gaultier ducks down to avoid it.
Gaultier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maven moves away.
Maven misses with the combination.
Marcus Maven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maven throws a head kick but Gaultier moves out of range.
Gaultier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as Gaultier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maven doesn't seem phased though.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Maven.
Decent striking displayed by Maven there.
Gaultier misses the shot to the body.
Maven misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaultier counters with a body kick that stops Maven in his tracks momentarily.
Maven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gaultier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maven.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaultier blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier connects with a right hand. Maven shakes it off.
Gaultier misses with a straight right.
Maven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maven throws a right hand that misses
and Gaultier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Maven throws a hook but Gaultier avoids it easily.
Maven just misses with a punch to the body.
Maven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maven misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaultier counters with a three punch combo that has Maven backing up. Maven nods at Gaultier to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Gaultier.
Gaultier lands a jab to Maven's midsection.
Maven tries to land a leg kick but Gaultier saw it coming and moves away.
Gaultier cracks Maven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gaultier!
Maven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaultier cracks Maven with a good jab.
Lyon Gaultier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaultier takes a swing at Maven's ribcage but misses.
Gaultier blocks a jab.
Gaultier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maven tries to bum rush Gaultier with a series of wild strikes but Gaultier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maven misses with a left hand
and Gaultier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaultier cracks Maven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maven avoids the head kick by Gaultier.
Gaultier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gaultier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maven doesn't seem bothered though.
Maven throws a big shot that misses.
Maven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gaultier misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maven throws a leg kick
and Gaultier counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Gaultier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyon Gaultier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gaultier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Gaultier!
An out of breath Lyon Gaultier 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 Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali has chosen Immortal Technique - Obnoxius as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alex Bailey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Penaali.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bailey as he avoids it easily.
As Penaali backs away, Bailey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Penaali scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penaali throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey misses the jab.
Penaali misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bailey to counter with a crisp jab.
Penaali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey misses with a hook
and Penaali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penaali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bailey counters with a series of strikes. Penaali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alex Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey misses with a hook.
Bailey slips a jab from Penaali.
Penaali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penaali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey throws a shot to the body.
Bailey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey slips under a jab from Penaali.
Bailey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penaali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penaali's sensitive parts.
Bailey scores with a kick to the body.
Penaali closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Penaali are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Penaali throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bailey parries the strikes from Penaali easily there. Penaali is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailey to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to bench press Penaali off him but Penaali keeps the position.
Penaali is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bailey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bailey parries the strikes from Penaali easily there. Penaali is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailey to escape.
Penaali is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bailey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bailey regains half guard.
Penaali lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penaali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bailey defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali thows a huge punch but Bailey dodges it nicely.
Bailey tries to get to full guard but Penaali has control of the leg.
Bailey is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Penaali jumps into side control!
Bailey dodges the ground and pound from Penaali.
Penaali goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bailey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Penaali's guard! Nice work there by Bailey!
Penaali keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Penaali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bailey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bailey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penaali looking to control.
Penaali working for submissions but it's allowed Bailey to get to half guard.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arvo Penaali will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penaali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penaali off to one side.
Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Penaali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Penaali throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Penaali connects with a body shot.
Penaali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
Bailey misses with a hook.
Bailey misses with a lunging right hand
and Penaali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Penaali saw that one coming.
Penaali throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bailey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Penaali is in Bailey's guard.
Penaali postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Bailey wants to sweep here but Penaali controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penaali.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penaali's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bailey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penaali looking to pass the guard.
Penaali throws a big elbow that misses.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penaali throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penaali's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penaali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bailey has Penaali pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penaali looking to sit in guard and control but Bailey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penaali wants to sweep here but Bailey controlling him for the moment.
Penaali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penaali is looking for a triangle but Bailey pushes his legs off easily.
Penaali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penaali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Penaali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Penaali to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bailey is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Penaali pulls down on the head and he's put Bailey to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arvo Penaali!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into the arena with Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef blaring out of the sound system. Method Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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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
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chambers, right into the meat.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Chambers moves out of range easily.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Chambers's defenses.
Man throws a body punch but Chambers moves out of range.
Man throws a hook but Chambers avoids it easily.
Chambers follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Chambers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Man throws a series of strikes that have Chambers backpedaling.
Chambers misses with a looping right.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chambers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Chambers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers lands with a kick to the temple. Man shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Method Man has been cut.
Chambers lands a slapping body shot.
Man jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chambers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Chambers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chambers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chambers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Chambers throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Chambers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
Chambers throws a fast counter high kick but Man manages to duck under it in time.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chambers slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chambers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man misses with the combination.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chambers throws a good cross that connects.
Man moves away from the strike by Chambers.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chambers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chambers's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
Chambers tries a quick counter leg kick but Man is wise to it.
Man blocks the body kick.
That kick from Man tenderised Chambers's leg. Chambers is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick lands from Chambers that sends Man to the canvas. Man tries to scramble back to his feet but Chambers brings him back down into side control.
Man has one of Chambers's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Chambers tries to stand but Man is controlling his head.
Chambers stands up.
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man throws a leg kick but Chambers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Chambers's knee but Chambers avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries a head kick but it misses.
Chambers loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chambers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Chambers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Chambers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chambers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Chambers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Chambers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Chambers off balance momentarily.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chambers is looking to score with low kicks.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chambers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Chambers misses.
A big right from Chambers misses.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Chambers moves away and avoids it.
Man connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
A head kick by Chambers misses
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Man.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chambers.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chambers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chambers throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man tried to counter with a leg kick but Chambers avoided it.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man throws a series of strikes that have Chambers backpedaling.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Chambers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chambers flicks out a counter leg kick but Man steps away.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Chambers avoids it.
Man throws a body punch but Chambers moves out of range.
Chambers feints a counter leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man misses with a hook.
And Chambers responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
Chambers connects with a single shot there.
Man slips a jab from Chambers.
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 Method Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chambers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Chambers.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Chambers slips under a jab.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chambers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Method Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chambers blocks a jab.
Chambers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Chambers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Man punishes Chambers's body with a nice straight punch.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chambers's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Chambers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chambers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Chambers avoids the head kick by Man.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chambers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Chambers.
Chambers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chambers tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chambers's head.
Chambers connects with a crisp jab.
Man cracks a nice hook into Chambers's ribs.
Chambers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Man if he has to take too many more of those.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Chambers moves out of range easily.
Jab from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chambers jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Man throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Chambers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man thows a leg kick but Chambers checks it
and Chambers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chambers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers scores with a leg kick.
Chambers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chambers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chambers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chambers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man connects with a nice looking jab.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Chambers walks into a jab.
Chambers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
As Chambers backs away, Man returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chambers blocks a leg kick.
Chambers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Man throws out a loose jab but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers ducks under a wild hook from Man.
A little jabbing left from Chambers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chambers.
Chambers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a front kick that sends Chambers stumbling back into the cage.
Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Chambers.
Man lands with a hook. Chambers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a combination but Chambers avoids it well.
Chambers throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chambers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chambers connects with a solid leg kick.
Man throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chambers was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Chambers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Chambers.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Chambers misses the shot to the body.
Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Chambers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man looks to throw the jab but Chambers is out of range.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chambers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chambers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chambers manages to avoid it.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Chambers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Chambers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chambers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Chambers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chambers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Chambers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chambers staying out of range there.
Chambers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chambers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Chambers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man cracks Chambers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chambers staying out of range there.
Man's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Man duly obliges.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Chambers.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Chambers throws a head kick that half lands.
Jack Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Method Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Chambers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Chambers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Man throws out a loose jab but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man catches Chambers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chambers.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chambers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man avoids the head kick by Chambers.
Man cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg.
Chambers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Chambers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chambers defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chambers misses
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chambers motions for Man to come forward. Chambers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chambers back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Chambers's front leg but catches the back leg as Chambers tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Man.
Chambers jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man slips a jab from Chambers.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Chambers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chambers throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Man misses the body punch
and Chambers counters with a head kick that drops Man - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Man trying to hold on to Chambers's head to control him but Chambers postures up.
Chambers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chambers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chambers thows a huge punch but Man dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chambers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Method Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Method Man!
A relieved looking Method Man thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wily Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Waylon Jennings - Good Ol' Boys. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wily Swagger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Huey Manley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Swagger misses with an uppercut.
Manley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Swagger darts in looking for a takedown but Manley gets double underhooks and turns Swagger into the cage.
Manley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swagger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swagger.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Manley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swagger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Swagger wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving.
Manley working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manley looking for a sweep. Not yet Manley, not yet.
Manley is adopting a defensive guard.
Manley trying to keep a closed guard but Swagger is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley has control of Swagger's left arm, preventing Swagger from doing any damage.
Manley 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.
Swagger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manley keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Swagger 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.
Swagger looking to pass the guard.
Swagger postures up in Manley's guard and throws a big left but Manley blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manley holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Swagger 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.
Swagger trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swagger throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manley is defended easily by Swagger.
Swagger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manley is able to avoid easily.
Manley checks a leg kick.
Swagger throws a head kick but Manley moves out of range.
Manley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Swagger tries a low kick but Manley avoids it.
Swagger misses with an uppercut.
Swagger throws a leg kick
and Manley counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manley throws an elbow but Swagger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Swagger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manley wants to stand but Swagger has his arm trapped.
Swagger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Swagger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Manley connects with a nice short shot to Swagger's temple.
Nice strikes from Manley there.
Manley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manley slips a nice elbow through Swagger's hands, connecting with Swagger's forehead.
Swagger actively working from the bottom here.
Swagger is trying to control but can't.
Manley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swagger wants to control but Manley is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swagger controlling the position well.
Swagger gets back to full guard.
Swagger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swagger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Swagger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manley cracks Swagger with a solid left hand.
Manley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swagger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manley manages to get himself to full guard.
Swagger being controlled here momentarily.
Manley is trying to keep Swagger in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Huey Manley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manley tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Manley.
Swagger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manley.
Swagger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Swagger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swagger landing a few strikes.
Manley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Manley is looking for a sweep.
Swagger working the ground and pound.
Swagger working the head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Manley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Swagger looks up at the clock and then as Manley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Swagger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Manley trying to remain calm as Swagger controls from the top position.
Manley tries to improve position but can't.
Swagger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Manley trying to remain calm as Swagger controls from the top position.
Manley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Swagger off and has taken his back!
Swagger covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Swagger turns into Manley and is now in his guard.
Swagger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manley keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley pulls Swagger in close to prevent any damage.
Manley wants to sweep but no luck.
Swagger prevents Manley from getting back to his feet.
Swagger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swagger advances to half guard.
Manley is trying is best to control the position here.
Manley is looking for a sweep. Swagger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swagger working Manley over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley is looking for a sweep. Swagger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Swagger seems content to control.
Swagger wants to take a breather but Manley is having none of it.
Manley is trying to escape back to his feet but Swagger uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger prevents Manley from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley is looking for a sweep.
Swagger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Manley tries to improve position but can't.
Swagger is looking to take a break and control but Manley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Swagger is putting a hurting on Manley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Manley is trying to escape the position but Swagger is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is putting a hurting on Manley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Swagger working the ground and pound from side control.
Manley is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Manley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Manley defending against the ground and pound.
Swagger is chipping away with strikes.
Swagger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manley keeps working.
Manley is trying to get back to half guard.
Manley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Swagger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manley can do to turn this around?
Swagger working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wily Swagger dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swagger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swagger.
Swagger thuds a left hand into Manley's body.
Manley has his takedown stuffed
and Swagger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manley is trying to escape back to his feet but Swagger uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Manley sneaks back into half guard.
Swagger is trying to work for a kimura but Manley is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley moves into full guard.
Manley wants to improve his position but instead Swagger has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley is staying active underneath Swagger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
Swagger is trying to control the action in half guard but Manley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Swagger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Swagger moves into full mount! Manley won't be happy about that!
Manley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swagger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Manley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wily Swagger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swagger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swagger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley really wants to buck Swagger off and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swagger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swagger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swagger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Manley hang on?
Manley is desperately trying to improve his position but Swagger has a good base and remains in mount.
Manley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swagger prevents Manley from getting the reversal.
Swagger lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Swagger.
Manley wants to hold on but Swagger pushes him away.
Manley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swagger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Manley is rocked!
Swagger postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Manley is out cold - huge knockout for Swagger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wily Swagger!
Wily Swagger is the new middleweight champion!
Wily Swagger decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Afa Sila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a hook but Sila blocks it.
Sila blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker lunges at Sila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sila's hand.
Tucker lands a jab to Sila's midsection.
Tucker darts in and clinches Sila up against the cage.
Tucker lands an elbow that stopped Sila in his tracks for a moment.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silas head.
Sila breaks from the clinch.
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tucker misses the body punch
and Sila counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like JJ Tucker has been cut.
Tucker thumps Sila with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sila walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tucker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sila lands a left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Sila has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Tucker.
Tucker lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Tucker.
Nice body punch from Tucker - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sila backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tucker lands a body shot.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.
Sila is trying to stall.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Tucker lands a good knee to the midsection. Sila won't want to take too many of those.
Sila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sila.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sila misses with the head strike.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sila changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tucker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Sila misses the target.
Tucker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
Tucker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Sila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sila takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
JJ Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker lands a jab to Sila's midsection.
Tucker has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sila is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Tucker lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sila.
Sila misses with the head strike.
Sila takes an elbow to the temple.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Sila is blocking nicely.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Sila avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Sila prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Sila working aggressively here.
Sila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Tucker pushes Sila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sila lands with a light punch inside.
Tucker lands an elbow that stopped Sila in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is pushing Sila up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Sila managing to block the knees to the body from Tucker.
Sila manages to break the clinch.
Tucker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tucker drives through and clinches with Sila against the cage.
Sila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker throws an elbow but it misses.
Tucker lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker lands with a light punch inside.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Tucker scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Sila.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tucker with a nice cross.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Tucker swings for the body but Sila moves out of range.
Tucker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sila finds it's way round the side to connect with Tucker's head.
Sila misses with a body shot.
Tucker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tucker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sila throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sila.
Tucker throws a leg kick
and Sila counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Sila there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila misses with a head shot. Tucker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sila is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sila sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sila trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila wants to get back to full guard.
Sila works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sila pulls Tucker in close to prevent any damage.
Tucker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sila 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to stand but Sila has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tucker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tucker trying to control but Sila is working from the bottom.
Sila being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Sila misses with an uppercut
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Tucker has closed the distance and engaged Sila in a clinch.
Sila has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
Sila avoiding damage.
Sila throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tucker stalling against the cage.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Sila blocks with his arms.
Sila is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tucker tries a body shot but Sila blocks it.
Sila blocks an uppercut.
Tucker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sila up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sila blocking some punches.
Sila tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tucker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tucker staying out of range there.
JJ Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sila tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sila 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.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tucker misses with a hook to the body
and Sila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tucker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tucker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Sila counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker scores with a jab to the head.
Tucker tries to clinch but Sila moves away
enabling Sila to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch but Sila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
JJ Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Sila throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker thumps Sila with a low kick.
Sila is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Sila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sila chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tucker can pounce on him.
Sila shoots in for a takedown but Tucker shows good takedown defense.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sila shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
Tucker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Sila is proving a slippery customer.
Sila trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to stand but Sila is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sila won't allow Tucker to sweep him here.
Sila wants to pass the guard but Tucker is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sila lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sila under the eye.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sila cracks Tucker with a good jab.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sila throws a shot to the body.
Tucker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sila moves out of range of the leg kick from Tucker.
Sila misses with a straight right.
Tucker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sila checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sila's calf.
Sila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sila swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sila misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Sila saw that one coming.
It looked like Sila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker is looking to score with low kicks.
Tucker cracks the inside of Sila's front leg.
Tucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Tucker dodges the punch combination from Sila.
Sila keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Tucker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tucker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sila's calf.
Sila fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tucker swings for the body but Sila moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sila misses the target.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker stuns Sila with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Sila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Sila.
Tucker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sila connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tucker momentarily.
Tucker scores with a jab to the head.
Tucker slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Sila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sila avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Sila's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tucker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sila scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tucker.
Tucker throws a chopping leg kick but Sila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sila moves out of range of the leg kick from Tucker.
Tucker throws a poor cross that misses
and Sila counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Sila.
Sila was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tucker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sila takes one to the chin there.
Tucker wants to clinch but Sila slips to the side
and Sila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sila throws a lazy uppercut
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tucker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sila. That did some damage!
Sila swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucker.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sila is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to clinch.
Sila looks for a takedown but Tucker sprawls well.
Sila tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Sila swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sila throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Sila blocks the low kick.
Sila misses with an uppercut
and Tucker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tucker throws a body punch but Sila moves out of range.
Sila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sila looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tucker throws a solid leg kick but Sila takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tucker.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Sila's shoulder, as Sila tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Sila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sila tries for a takedown but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tucker connects with a crisp jab.
Sila just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sila with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tucker to score with a decent uppercut.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker digs a good hook to Sila's body.
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, jab by Sila - just one landing.
Tucker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tucker gets a clinch.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker prevents Sila from breaking the clinch.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tucker lands an uppercut.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tucker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
Sila is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on JJ Tucker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sila.
Tucker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Sila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sila seems to have got his legs back now.
Sila with a hook.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tucker scores with the left hand. Sila knows he should have avoided that one.
Tucker looks to clinch
letting Sila counter with a right hand.
Sila misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker throws a solid leg kick but Sila takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tucker.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sila throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker moves out of range as Sila strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila misses the jab.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tucker lands a leg kick that knocks Sila off balance momentarily.
Tucker thumps Sila with a low kick.
Sila takes one to the side of the head.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sila avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Sila misses with a body shot.
Tucker connects with an inside leg kick.
Tucker tries to clinch but Sila is having none of it.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
Tucker throws a low kick but Sila moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Tucker.
Afa Sila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tucker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tucker is looking to slow Sila down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sila slips under a jab from Tucker.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch but Sila is having none of it.
Sila looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tucker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sila's hands.
JJ Tucker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tucker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sila under the eye.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sila on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sila has time to react.
Tucker pushes Sila up against the cage in a clinch.
Sila tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Sila fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sila slows down the pace here.
Sila lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Sila has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker lands a nice uppercut.
Sila'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.
Sila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sila avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Sila fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
JJ Tucker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sila misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tucker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Tucker!
JJ Tucker is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble JJ Tucker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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