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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Green might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Unforgiven. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Pablo Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green thinks about countering with a body kick.
Green slips under a jab from Andrews.
Green defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andrews.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrews at a distance.
Andrews misses with a series of wild punches.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Green both land. Nice combination.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown but Andrews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andrews. Andrews circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andrews closes the distance and clinches.
Green wants to break free but Andrews has control.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews wants to clinch
and Green counters with a shoot takedown. Andrews fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
Green throws a sloppy strike and Andrews has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Green is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Andrews!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marvin Andrews!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marvin Andrews thanked FJCP Healthy Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Meridian. Testing Inprogress is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Inprogress's guard.
Inprogress controls Davidson momentarily but Davidson frees himself.
Inprogress has his foot on Davidson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davidson works his way back into a safe position though.
Inprogress has his hands on Davidson's head, controlling the position.
Davidson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Inprogress trying to control the position.
Inprogress manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davidson manages to get himself to full guard.
Davidson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Inprogress from controlling successfully.
Davidson pushes a forearm under Inprogress's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Inprogress is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dustin Davidson!
A very excited looking Dustin Davidson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Sumerod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aidan Sumerod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Sumerod dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Sumerod's head and hops out.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sumerod will feel that in the morning.
Harris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sumerod tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Harris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sumerod.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidan Sumerod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sumerod tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Sumerod scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumerod is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harris pulls Sumerod into guard.
Sumerod throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumerod preventing the sweep.
Sumerod throwing strikes but missing.
Harris pushes Sumerod off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sumerod is looking to clinch.
Harris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sumerod is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sumerod tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sumerod somewhat.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sumerod tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sumerod.
Harris is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sumerod is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Sumerod has the dominant position.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Sumerod tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumerod misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sumerod or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sumerod takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Aidan Sumerod has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sumerod wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sumerod is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Sumerod moves into the clinch.
Sumerod pulls guard.
Sumerod has his foot on Harris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harris works his way back into a safe position though.
Harris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sumerod on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sumerod tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sumerod's head.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sumerod circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sumerod fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sumerod.
A little feinted left hand from Sumerod on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sumerod has been working on his balance at Island Warriors , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sumerod tries to pull guard but Harris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sumerod avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sumerod lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Sumerod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sumerod goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harris prevents it.
Sumerod is trying to pull guard but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumerod just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Harris jumps guard and drags Sumerod to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sumerod won't allow Harris to get back to his feet.
Sumerod drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harris looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harris looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harris!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Sumerod'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.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
Sumerod effectively controlling the action here.
Sumerod jumps guard but Harris stands there with Sumerod around his waist. Sumerod gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris taking a breather.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumerod tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sumerod fails with the takedown.
Harris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumerod shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidan Sumerod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sumerod tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sumerod tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sumerod tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris throws a series of punches but Sumerod avoids them all with ease.
Sumerod seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris darts in and clinches Sumerod up against the cage.
Sumerod jumps guard but Harris stands there with Sumerod around his waist. Sumerod gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sumerod is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sumerod fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sumerod looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris rushes Sumerod and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastien Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sumerod is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sumerod pulls Harris into guard.
Harris stands up and waves to Sumerod to follow him.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sumerod doesn't seem phased though.
Harris gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sumerod trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sumerod postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
Harris pulls Sumerod in to control the position.
Sumerod throws a big elbow that misses.
Sumerod throws an elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sumerod's guard. Nice move by Harris!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Sumerod manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sumerod is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sumerod has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between Sumerod's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sumerod isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Harris stacks Sumerod on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Harris!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Harris easily slips into full mount!
Harris content just to control the position here.
Sumerod is trying to escape the mount.
Sumerod wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aidan Sumerod's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harris leaves Sumerod with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Sumerod back into the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Sumerod shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Sumerod keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sumerod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris tries to work over Sumerod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris lands an elbow inside that Sumerod shrugs off.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sumerod looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidan Sumerod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Sumerod backwards.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sumerod.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sumerod shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harris as he avoids it easily.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumerod tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sumerod jumps guard but Harris stands there with Sumerod around his waist. Sumerod gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumerod tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sumerod up against the cage.
Sumerod changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sumerod fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sumerod takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sumerod manages to pull guard.
Sumerod looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sumerod looking for subs off his back but Harris has passed one foot through into half guard.
Harris stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Sumerod pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sumerod instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Sumerod takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aidan Sumerod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris breaks the clinch.
Bastien Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris tries to work over Sumerod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris cracks Sumerod with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sumerod shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris clinches up with Sumerod and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Sumerod's takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris slowing the pace effectively.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sumerod throws an elbow that misses.
Sumerod throws an elbow but it misses.
Sumerod throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastien Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Harris!
Bastien Harris took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wax Philosophical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urhola has chosen The Trammps -Disco Inferno as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wax Philosophical!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urhola lunges at Philosophical with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Philosophical's hand.
Urhola misses with a shot to the body
and Philosophical counters with a nice leg kick.
Urhola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Philosophical - that landed with a thud.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urhola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philosophical's brow.
Philosophical is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Urhola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Philosophical doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philosophical wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Urhola has him pressed against the cage.
Philosophical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Urhola.
Philosophical swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Urhola shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Philosophical is trying to defend but Urhola finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Philosophical is trying to stand up here but Urhola is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Philosophical is trying to stand back up but Urhola is controlling him
Urhola is controlling the pace.
Urhola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Philosophical does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philosophical throws a hook to the side of Urhola's head but Urhola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philosophical slips a jab from Urhola.
Philosophical keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philosophical was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philosophical looks to land a left hand but Urhola moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Urhola.
Urhola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philosophical checks a low kick from Urhola.
Urhola scores with a shot to the body.
Urhola misses the jab.
A big left from Philosophical misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola slips under a jab.
Urhola lands a high kick!
Urhola closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Philosophical did well to prevent Urhola getting side control.
Nice strikes from Urhola there.
Urhola is trying to control the action in half guard but Philosophical is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Philosophical is looking to escape.
Urhola is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Philosophical is just riding it out for now. Urhola eventually gives up the hold.
Philosophical tries to kick Urhola off but Urhola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola is nestled in close to Philosophical, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Philosophical is trying to stand.
Philosophical tries to kick Urhola off in order to stand up. Urhola Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Philosophical wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Urhola throws an elbow but Philosophical slips to the side and avoids it well.
Urhola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philosophical taking punishment in the form of punches.
Urhola creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urhola is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Philosophical knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Philosophical is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Urhola lands with a nice body punch.
Philosophical throws a leg kick but Urhola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Philosophical keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urhola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Urhola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Philosophical misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philosophical 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.
Veli Urhola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urhola tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Philosophical defends well and Urhola ends up having to push Philosophical into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Urhola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philosophical.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Philosophical misses.
Philosophical scores with the left hand. Urhola knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Veli Urhola has been cut.
Urhola lands a nice shot to the body.
Urhola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Urhola.
Philosophical throws a low kick but it's checked well by Urhola.
Urhola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Philosophical thuds his right hand into Urhola's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Urhola 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 Philosophical has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Philosophical and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philosophical throws a low kick, looking for Urhola's leg but Urhola calmly moves out of range.
Urhola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urhola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philosophical circles away quickly and effectively.
Philosophical fires out a quick counter leg kick but Urhola just manages to avoid it.
Urhola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Philosophical moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Urhola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philosophical.
Urhola throws a head kick but Philosophical moves out of range.
Urhola blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urhola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urhola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philosophical loads up on a big right hand but Urhola slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Urhola misses.
Philosophical throws a shot from downtown. Urhola moves away and avoids it.
Philosophical scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urhola in his tracks.
Urhola loads up on a big right hand but Philosophical slips the punch.
Urhola walks into a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Urhola. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A big right from Philosophical misses.
Philosophical jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philosophical waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urhola.
Urhola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Philosophical throws a shot from downtown. Urhola moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philosophical throws a low kick but Urhola avoids it.
Urhola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philosophical throws a low kick but Urhola avoids it.
Urhola misses with a low kick.
Philosophical throws a big shot that misses.
Philosophical will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Philosophical takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Philosophical.
Urhola slips a jab from Philosophical.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urhola. Philosophical shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Veli Urhola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Veli Urhola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Urhola misses with a straight right.
Urhola lands with a nice body kick.
Philosophical shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urhola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Philosophical as he avoids it easily.
Philosophical swings widly with a right hand
letting Urhola counter with a right hand.
Urhola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Urhola lands with an uppercut that bounces Philosophical off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urhola misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Philosophical misses the target.
A big left from Philosophical misses.
Urhola cracks Philosophical with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philosophical throws a low kick but Urhola moves out of range easily.
Urhola throws a big shot that misses.
Philosophical loads up on a big right hand but Urhola slips the punch.
Philosophical moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUrhola.
Urhola scores with a push kick.
Philosophical thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urhola swings for the body but Philosophical moves out of range.
Urhola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urhola scores with a jab. Philosophical acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Urhola lands a head kick. Philosophical smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urhola tests Philosophical's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urhola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philosophical manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Urhola.
Urhola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Philosophical counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big left from Philosophical misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urhola. That's going to slow Philosophical down.
Wax Philosophical is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philosophical waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urhola.
Philosophical lands with a cross.
Philosophical jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philosophical throws out a loose jab but Urhola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philosophical blocks a low kick nicely.
Urhola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Philosophical looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Philosophical enables Urhola to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Philosophical manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Philosophical manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Philosophical on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Veli Urhola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urhola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philosophical.
Urhola slips a straight right by Philosophical.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urhola.
Veli Urhola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urhola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philosophical at a distance.
Philosophical smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Urhola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Urhola slips under a jab from Philosophical.
Urhola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urhola throws a sloppy head kick and Philosophical moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urhola, as that shot connected.
Urhola walks into a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Urhola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Urhola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Urhola!
After winning the bout, Veli Urhola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gimme Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Money might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Money for Nothing. LaBeouf has chosen Riptide as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimme Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money misses with a hook to the body
and LaBeouf counters with a body kick that stops Money in his tracks momentarily.
Money throws a head kick but LaBeouf moves out of range.
Money with a jab.
LaBeouf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Money has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hugs & Kisses in the buildup to the fight.
Money throws a leg kick that is checked
and LaBeouf counters with a nice double leg into guard.
LaBeouf postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
LaBeouf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
LaBeouf is pushing down on Money's leg trying to pass to half guard. Money is fighting to maintain full guard but LaBeouf has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaBeouf is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Money sees it coming and defends easily.
Money manages to get to full guard.
Money working a defensive guard here.
LaBeouf with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaBeouf won't allow Money to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf with a nice head shot there.
Money keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
Money is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LaBeouf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
LaBeouf drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Money manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now LaBeouf has Money in his guard.
Money throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as LaBeouf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Money trying to control the position from guard on top but LaBeouf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LaBeouf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LaBeouf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Money missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Money slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Money works to advance to full mount. LaBeouf defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
LaBeouf slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
LaBeouf is staying active underneath Money, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
LaBeouf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Money's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Money's back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
LaBeouf punches Money on the ear.
LaBeouf has Money flattened out and is raining down punches.
Money tries to break free.
LaBeouf patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Money tries to break free.
LaBeouf is persistently looking for the submission but Money is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf is hanging on to Money's back as he tries to escape.
Money fending off the submission attempt from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf keeps control of the position as Money tries to break free.
Money is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaBeouf is punishing Money with strikes - can he finish him?!
You can see the frustration on Money's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
LaBeouf is trying to stick to Money's back but Money is turning into LaBeouf. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in LaBeouf's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Money.
LaBeouf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LaBeouf 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.
Money stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaBeouf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Money wants to control from the top but LaBeouf keeps moving.
Money tries to free his leg and advance position but LaBeouf is retaining full guard.
Money pushes down on LaBeouf's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Money passes the guard and advances to mount!
Money trying to control but LaBeouf is having none of it.
LaBeouf is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Money can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaBeouf is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia LaBeouf dominated that round.
That's time! Money's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
LaBeouf drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
LaBeouf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Money not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells LaBeouf's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Money working a defensive guard here.
LaBeouf tries to free his leg and advance position but Money is retaining full guard.
Money is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LaBeouf stands and throws Money's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shia LaBeouf has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money is looking to regain half guard here but LaBeouf keeps moving and retains side control.
LaBeouf working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf cracks Money with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Money is trying to improve his position.
Money taking a bit of punishment here - LaBeouf scoring with strikes.
Money is looking to reverse the position.
Money takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Money gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Money is controlling LaBeouf's position as best he can from this difficult position.
LaBeouf lands strikes from half guard.
LaBeouf drops an elbow to the side of Money's head.
LaBeouf is trying to control. Money wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Money regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
LaBeouf working some strikes from top position.
Money is trying to control the position but LaBeouf postures up.
Money looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaBeouf is one step ahead there.
Money keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
LaBeouf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
LaBeouf working some strikes from top position.
Money is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaBeouf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Money's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Money's back!
Money prevents LaBeouf from getting a body triangle.
Money rolls, trying to escape but LaBeouf keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
LaBeouf scores with punches and elbows.
Money looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Money wants to escape the position.
Money prevents LaBeouf from getting a body triangle.
Money is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Money tries to roll but LaBeouf sticks to his back.
Money is taking damage to the body and head.
LaBeouf lands with a hammerfist to the side of Money's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf scores with punches and elbows.
LaBeouf is working the ground and pound. Can Money escape?
LaBeouf lands a shot to the body.
Money can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Money tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Money is looking to improve his position but LaBeouf isn't that keen on the idea.
LaBeouf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Money regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia LaBeouf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Money bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of LaBeouf's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Money or perhaps it was just good defense by LaBeouf, which made it look bad.
Money looks to land a left hand but LaBeouf moved out of range nicely.
LaBeouf moves out of range as Money strikes.
LaBeouf dodges the punch combination from Money.
LaBeouf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Money has his takedown stuffed
and LaBeouf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaBeouf throws a one two combo.
Gimme Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaBeouf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Money circles away quickly and effectively.
Money throws a head kick that misses.
LaBeouf staying out of range there.
Shia LaBeouf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Money throws a left and a right that both miss
and LaBeouf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Money avoids the head kick by LaBeouf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LaBeouf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Money throws a lazy right hand but LaBeouf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LaBeouf is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
LaBeouf checks the leg kick nicely there.
Money tries for a takedown but LaBeouf circles away easily
and LaBeouf counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gimme Money. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money misses the body punch
so LaBeouf counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Money tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LaBeouf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
LaBeouf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Money is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LaBeouf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Money looking for a sweep. Not yet Money, not yet.
Gimme Money has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaBeouf working some strikes from top position.
Money 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.
LaBeouf content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
LaBeouf distracts Money with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. LaBeouf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. LaBeouf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
LaBeouf distracts Money with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
LaBeouf postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
LaBeouf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Money has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, LaBeouf has managed to get both his arms back between Money's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money looking for a guillotine here but LaBeouf defends easily.
Money trying to keep a closed guard but LaBeouf is proving a slippery customer.
LaBeouf cracks Money with a solid left hand.
LaBeouf trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
LaBeouf gets to his feet - Money follows without any prompting.
LaBeouf blocks a head kick by Money.
A telegraphed right hand from LaBeouf misses the target.
Money gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows LaBeouf to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Money is trying to keep LaBeouf in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money looking for a sweep. Not yet Money, not yet.
LaBeouf chips away with some ground and pound.
Money keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
Money looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaBeouf is one step ahead there.
Money trying to keep a closed guard but LaBeouf is proving a slippery customer.
Shia LaBeouf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
LaBeouf landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shia LaBeouf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well LaBeouf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shia LaBeouf!
Shia LaBeouf took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Gimme Money stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's gonna cost me a pretty penny.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick's entrance music is Micheal Jackson smooth criminal. A fine choice. Chouncheun has chosen พิณบรรเลง as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Chouncheun.
Chouncheun tries to land a front kick but Riddick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riddick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chouncheun circles away quickly and effectively.
Riddick backing away here, and Chouncheun unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Riddick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chouncheun.
Chouncheun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riddick under the eye.
Riddick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chouncheun.
Chouncheun slips under a jab from Riddick.
Riddick misses with a body shot
and Chouncheun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chouncheun misses with a leg kick.
Riddick takes a swing at Chouncheun's ribcage but misses.
Chouncheun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddick works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chouncheun motions for Riddick to come forward. Chouncheun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddick drops his hands momentarily and Chouncheun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chouncheun lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riddick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riddick scores with a jab to the head.
Riddick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chouncheun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riddick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chouncheun is rocked!
It looks like Timpurhkhum Chouncheun has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddick lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Chouncheun can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Riddick and Chouncheun drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Riddick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Riddick!
An out of breath and clearly excited Richard Riddick thanked $30 items for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Gaarlandt throws a fast counter high kick but Matiss manages to duck under it in time.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Matiss moves out of range.
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gaarlandt lands with a slapping head kick.
Gaarlandt ducks right into an uppercut from Matiss.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Matiss scores with a nice strike.
Gaarlandt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matiss tried to score with a low kick but Gaarlandt checks it.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Matiss moves out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
Matiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gaarlandt blocks an uppercut.
Matiss blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt is trying to break free.
Matiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matiss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Gaarlandt is blocking nicely.
Gaarlandt scores with a shot to the side of Matiss's head.
Gaarlandt throws a head punch that misses.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch.
Matiss blocks a leg kick.
Matiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaarlandt takes one to the chin there.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt throws the kick towards the body but Matiss avoids it.
Gaarlandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Gaarlandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Matiss throws a solid leg kick but Gaarlandt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matiss.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Matiss moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matiss.
Matiss moves into range and clinches up with Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt is trying to force a seperation but Matiss has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Gaarlandt is trying to stall.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss throws a chopping leg kick but Gaarlandt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matiss will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gaarlandt feints a jab promting Matiss to slip. Gaarlandt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matiss slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matiss lands with a kick to the temple. Gaarlandt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matiss misses with a two punch combination.
Matiss cracks the inside of Gaarlandt's front leg.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild combination.
Gaarlandt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matiss blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Matiss looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gaarlandt scores with a head kick. Matiss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matiss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matiss misses with a wild body shot.
Gaarlandt lands a head kick. Matiss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matiss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gaarlandt is able to avoid easily.
Gaarlandt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matiss backs up against the cage.
Matiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gaarlandt throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss moves out of range as Gaarlandt throws a body kick.
Matiss stuns Gaarlandt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matiss.
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Matiss lands but Gaarlandt takes it in his stride.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaarlandt's sensitive parts.
Matiss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matiss ducks under a wild hook from Gaarlandt.
Matiss misses with a wild body shot.
Gaarlandt unleashes a big counter combination but Matiss bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Matiss misses the target.
Gaarlandt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matiss takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss thinks about countering with a head kick.
Good work by Gaarlandt as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaarlandt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that Matiss semi-blocks.
Matiss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaarlandt circles away quickly and effectively.
Matiss throws a wild body kick that Gaarlandt sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Gaarlandt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gaarlandt throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gaarlandt keeps Matiss at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick from Gaarlandt lands but Matiss takes it in his stride.
Matiss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matiss has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gaarlandt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaarlandt throws a big shot that misses.
Matiss lands a glancing blow to the side of Gaarlandt's head.
A head kick from Gaarlandt lands but Matiss takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gaarlandt.
Matiss tries to clinch up but Gaarlandt circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Gaarlandt blocks the low kick.
Gaarlandt blocks a leg kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Matiss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Gaarlandt.
Ricardo Gaarlandt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matiss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Gaarlandt jumps back.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
Matiss wants to clinch.
Matiss cracks Gaarlandt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaarlandt.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matiss lands with an overhand left.
Matiss throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Matiss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a two punch combo.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaarlandt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Matiss throwing a counter right hand but Gaarlandt manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Matiss finds it's target.
Gaarlandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Matiss tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
Matiss throws a shot from downtown. Gaarlandt moves away and avoids it.
Matiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Good shot there by Matiss.
Gaarlandt misses with a double jab.
Gaarlandt throws the kick towards the body but Matiss avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt looks for the body kick but Matiss saw that one coming.
Gaarlandt misses with a kick to the body.
Matiss tries a low kick but Gaarlandt avoids it.
Gaarlandt throws a counter combo.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gaarlandt throws an overhand right that lands on Matiss's shoulder, as Matiss tries to avoid the shot.
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Gaarlandt fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaarlandt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matiss!
Matiss throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt checks it.
Gaarlandt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matiss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matiss.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Gaarlandt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaarlandt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matiss avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaarlandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaarlandt blocks a low kick nicely.
Matiss darts in and clinches Gaarlandt up against the cage.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
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!
Gaarlandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt lands an uppercut.
Matiss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaarlandt's face.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but Gaarlandt blocks it.
Matiss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matiss is pushing Gaarlandt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gaarlandt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Matiss will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Matiss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
It looked like Matiss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss is looking to score with low kicks.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matiss appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gaarlandt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaarlandt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt throws a counter combo.
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Gaarlandt scores with a four punch combination!
Matiss throws a leg kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matiss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss scores with a three punch combo!
Gaarlandt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss misses with a leg kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Matiss.
Matiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matiss throws a low kick but Gaarlandt avoids it.
Gaarlandt misses with the body kick
and Matiss counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Matiss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaarlandt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matiss.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that half lands.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matiss cracks Gaarlandt with an open hand slap.
Matiss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt is out of range.
Gaarlandt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gaarlandt moves out of range of the body kick from Matiss.
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Matiss lands a head kick. Gaarlandt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaarlandt misses with a two punch combination.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Gaarlandt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matiss drives through and clinches with Gaarlandt against the cage.
Matiss landing knees to the head.
Matiss works on Gaarlandt's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaarlandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matiss working Gaarlandt over with knees to the body.
Matiss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaarlandt avoids it.
Matiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Matiss.
Matiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Gaarlandt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaarlandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matiss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
A short left from Matiss.
Gaarlandt throws a head punch that misses.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaarlandt.
Matiss lands with a light punch inside.
Gaarlandt tries to circle away but Matiss has him pinned against the cage.
Gaarlandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matiss keeps control of Gaarlandt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaarlandt blocks it with crossed arms.
Matiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a knee to the body.
Matiss trying to control the position but instead, Gaarlandt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matiss into the cage.
Matiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matiss blocking some punches.
Matiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matiss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaarlandt's efforts to push away.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Gaarlandt blocks with his arms.
Matiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matiss tries to work over Gaarlandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaarlandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matiss has him pressed against the cage.
Matiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matiss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mario Matiss!
A victorious Mario Matiss thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Ricardo Gaarlandt had this to say: 'i will never suffer defeat ,i ll come stronger and better in my next fight,thanks to all the fans out there..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfrid Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick comes to the cage accompanied by I Am Hell. Selfrid Bergman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selfrid Bergman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riddick throws a head kick but Bergman moves out of range.
Bergman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bergman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riddick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riddick tries to roll over but Bergman keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bergman seems to be working for a kimura but Riddick defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bergman.
Riddick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman trying to control but Riddick is working from the bottom.
Riddick is trying to keep Bergman in close.
Bergman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riddick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bergman stands and throws Riddick's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bergman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bergman working the head with strikes.
Bergman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Bergman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman landing strikes.
Riddick tries to buck Bergman off but Bergman is having none of it.
Bergman landing a few strikes.
Bergman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riddick is not content to let Bergman control the position.
Riddick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bergman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bergman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bergman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Riddick dodges the ground and pound from Bergman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bergman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bergman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riddick defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bergman cracks Riddick with a big right hand but Riddick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bergman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Riddick is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bergman is controlling him well.
An elbow from Bergman crashes against the mat.
Bergman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Riddick trying to remain calm as Bergman controls from the top position.
Bergman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddick keeps working.
Riddick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riddick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Riddick tries to buck Bergman off but Bergman is having none of it.
Bergman looks up at the clock and then as Riddick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bergman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Riddick is trying to buck Bergman off.
Bergman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Riddick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bergman connects with a decent elbow.
Bergman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riddick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Riddick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Riddick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Selfrid Bergman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bergman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bergman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riddick is trying to stand.
Bergman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riddick defending well though.
Bergman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddick's head.
Bergman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bergman thows a huge punch but Riddick dodges it nicely.
Bergman working Riddick over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bergman is stalling here. Riddick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bergman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Riddick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Riddick looks up at the clock and then as Bergman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Riddick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick working away.
Riddick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bergman is looking for a sweep.
Riddick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bergman to see if he's OK.
Riddick grinds an elbow into Bergman's temple.
Bergman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Riddick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bergman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bergman managing to control the position.
Riddick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bergman is keeping the position for now.
Riddick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick preventing the sweep.
Riddick wants to stand but Bergman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riddick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bergman circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Bergman.
Bergman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riddick misses with a body kick.
Riddick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bergman on the side of the head.
Riddick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riddick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riddick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bergman throws a leg kick but Riddick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Richard B Riddick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergman misses with a hook.
Bergman misses with a takedown attempt - Riddick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick thumps Bergman with a low kick.
Riddick looks to land a left hand but Bergman moved out of range nicely.
Riddick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Bergman has Riddick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riddick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bergman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Riddick to keep the fight standing.
Richard B Riddick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selfrid Bergman.
Riddick scores a nice knee to the body.
Bergman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bergman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bergman breaks the clinch.
Riddick throws a hook to the side of Bergman's head but Bergman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richard B Riddick will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bergman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riddick. That one must have hurt.
Bergman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddick works over Bergman's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Selfrid Bergman has been cut.
Riddick connects with a looping right hand.
Riddick with a nice cross.
No joy there for Bergman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richard B Riddick is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riddick appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bergman slips under a jab.
Riddick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bergman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bergman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riddick.
Bergman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No joy there for Riddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergman shoots in but Riddick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riddick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bergman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick throws the kick towards the body but Bergman avoids it.
Bergman moves into the clinch successfully.
Riddick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bergman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergman is defending well for now.
Riddick lands a body punch.
Riddick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riddick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riddick missing with knees to the body.
Riddick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergman has Riddick pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bergman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Riddick tumbling to the mat - Bergman dives into Riddick's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergman trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riddick looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddick, not yet.
Bergman passes Riddick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bergman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riddick is not content to let Bergman control the position.
Riddick is looking to escape.
Riddick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Bergman trying to control the action but Riddick is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman working the head and body with strikes.
Bergman working Riddick over with strikes.
Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bergman.
Riddick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bergman passes to full mount!
Riddick is trying to escape the mount.
Bergman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riddick is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergman working for a guillotine from mount but Riddick is in no mood to give up.
Bergman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riddick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riddick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bergman lands a heavy elbow.
Riddick is rocked!
Bergman postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Riddick in real trouble here! The ref calls for Riddick to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Selfrid Bergman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz comes into the arena with 50 cent P.I.M.P blaring out of the sound system. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rafael Santa Cruz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a hook. Santa Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Santa Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Santa Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Santa Cruz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lopez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santa Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've been hearing reports that Santa Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a head kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez slips a straight right by Santa Cruz.
Lopez is looking for the big counter here.
Santa Cruz tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santa Cruz lands an overhand right.
Lopez lunges at Santa Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santa Cruz's hand.
Santa Cruz misses with a looping left.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Santa Cruz's ribs.
Lopez slips a straight right by Santa Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santa Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santa Cruz lands an overhand right.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santa Cruz. That did some damage!
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Santa Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez defending well as Santa Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez throws a fast counter high kick but Santa Cruz manages to duck under it in time.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Santa Cruz connects with a single shot there.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Santa Cruz checks a low kick from Lopez.
Nice defenses there by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Santa Cruz tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Santa Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santa Cruz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
It looked like Santa Cruz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
Santa Cruz misses with a hook.
Lopez is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santa Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Santa Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Santa Cruz throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez tries to work over Santa Cruz's front leg with a kick but Santa Cruz checks it.
Santa Cruz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santa Cruz motions for Lopez to come forward. Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz throws a one two combo.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santa Cruz's calf.
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 Rafael Santa Cruz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santa Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santa Cruz dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Santa Cruz avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Santa Cruz throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santa Cruz dives in and scores a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Lopez pushes Santa Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lopez has time to react.
Santa Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Santa Cruz avoids it with no problem.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Santa Cruz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santa Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Lopez slips a straight right by Santa Cruz.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santa Cruz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santa Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz looks to throw a body kick
and Santa Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez slips a jab from Santa Cruz.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Santa Cruz throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santa Cruz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santa Cruz thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez counters with a three punch combo that has Santa Cruz backing up. Santa Cruz nods at Lopez to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Santa Cruz in the body.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Santa Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Santa Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Santa Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santa Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santa Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a series of strikes. Santa Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santa Cruz misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Santa Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santa Cruz looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santa Cruz. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez throws a push kick but Santa Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Santa Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Santa Cruz - just one landing.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santa Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lopez jabs at Santa Cruz's body.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Lopez tries to bum rush Santa Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Santa Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Cruz dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Santa Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santa Cruz takes a step back to recover.
Santa Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez throws a body punch but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Santa Cruz misses with a straight right.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Santa Cruz misses with a body kick.
As Santa Cruz backs off Lopez throws a huge counter combo but Santa Cruz manages to avoid it all.
Santa Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santa Cruz thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez throws a push kick but Santa Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Santa Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Santa Cruz misses
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santa Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Santa Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santa Cruz throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Santa Cruz misses with a straight left.
Santa Cruz throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a hook but Santa Cruz avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Santa Cruz is out of range.
Lopez moves out of range as Santa Cruz throws a body kick.
Santa Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez moves out of range as Santa Cruz strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Santa Cruz misses with a straight left.
Santa Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Santa Cruz is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Santa Cruz.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez takes a swing at Santa Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Santa Cruz cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santa Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Santa Cruz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Santa Cruz.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santa Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Lopez.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Our winner, Miguel Lopez, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tel Britton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tee Nah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tel Britton!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Britton manages to avoid it.
Britton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nah is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britton circles away.
Britton throws a body punch but Nah moves out of range.
Nah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Britton throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Britton. Those never looked like landing.
Britton swinging wildly here.
Nah tries to land a front kick but Britton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Britton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nah moves into the clinch.
Britton manages to break the clinch.
Britton thuds his right hand into Nah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Britton manages to avoid it.
Nah lands a big right hand that sends Britton crashing to the mat! Nah stays standing though and waves Britton back to his feet!
It looks like Tel Britton has been cut.
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!
Nah missing with a left hand there. Britton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Britton misses with the combination.
Britton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Britton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nah misses with a straight right.
Britton tries to counter with a clinch but Nah shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Britton misses with a double jab.
Britton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nah.
Britton drops Nah with a left right combo! Britton follows him down to the ground into side control.
Nah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nah wants to get back to his feet but Britton drags him back down.
Britton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nah pushes Britton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Britton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nah managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Britton.
Britton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Britton.
Britton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tee Nah's cut is getting worse.
Nah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Britton is working Nah over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tee Nah's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Britton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jeez, Tee Nah's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tee Nah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tel Britton!
Tel Britton is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Tel Britton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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