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BRFC 38 Jamie's Birthday Bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hump Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Guillermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillermo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fractal - Amor (feat. Syrin). Eddie Guillermo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hump Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Guillermo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Guillermo is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Guillermo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Face gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Face tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guillermo avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Guillermo.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guillermo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Face.
Face tightens his grip and picks Guillermo up, before dumping him to the ground. Guillermo manages to land in guard.
Face throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guillermo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guillermo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Face advances position into side control!
Guillermo wants to get back to his feet but Face drags him back down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guillermo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guillermo struggling a bit here.
Face misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Face looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Guillermo is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Face are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Face misses with the ground and pound.
Guillermo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Guillermo is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Face tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Guillermo dodges the ground and pound from Face.
Guillermo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Face.
Guillermo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Face off and has taken his back!
Guillermo scores with strikes from the back.
Guillermo keeps control of the position as Face tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Guillermo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Face. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Face is looking to get to half guard.
Face is squirming around, avoiding Guillermo's attempts to control the action.
Guillermo wants to take his opponent's back but Face doesn't allow it.
Guillermo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guillermo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Face is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Face regains half guard.
Guillermo moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Guillermo working the ground and pound.
Face tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guillermo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Guillermo controlling the position.
Face tries to improve position but can't.
Face gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Face has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo wants to stand but Face has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Face slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guillermo connects with a couple of short punches.
Guillermo trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guillermo stopping the sweep attempt from Face.
Guillermo trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Face wants to sweep but no luck.
Face keeping full guard, as Guillermo tries to pass.
Face looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Hump Face will probably get the nod.
That's time! Face's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Face throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guillermo's waist but Guillermo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Face off to one side.
Guillermo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Face to the ground. Guillermo is now in Face's guard.
Guillermo preventing the sweep.
Eddie Guillermo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guillermo wants to pass the guard but Face is keeping the position.
Face has his foot on Guillermo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guillermo works his way back into a safe position though.
Face is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Guillermo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guillermo is in trouble now - Face has advanced to mount!
Guillermo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Face fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Guillermo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Guillermo tries to hold on but Face postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Face.
Guillermo working to try and regain half guard.
Face throws some wild stikes that Guillermo manages to avoid easily.
Guillermo is working to get back to half guard.
Face lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guillermo regains half guard.
Face throwing shots but Guillermo is blocking nicely.
Guillermo actively working from the bottom here.
Guillermo is breathing heavily.
Guillermo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Face.
Face throwing shots but Guillermo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Face.
Guillermo is trying to get back to full guard.
Face winds up and cracks Guillermo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Guillermo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Face is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Guillermo is just riding it out for now. Face eventually gives up the hold.
Face thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guillermo's head.
Face is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guillermo can do to turn this around?
Guillermo tries to get to full guard but Face has control of the leg.
Guillermo trying to hold on to Face's head to control him but Face postures up.
Face thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guillermo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Face throwing shots but Guillermo is blocking nicely.
Face looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Face is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guillermo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guillermo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Face pulls his head out easily.
Face is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guillermo sees it coming and defends easily.
Face tries to pass to full mount but Guillermo defends it.
Guillermo trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo won't allow Face to pass to mount.
Guillermo tries to get to full guard but Face has control of the leg.
Face is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guillermo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guillermo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Face.
Guillermo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Face is working away from the top position though.
Face is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Guillermo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guillermo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guillermo.
Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guillermo is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hump Face dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guillermo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guillermo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guillermo blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Guillermo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Face.
It looks like Eddie Guillermo has been cut.
Face with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Face can't get the takedown.
Guillermo breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face is looking to clinch but Guillermo is avoiding it.
Face throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Face backs off Guillermo throws a huge counter combo but Face manages to avoid it all.
Face tries to clinch up.
As Face backs off Guillermo throws a huge counter combo but Face manages to avoid it all.
Hump Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Face tries to clinch but Guillermo is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Face.
Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillermo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Face is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guillermo wants to control but Face is keeping him busy.
Face is looking to regain half guard here but Guillermo keeps moving and retains side control.
Guillermo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Face is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Guillermo off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo tries to break free.
Face lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Face is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Guillermo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Guillermo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Guillermo for a finish.
Face missing with punches from the back.
Guillermo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Face gets his way!
Guillermo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Face off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
I really don't envy Guillermo right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is punishing Guillermo with some ground and pound.
Face throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Guillermo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Face keeps control of the position as Guillermo tries to break free.
Guillermo is having to fend off submission attempts from Face, who is looking to sink in the choke. Face doesn't have the hooks in though and Guillermo manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Face looking for a sweep. Not yet Face, not yet.
Guillermo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Face wants to sweep here but Guillermo controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Face is trying to get back to half guard.
Face is working hard here to advance position.
Face looks to move to half guard but instead Guillermo has passed into mount! Damn!
Guillermo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Eddie Guillermo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guillermo cracks Face with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Face sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Guillermo is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillermo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hump Face.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Face, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hump Face!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hump Face!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hump Face!
Hump Face wins by unanimous decision!
Eddie Guillermo spoke after the fight, saying 'He got Lucky.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Awake and Alive - Skillet as his entrance music. Yoji Kikuchi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauricio Velasquez's chin.
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142 lbs
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148 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoji Kikuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuchi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Velasquez!
Velasquez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kikuchi cracks Velasquez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kikuchi lands a big shot there that rocks Velasquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kikuchi prevents Velasquez from getting the reversal.
Kikuchi controlling from mount.
Kikuchi throwing strikes here but Velasquez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Kikuchi is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Velasquez is in real trouble.
Velasquez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kikuchi biding his time, controlling Velasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuchi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Velasquez showing good submission defense here.
Velasquez showing good submission defense here.
Kikuchi working for the choke.
Kikuchi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kikuchi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez just trying to survive but Kikuchi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kikuchi is persistently looking for the submission but Velasquez is defending it well.
Velasquez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kikuchi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Velasquez is trying desperately to improve position.
Velasquez tries to hold on but Kikuchi postures up.
Kikuchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Velasquez suckers Kikuchi into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Velasquez is now in Kikuchi's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kikuchi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kikuchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Velasquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kikuchi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kikuchi trying to pass the guard but Velasquez defending well.
Kikuchi controlling the action here.
Velasquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kikuchi is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Velasquez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kikuchi stalling away here and it's allowed Velasquez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kikuchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kikuchi with a nice head shot there.
Velasquez wants to sweep here but Kikuchi controlling him for the moment.
Kikuchi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kikuchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoji Kikuchi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kikuchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Velasquez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kikuchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Kikuchi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Velasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kikuchi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikuchi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Velasquez defends it well.
Kikuchi is keen to just control but Velasquez is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuchi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kikuchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Velasquez sees it coming and defends easily.
Kikuchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Velasquez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kikuchi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kikuchi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kikuchi is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Velasquez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kikuchi is trying to control the action in half guard but Velasquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kikuchi winds up and cracks Velasquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kikuchi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kikuchi's back!
Kikuchi trying to control the action but Velasquez just sinks the hooks in.
Velasquez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kikuchi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kikuchi staying busy and making it hard for Velasquez to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is hanging on to Kikuchi's back as he tries to escape.
Kikuchi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Velasquez misses with a punch to the head.
Kikuchi is trying to break free.
Velasquez tries to keep control of the position but Kikuchi is staying busy.
Good control from Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with punches to the body.
Kikuchi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez avoiding Kikuchi 's attempts to control his hands.
Velasquez trying to control momentarily.
Kikuchi tries to roll but Velasquez sticks to his back.
Kikuchi trying to control the hands but Velasquez breaks the grip.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velasquez tightening his grip on Kikuchi, looking for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Velasquez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Velasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Velasquez darts in and clinches Kikuchi up against the ropes.
Velasquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kikuchi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Velasquez manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Kikuchi moves out of range easily.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kikuchi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Velasquez tries to kick Kikuchi off in order to stand up. Kikuchi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuchi is trying to get an arm triangle but Velasquez is defending well.
Velasquez struggling a bit here.
Kikuchi is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kikuchi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Velasquez has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kikuchi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kikuchi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Velasquez, who protects the arm well.
Velasquez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kikuchi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kikuchi is looking for a kimura but Velasquez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kikuchi to get the leverage.
Kikuchi is trying to work for a kimura but Velasquez is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kikuchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Velasquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Velasquez is trying to maintain the position but Kikuchi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi wants to take a breather but Velasquez is having none of it.
Kikuchi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Velasquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kikuchi content to control rather than advance.
Kikuchi trying to control from half guard but Velasquez is working away.
Mauricio Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kikuchi tries to pass to full mount but Velasquez defends it.
Kikuchi is working hard here to advance position.
Kikuchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Kikuchi trying to control from half guard but Velasquez is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mauricio Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velasquez duly obliges.
Velasquez fails with the takedown
and Kikuchi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoji Kikuchi.
I think Kikuchi 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Yoji Kikuchi!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yoji Kikuchi!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yoji Kikuchi!
Yoji Kikuchi wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Harrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Harrow!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Connor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Richard Harrow has been cut.
Harrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Connor swings for the body but Harrow moves out of range.
Connor checks a low kick from Harrow.
Harrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Connor lands with a good body shot.
Harrow looks winded!
Harrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Harrow goes down! Can Connor finish him!?
Harrow is rocked!
Connor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Connor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harrow wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Connor drops Harrow with a left and a right! Oh, Harrow is hurt - Connor dives into side control looking to finish!
Harrow is still in real trouble! Can Connor finish him?
That has opened up Richard Harrow's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor staying calm.
Connor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harrow seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harrow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Connor tries to advance to mount but Harrow denies him.
Harrow seems a little lost for a moment, as Connor dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrow is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Connor is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Connor controlling his opponent.
Harrow is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Connor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Harrow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Harrow misses.
Richard Harrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connor scores with a shot to the body.
Connor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connor swings for the body but Harrow moves out of range.
Richard Harrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The cut above Richard Harrow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Connor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harrow needs to keep his hands up - Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Richard Harrow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Harrow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keith Connor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Reus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SNBRN feat. Kaleena Zanders - California. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neymar Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Reus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Junior lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reus darts in trying to clinch
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Reus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Junior explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Darren Reus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reus is looking to clinch.
Reus feints a jab promting Junior to slip. Reus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Junior slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reus tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior is looking to counter punch.
Reus clinches.
Reus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Junior has him pressed against the ropes.
Junior throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Junior is defending well for now.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Reus looking to stall.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Reus avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Junior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reus.
Reus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior prevents Reus from breaking the clinch.
Junior lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
A short left from Junior.
Junior presses Reus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Junior lands a nice uppercut.
Junior is leaning against Reus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reus looks winded!
Junior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Junior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reus.
Reus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Junior is keeping busy.
Junior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reuss head.
Junior working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reus blocks a body shot from Junior.
Reus looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Reus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reus fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reus at a distance.
Junior rushes Reus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Junior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Junior lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Reus backwards.
Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reus prevents a body shot from Junior.
Reus is trying to break the clinch but Junior is controlling him.
Junior gets through Reus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reus.
Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junior scores with a nice right hand.
Reus is rocked!
A punch combination from Junior misses.
Reus throws a nice head kick!
Reus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reus misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Reus does no damage.
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reus with a jab.
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!
Reus tries to clinch up.
Junior pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reus tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reus works over Junior's head and body with a nice combination.
Reus throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reus misses with a combination
and Junior makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reus moves out of range as Junior throws a body kick.
Junior throws a good cross that connects.
Reus throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reus misses with a two punch combination.
Junior wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Junior. That's going to slow Reus down.
Junior throws a combination. Reus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Junior dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reus misses with a double jab.
Reus misses with a few strikes there.
Reus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Reus.
Reus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junior swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reus fails to land with a series of punches.
Darren Reus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior tries to work over Reus's front leg with a kick but Reus checks it.
Reus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Darren Reus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Reus. Those never looked like landing.
Reus looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
Junior jabs Reus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Junior is looking to clinch but Reus is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reus misses with a wild combination.
Reus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reus throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Junior throwing a counter right hand but Reus manages to avoid it.
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!
Reus throws a lazy head kick
and Junior counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reus thinking.
Reus is breathing heavily.
Reus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Reus misses with a double jab
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reus moves into the clinch.
Junior digs a right hand underneath Reus's ribcage. Reus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Junior on the inside.
Reus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Junior is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Junior.
Junior tries a body shot but Reus blocks it.
Reus looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reus avoids it.
Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Reus backwards.
Reus is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Reus prevents a body shot from Junior.
Reus wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reus breaks the clinch.
Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reus's sensitive parts.
Reus seems to have recovered his senses.
Reus throws a sloppy head kick
and Junior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reus throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Reus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reus throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Reus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Junior connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reus momentarily.
Reus misses with the combination.
Reus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJunior.
Junior tries to land a leg kick but Reus saw it coming and moves away.
Reus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Junior counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reus! Junior lets Reus back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's four 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!
Reus get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Reus stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Junior runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neymar Junior!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Miller 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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22
161 lbs
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148 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Miller throws a leg kick but Esposito checks it.
Esposito throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
Esposito throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Esposito lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Esposito to the mat! Esposito manages to get full guard.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
Esposito trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Esposito pulls Miller in to control the position.
Esposito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esposito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Esposito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Miller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esposito is trying to improve his position.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working.
Miller is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Esposito looks calm but he's in trouble here. Miller gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Esposito is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Miller lets go of the hold and Esposito can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Miller!
After winning the bout, Ben Miller 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 Uryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaji Clitorisukah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clitorisukah has chosen Sorry Jung Woo Park as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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155 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uryan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaji Clitorisukah!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clitorisukah clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Clitorisukah swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Clitorisukah improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clitorisukah.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Clitorisukah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clitorisukah's elbow.
Hall jumps guard but Clitorisukah stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clitorisukah slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clitorisukah smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uryan Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall slips a jab from Clitorisukah.
Hall misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clitorisukah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Clitorisukah throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a jab when Clitorisukah was well out of range.
Clitorisukah scores with a jab.
Clitorisukah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall throws a push kick but Clitorisukah slaps the foot to one side.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Clitorisukah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Clitorisukah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Clitorisukah counters with a straight right hand.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hall misses with a hook
and Clitorisukah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Clitorisukah.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clitorisukah misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Clitorisukah misses its intended target.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clitorisukah defends well and Hall ends up having to push Clitorisukah into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clitorisukah gets a clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clitorisukah's elbow.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clitorisukah pushes Hall back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clitorisukah smiles and moves away.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall rushes Clitorisukah and presses him up against the ropes.
Clitorisukah scores with a shot to the side of Hall's head.
Clitorisukah lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall tries to pull guard but Clitorisukah holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall jumps guard but Clitorisukah stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clitorisukah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clitorisukah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clitorisukah.
Hall has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clitorisukah after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Clitorisukah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clitorisukah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall trying to stall but Clitorisukah improves his position.
Clitorisukah lands with a light punch inside.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaji Clitorisukah dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall slips a jab from Clitorisukah.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clitorisukah's hands.
Vaji Clitorisukah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Clitorisukah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Clitorisukah has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uryan Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clitorisukah.
Hall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Clitorisukah to keep the fight standing.
Clitorisukah scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Clitorisukah is controlling the position.
Hall wants to stall.
Hall jumps guard but Clitorisukah stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clitorisukah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hall jumps guard but Clitorisukah stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clitorisukah just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Vaji Clitorisukah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clitorisukah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clitorisukah.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clitorisukah just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clitorisukah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Clitorisukah.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Clitorisukah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Clitorisukah has him pressed against the ropes.
Hall jumps guard but Clitorisukah stands there with Hall around his waist. Hall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clitorisukah has him pressed against the ropes.
Clitorisukah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Clitorisukah.
Clitorisukah lands with a left to the head.
Hall is rocked!
Clitorisukah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clitorisukah lands a big right hand that drops Hall! The killer instinct kicks in and Clitorisukah finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Clitorisukah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaji Clitorisukah!
Vaji Clitorisukah made sure to mention his sponsor, Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview.
Uryan Hall was interviewed post fight and said 'As you can see...I can't. I got beat out there tonight, enough said.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omari Akhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr WeBL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akhmedov comes to the ring accompanied by Jason Derulo - . WeBL has chosen Blood as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omari Akhmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr WeBL!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhmedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but WeBL manages to avoid it.
WeBL wants to clinch up but Akhmedov keeps it at a distance.
Akhmedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
WeBL with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akhmedov to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Mr WeBL has been cut.
WeBL tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akhmedov counters with a nice uppercut.
WeBL uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhmedov.
WeBL clinches with his opponent.
WeBL creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akhmedov's defenses.
WeBL misses with a hook to the ribs.
WeBL misses with the head strike.
WeBL pushes off an throws an elbow but Akhmedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Akhmedov fails to land.
WeBL misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhmedov manages to break the clinch.
WeBL gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akhmedov tries to break free but WeBL pushes him back against the ropes.
WeBL lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akhmedov blocks a body shot from WeBL.
WeBL lands a damaging elbow.
WeBL has Akhmedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Akhmedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
WeBL lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akhmedov tries to circle away but WeBL has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WeBL lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
WeBL throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhmedovs head.
Akhmedov is trying to break the clinch but WeBL has him pressed against the ropes.
Akhmedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
WeBL showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akhmedov.
Mr WeBL seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhmedov gets tackled into the ropes by WeBL. WeBL maintains the clinch.
WeBL lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Omari Akhmedov has been cut.
Akhmedov is trying to force a seperation but WeBL has the dominant position.
WeBL gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akhmedov wants to break free but WeBL has control.
Akhmedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
WeBL prevents Akhmedov from breaking the clinch.
WeBL told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Akhmedov is trying to break the clinch but WeBL has him pressed against the ropes.
WeBL scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akhmedov working hard to break the clinch.
Akhmedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akhmedov blocks a body shot from WeBL.
WeBL pushes off an throws an elbow but Akhmedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by WeBL.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
WeBL doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhmedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Akhmedov. Those never looked like landing.
Akhmedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
WeBL rushes Akhmedov and presses him up against the ropes.
Akhmedov is looking to break free of the clinch but WeBL has double underhooks.
Akhmedov is trying to break the clinch but WeBL is controlling him.
Akhmedov tries to circle away but WeBL has him pinned against the ropes.
Akhmedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
WeBL misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akhmedov.
Akhmedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
WeBL tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhmedov's elbow.
WeBL lands an elbow inside that Akhmedov shrugs off.
WeBL lands an elbow inside that Akhmedov shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from WeBL.
Akhmedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
WeBL gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
WeBL scores with a nice hook to the head.
WeBL misses with an elbow strike.
WeBL scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov is trying to push WeBL away but WeBL has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
WeBL lands an elbow just above Akhmedov 's eye.
A body shot lands from WeBL.
Akhmedov is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from WeBL.
WeBL is working Akhmedov over against the ropes.
Akhmedov takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Akhmedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
WeBL lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
WeBL can't find room to land a body shot as Akhmedov controls the action.
WeBL tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akhmedov avoids it.
Akhmedov trying to land knees to the body.
Akhmedov can't break the clinch.
WeBL makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
WeBL comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akhmedov blocks a body shot from WeBL.
WeBL lands an elbow that stopped Akhmedov in his tracks for a moment.
Akhmedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WeBL fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akhmedov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Akhmedov tries to break free but WeBL pushes him back against the ropes.
Akhmedov tries to circle away but WeBL has him pinned against the ropes.
Akhmedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WeBL lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akhmedov or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by WeBL.
WeBL lands an elbow inside.
Akhmedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from WeBL.
Akhmedov is trying to stall.
WeBL leaning against his opponent.
WeBL lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
WeBL blocks a punch to the side of the head.
WeBL lands a body punch.
WeBL lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
WeBL lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akhmedov is trying to push WeBL away but WeBL has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from WeBL - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WeBL is trying to stall.
WeBL lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by WeBL.
WeBL tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akhmedov avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr WeBL dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akhmedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by WeBL.
WeBL moves into the clinch.
Akhmedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akhmedov blocks an elbow strike.
WeBL gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akhmedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akhmedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
WeBL tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Akhmedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akhmedov looks to land a left hand but WeBL moved out of range nicely.
WeBL appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
WeBL pushes Akhmedov up against the ropes in a clinch.
WeBL gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
WeBL lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akhmedov.
WeBL lands a hook that snaps the head of Akhmedov backwards.
Akhmedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akhmedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akhmedov avoids the elbow strike from WeBL, against the ropes.
WeBL tries a body shot but Akhmedov blocks it.
WeBL lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from WeBL.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
WeBL tries to throw a body punch but Akhmedov avoids it by throwing WeBL back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov wants to break free but WeBL has control.
WeBL lands a damaging elbow.
Akhmedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
WeBL fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akhmedov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Akhmedov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
WeBL is trying to stall.
Akhmedov wants to get back to striking at distance but WeBL won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from WeBL.
WeBL keeps control of Akhmedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
WeBL lands an elbow inside.
Akhmedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akhmedov is trying to push WeBL away but WeBL has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Akhmedov prevents a body shot from WeBL.
Akhmedov blocks the elbow strike.
WeBL lands a damaging elbow.
WeBL tries to throw a body punch but Akhmedov avoids it by throwing WeBL back against the ropes.
WeBL throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhmedovs head.
Akhmedov misses with an elbow strike.
WeBL stalling in the clinch but Akhmedov improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov tries to land knees in the clinch but WeBL avoids the damage to the body.
Akhmedov tries to break free but WeBL pushes him back against the ropes.
Akhmedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akhmedov takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WeBL lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
WeBL is leaning against Akhmedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
WeBL has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akhmedov working aggressively here.
WeBL tries a body shot but Akhmedov blocks it.
WeBL lands an uppercut.
WeBL has Akhmedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Akhmedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
WeBL comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
WeBL tries a body shot but Akhmedov blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Akhmedov throws an elbow but misses.
Mr WeBL seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
WeBL makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
WeBL lands a hook that snaps the head of Akhmedov backwards.
Akhmedov avoids the elbow strike from WeBL, against the ropes.
Akhmedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akhmedov throws a body shot but no joy.
WeBL has Akhmedov up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
WeBL prevents Akhmedov from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akhmedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akhmedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akhmedov tries to circle away but WeBL has him pinned against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, WeBL throws an elbow but misses.
WeBL lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akhmedov backwards.
WeBL lands a hook to the side of the head.
WeBL lands an uppercut.
WeBL just leaning against Akhmedov, taking a breather.
WeBL blocks an uppercut.
Akhmedov can't break the clinch.
Akhmedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
WeBL misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akhmedov breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WeBL dodges the punch combination from Akhmedov.
Akhmedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akhmedov sets himself, and WeBL steps forward looking for the clinch! Akhmedov avoids it this time.
Omari Akhmedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
WeBL moves in looking to clinch but Akhmedov pushes him off.
Akhmedov misses with a series of wild punches.
WeBL has Akhmedov up against the ropes in a clinch.
WeBL tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
WeBL cracks Akhmedov with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for WeBL.
WeBL lands an elbow inside.
Akhmedov takes an elbow to the temple.
WeBL tries to work over Akhmedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from WeBL.
WeBL tries to stall but Akhmedov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from WeBL.
WeBL lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr WeBL showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
WeBL closes the distance and clinches.
Akhmedov breaks from the clinch.
WeBL tries to clinch there but Akhmedov circles away.
WeBL gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akhmedov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
WeBL swings away with an uppercut that misses.
WeBL lands an elbow inside that Akhmedov shrugs off.
WeBL throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akhmedov wants to get back to striking at distance but WeBL won't allow it.
WeBL has Akhmedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Akhmedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akhmedov lands a left hand.
WeBL lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WeBL lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
WeBL has Akhmedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Akhmedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
WeBL misses with a body punch.
WeBL lands a nice uppercut.
WeBL creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akhmedov's defenses.
WeBL lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
WeBL lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WeBL lands with a short shot to the head.
Akhmedov tries to circle away but WeBL has him pinned against the ropes.
WeBL doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
WeBL creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akhmedov's defenses.
WeBL prevents Akhmedov from breaking the clinch.
Akhmedov is trying to break free.
WeBL has Akhmedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Akhmedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from WeBL on the inside.
WeBL comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akhmedov wants to get back to striking at distance but WeBL won't allow it.
WeBL lands with a short shot to the head.
WeBL leaning against his opponent.
Akhmedov is trying to break the clinch but WeBL has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from WeBL.
Akhmedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akhmedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Akhmedov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
WeBL has Akhmedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Akhmedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WeBL lands a nice knee to the body.
WeBL tries to land knees in the clinch but Akhmedov avoids the damage to the body.
WeBL is leaning against Akhmedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akhmedov takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by WeBL.
Akhmedov letting WeBL take a breather here.
A short uppercut from WeBL.
WeBL keeps control of Akhmedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
WeBL lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akhmedov is trying to break the clinch but WeBL has him pressed against the ropes.
WeBL lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akhmedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akhmedov is looking to break free of the clinch but WeBL has double underhooks.
WeBL is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akhmedov is defending well for now.
Well,Akhmedov is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
WeBL lands a nice elbow.
Omari Akhmedov's cut is getting worse.
WeBL blocking some punches.
WeBL lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from WeBL - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WeBL lands an elbow just above Akhmedov 's eye.
WeBL lands an elbow that stopped Akhmedov in his tracks for a moment.
WeBL lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akhmedov is rocked!
WeBL lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Akhmedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
WeBL pushes Akhmedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
WeBL pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Akhmedov! WeBL unloads with more strikes and Akhmedov sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr WeBL!
In his post fight interview, Mr WeBL gave a big smile as he said 'The true joy is knowing that when my pathetic opponent goes home to his family, his children will scream in horror at the sight of their father's disfigured face...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Keene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Keene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keene lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Scott Jordan has been cut.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Keene bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jordan's head backwards.
Keene scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keene gets tackled into the ropes by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keene.
A shot in the inside from Jordan.
A short right from Jordan.
Keene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan's coach down at Bonsai Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jordan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Scott Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Keene missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan wants to counter with a clinch but Keene pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Keene misses the target.
Keene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook. Keene ducked under it nicely.
Keene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Keene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keene misses with a body shot.
Keene misses the shot to the body.
Jordan clinches up against the ropes.
Keene throws a head punch that misses.
Keene struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keene.
Still in the clinch, Jordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keene.
Keene lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Keene can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Keene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Keene misses with the head strike.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Keene.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan prevents a body shot from Keene.
Keene lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Keene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keene.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keene breaks from the clinch.
Jordan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Keene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Keene misses with a body punch.
Keene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan closes the distance but Keene moves to the side
and Keene counters with a nice uppercut.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Keene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keene swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Keene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Keene against the ropes.
Keene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Jordan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keene.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keene lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Keene breaks from the clinch.
Jordan closes the distance and pushes Keene back into the ropes.
Keene lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keene.
Keene takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keene makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Keene fails to land.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keene blocks an uppercut.
Keene throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Jordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keene lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Keene's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Jordan.
Keene lands a left and a right that send Jordan crashing to the mat, dazed. Keene thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jordan is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Keene! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Keene!
A relieved looking Scott Keene thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki comes to the ring accompanied by Greek Anthem. Aaron Blood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Blood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki fails with the takedown
and Blood counters with a right hand to the body.
Koulouraki Souvlaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souvlaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blood swivels and escapes.
Blood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blood trying to control but Souvlaki is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki wants to hit a switch here but Blood passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Souvlaki there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee warns Souvlaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blood scoring with strikes but Souvlaki is staying in there.
Blood working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blood is landing with some decent strikes but Souvlaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Souvlaki is rocked!
Souvlaki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Souvlaki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souvlaki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blood lands with some strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Blood! Souvlaki is hurt baaadly! Blood is firing away with more strikes - Souvlaki is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Blood!
Aaron Blood is the new bantamweight champion!
Aaron Blood took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hey Koulouraki Souvlaki, keep my belt shiney for me. I am coming for my baby soon so it is time to expose you for the bum you are!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Volland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Bickle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Volland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle throws out a loose jab but Volland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Volland's shoulder, as Volland tries to avoid the shot.
Volland misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Volland.
A nice side step and Bickle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Volland misses with a wild body shot.
Volland looks to land a body kick but Bickle moved away.
Volland misses with a left hand
and Bickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle throws a body punch but Volland moves out of range.
A jab from Volland misses.
Volland clinches up against the ropes.
Volland tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Volland back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Volland.
Volland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Volland.
Bickle tries to break the clinch but Volland is controlling the position.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Volland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volland cracks Bickle with a nice body shot.
Volland struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Volland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volland can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Volland has Bickle pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bickle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Volland tries to pull guard but Bickle holds him up against the ropes and eventually Volland drops back down to his feet.
Volland jumps guard.
Volland has his foot on Bickle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bickle works his way back into a safe position though.
Volland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bickle defends it easily.
Bickle stopping the sweep attempt from Volland.
Bickle wants to stand but Volland has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bickle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Volland is tightening it up a little... Bickle has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bickle reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bickle taps out! Nice BJJ there by Volland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Christian Volland!
Christian Volland retains his middleweight title!
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