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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olajide Ban Gbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Vince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olajide Ban Gbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Vince!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ban Gbus lands a slapping body shot.
Vince looks winded!
Ban Gbus scores with a sloppy right hand. Vince should have avoided that one.
It looks like Arnold Vince has been cut.
Ban Gbus lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Vince - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Ban Gbus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olajide Ban Gbus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan has managed to clinch.
Jordan pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jordan looks winded!
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer drops Jordan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jordan is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Jordan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jordan! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Palmer is unloading with more strikes now! Jordan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Palmer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesario Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesario Flame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Flame.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Flame gets a clinch.
Flame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Flame takes one to the side of the head.
Flame definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flame throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Flame motions for Whyte to come forward. Flame throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Whyte misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flame breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flame fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Flame throws a combination that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flame shoots and misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flame gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whyte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Flame takes a shot to the head.
Flame breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Flame.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte jabs Flame to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Flame's ribs.
Flame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flame.
Flame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whyte is fending him off so far but Flame persists. Nope, Whyte circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesario Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flame tries for a takedown but Whyte circles away easily
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Flame moved out of range nicely.
Flame swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flame will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flame has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flame blocking some punches.
Whyte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flame is keeping busy.
Flame looking to stall.
Flame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flame tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte cracks Flame with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Whyte.
Whyte has Flame pressed against the ropes.
Flame is looking to control Whyte's arms but Whyte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flame has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Flame throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whyte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flame.
Flame has had enough of the clinch but Whyte keeps him there for the moment.
Flame throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whyte has him pressed against the ropes.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Flame.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Whyte.
Flame struggles to land a body shot inside as Whyte controls his hands.
Flame misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flame.
Flame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Flame. Those never looked like landing.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flame throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Flame's ribs.
Flame throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Flame is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte lands with a straight right. Flame didn't see that one coming.
Benson Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flame throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Flame wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Flame throws a leg kick that misses.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Flame went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Flame fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flame tries to clinch
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Flame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte works Flame's body with a nice hook.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Flame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whyte is fending him off so far but Flame persists. Nope, Whyte circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Flame misses
and Whyte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flame clinches up with Whyte and pushes him back against the ropes.
Flame blocks an uppercut.
Flame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flame misses with a combination
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Flame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flame ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
A jab from Whyte finds it's way through Flame's defenses.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Flame moved out of range.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whyte cracks Flame with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Flame throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame misses with a hook.
Whyte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame darts in trying to clinch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flame misses with a head kick.
Flame fails with the takedown
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flame.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte throws a hook but Flame blocks it.
Flame closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flame misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesario Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flame misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte defending well as Flame loads up on a big left hand.
Flame wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.
Flame will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flame moves to clinch but Whyte breaks away
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flame throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte digs a good body shot into Flame's ribs.
Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whyte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flame or not.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Flame can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whyte stalling in the clinch.
Whyte pushes Flame back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Flame breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flame tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Flame takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Flame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Flame throws a combination that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Flame falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Flame staying out of range there.
Flame takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flame tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whyte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flame fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
Flame gets tackled into the ropes by Whyte. Whyte maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame is trying to maintain a safe position but Whyte gets an underhook and turns Flame into the ropes.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Flame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flame looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whyte lands a body punch.
Flame breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flame throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whyte counters with a right hand to the body.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flame.
Flame throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cesario Flame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flame gets a clinch.
Flame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Flame misses with a takedown
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte scores with a shot to the body.
Flame is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
Flame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flame stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whyte loads up on a big right hand but Flame slips the punch.
Whyte 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.
Cesario Flame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flame wants to clinch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flame throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Flame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte lands with a good body shot.
Flame throws a head kick that Whyte semi-blocks.
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!
Flame wants to clinch but Whyte slips to the side
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame scores with a head kick. Whyte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flame tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Flame's body.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flame misses with a right hand
and Flame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Flame moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whyte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flame momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flame takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Flame.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Flame throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whyte's waist but Whyte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flame off to one side.
Flame shoots and misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesario Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte clinches.
Whyte presses Flame against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Whyte presses Flame against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Whyte pushes Flame back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Flame trying to stall but Whyte improves his position.
Whyte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flame backwards.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body.
Whyte gets through Flame's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flame with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Whyte.
Whyte lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte lands with a left to the head.
Flame swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flame misses with a punch on the inside.
Flame is trying to force a seperation but Whyte has the dominant position.
Benson Whyte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Whyte on the inside.
Flame being controlled against the ropes.
Flame can't get the takedown.
Whyte lands with a short shot to the head.
Flame lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flame wants to get back to striking at distance but Whyte won't allow it.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Flame controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte stalls.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Flame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whyte or not.
Whyte lands a right hand.
Flame lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flame jumps guard but Whyte stands there with Flame around his waist. Flame gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flame has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte slows down the pace here.
Flame is looking to control Whyte's arms but Whyte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flame has his back to the ropes.
Whyte avoiding damage as Flame throws knees to the body.
Cesario Flame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whyte 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
An out of breath Benson Whyte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam McCullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McCullen is trying to defend but Sanders finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sanders is keen to just control but McCullen is a slippery customer.
Sanders trying to control from McCullen's half guard. McCullen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McCullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but McCullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCullen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
McCullen keeping full guard, as Sanders tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders keeps trying to improve his position.
McCullen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCullen is controlling Sanders's posture.
Sanders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCullen is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanders being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCullen is looking to counter punch.
McCullen scores with a nice right hand.
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.
Sanders looks for a takedown but McCullen sprawls well.
McCullen clinches with his opponent.
McCullen cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
McCullen scores with a shoulder strike.
McCullen cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
Sanders is trying to pull guard but McCullen has him pressed against the ropes.
Sam McCullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Sanders.
A right hook to the body lands for McCullen.
Sanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanders looks winded!
A bit of stalling here from McCullen.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCullen lands with a right to the head.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCullen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen lands a body punch.
McCullen lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from McCullen - that landed with a thud.
McCullen cracks Sanders with a nice body shot.
McCullen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from McCullen.
Sanders is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by McCullen.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can McCullen finish him?
McCullen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, McCullen scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCullen lands a body punch.
McCullen drops Sanders onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sanders is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCullen lands a body shot.
McCullen lands a body punch.
McCullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderss head.
McCullen is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McCullen as the two fighters clinch.
McCullen drops Sanders onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sanders is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
McCullen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanders.
McCullen avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for McCullen.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from McCullen.
McCullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
McCullen digs a right hand underneath Sanders's ribcage. Sanders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from McCullen.
Still in the clinch, McCullen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanders as McCullen tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from McCullen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam McCullen dominated that round.
That's time! McCullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCullen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
McCullen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
McCullen lands a left hand.
McCullen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCullen drops Sanders onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sanders is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCullen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sanders's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sanders drops to his knees and McCullen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam McCullen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Ecklar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas has chosen Real O.G. - Conejo as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafael Rojas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Ecklar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ecklar stuns Rojas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ecklar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ecklar throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
Ecklar throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Ecklar.
Rojas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ecklar misses with a straight left.
Rojas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rojas throws a combination that misses
and Ecklar counters with a stiff right hand.
Ecklar tried to score with a low kick but Rojas checks it.
And Rojas tries to counter it with a takedown but Ecklar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas misses with a wild combination.
Ecklar misses with a takedown attempt - Rojas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ecklar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ecklar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rojas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ecklar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ecklar looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Ecklar instigates a clinch.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ecklar misses with a combination
and Rojas counters with a left right combination that sends Ecklar crashing to the mat - Rojas wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ecklar out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Rojas!
Rafael Rojas took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Escuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum's entrance music is Lil Durk- Dis ain't what you want. A fine choice. 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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Ruttenum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Escuela!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttenum shoots in for a takedown but Escuela shows good takedown defense.
Escuela moves in looking to clinch but Ruttenum pushes him off.
As Escuela looks to move away, Ruttenum throws a big counter combo but Escuela just gets out of the way.
Escuela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruttenum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escuela.
Escuela wants to clinch up but Ruttenum keeps it at a distance.
Escuela misses with a head kick.
Ruttenum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Escuela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Escuela is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Escuela sneaks back into half guard.
Escuela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruttenum.
Escuela keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Escuela is looking to improve his position.
Escuela regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruttenum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escuela pushes Ruttenum off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ruttenum moves into the clinch.
Ruttenum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
I was talking to Ruttenum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escuela wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruttenum breaks the clinch.
Escuela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruttenum has Escuela up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruttenum lands a shoulder strike.
Escuela missing with knees to the body.
Ruttenum lands a good knee to the midsection. Escuela won't want to take too many of those.
Escuela looks winded!
Ruttenum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escuela's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escuela looking to stall.
Ruttenum has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Escuela uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escuela is one step ahead there.
Ruttenum is working hard here to advance position.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttenum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escuela is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruttenum has wrist control.
Ruttenum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Escuela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruttenum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruttenum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escuela wants to clinch up but Ruttenum keeps it at a distance.
Escuela stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruttenum. Ruttenum gets slowly back to his feet.
Escuela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escuela throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Javier Escuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruttenum blocks a head kick by Escuela.
Escuela tries to clinch up.
Ruttenum looks for a takedown but Escuela sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Ruttenum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruttenum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escuela lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Escuela tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruttenum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escuela tries to keep at a distance but Ruttenum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escuela tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Escuela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruttenum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Escuela up against the ropes.
Ruttenum avoiding damage as Escuela throws knees to the body.
Ruttenum presses Escuela against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escuela drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruttenum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruttenum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttenum pulls guard.
Ruttenum looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruttenum, not yet.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttenum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Ruttenum dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escuela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruttenum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ruttenum avoids the head kick by Escuela.
Escuela throws a right hand that Ruttenum ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttenum also avoids with ease.
Ruttenum clinches with his opponent.
Escuela jumps guard but Ruttenum turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Ruttenum.
It looks like Javier Escuela has been cut.
Ruttenum successfully pulls guard.
Ruttenum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escuela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruttenum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruttenum is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Escuela presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ruttenum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruttenum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Ruttenum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escuela is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ruttenum is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Escuela to the mat. Escuela regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ruttenum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Escuela on the ground.
Escuela is breathing heavily.
Ruttenum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cain Ruttenum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruttenum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruttenum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Ruttenum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruttenum landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruttenum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruttenum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruttenum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruttenum throwing strikes from guard but Escuela blocks nicely.
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
Ruttenum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escuela wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruttenum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Escuela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruttenum defends it easily.
Ruttenum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruttenum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Escuela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruttenum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Ruttenum cracks Escuela with a solid left hand.
Ruttenum throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruttenum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
Escuela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruttenum working some strikes from top position.
Ruttenum distracts Escuela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruttenum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escuela's head.
Ruttenum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escuela working a defensive guard here.
Ruttenum postures up in Escuela's guard and throws a big left but Escuela blocks it.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruttenum with a nice head shot there.
Escuela wants to sweep here but Ruttenum controlling him for the moment.
Ruttenum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttenum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruttenum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruttenum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruttenum lands a couple of digs.
Ruttenum won't allow Escuela to get back to his feet.
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.
Ruttenum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruttenum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruttenum won't allow Escuela to sweep him here.
Ruttenum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escuela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ruttenum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruttenum throwing strikes from guard but Escuela blocks nicely.
Ruttenum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Ruttenum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Escuela's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ruttenum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Escuela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruttenum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Escuela avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ruttenum.
Escuela tries to bench press Ruttenum off him but Ruttenum keeps the position.
Ruttenum creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Escuela sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruttenum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ruttenum creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Ruttenum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ruttenum lands an elbow.
The strikes coming from Ruttenum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttenum working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Escuela takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escuela tries to bench press Ruttenum off him but Ruttenum keeps the position.
Ruttenum working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escuela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruttenum is working Escuela over with some ground and pound from side control.
Escuela is rocked!
Ruttenum tries to advance position but instead Escuela slips a leg back in to half guard.
Escuela is still in real trouble! Can Ruttenum finish him?
Escuela taking some punishment here, with Ruttenum in his half guard.
Escuela is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruttenum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruttenum lands a big elbow - Escuela is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ruttenum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Ruttenum!
Cain Ruttenum took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Vinicius Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius Ii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fitzpatrick swivels and escapes.
A countering left hand to the body from Fitzpatrick misses.
Fitzpatrick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinicius Ii seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice takedown defense from Fitzpatrick. No joy for Vinicius Ii on that attempt.
Marcus Vinicius Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinicius Ii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vinicius Ii controlling the position.
Vinicius Ii tries for a kimura but Fitzpatrick is defending well.
Vinicius Ii tries to advance to mount but Fitzpatrick denies him.
Fitzpatrick isn't going anywhere.
Vinicius Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fitzpatrick keeps working.
Vinicius Ii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius Ii tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vinicius Ii has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vinicius Ii in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Fitzpatrick is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Vinicius Ii!
Darryl Fitzpatrick was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll take my loss as a man... congratulations...'.
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