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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano's entrance music is Great Muta Concerto. A fine choice. Velasquez has chosen Awake and Alive - Skillet as his entrance music. Mauricio Velasquez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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159 lbs
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148 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minoru Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano clinches up with Velasquez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nakano crunches a lovely knee into Velasquez's ribcage.
Nakano lands with a left to the head.
Nakano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velasquez is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nakano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nakano works on Velasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Nakano throws an elbow that misses.
Velasquez wants a takedown.
Nakano is working Velasquez over against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Nakano.
Velasquez is rocked!
Nakano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakano finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakano dips a shoulder and cracks Velasquez with a mighty uppercut! Velasquez falls back against the ropes and Nakano unloads with a barrage of strikes! Velasquez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nakano screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minoru Nakano!
Minoru Nakano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tremaine Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Tremaine Van has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
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
6 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tremaine Van !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuchi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van avoids it really well and circles away.
Van gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kikuchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van tries to land a knee to the head but Kikuchi blocks with his arms.
Van misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van with a knee to the head.
Kikuchi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Van just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kikuchi's brow.
Oh Kikuchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van throws an elbow that misses.
Van lands an elbow inside.
Van throws an elbow but it misses.
Van lands an elbow that stopped Kikuchi in his tracks for a moment.
Van creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Kikuchi! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Van .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tremaine Van !
In his post fight interview, Tremaine Van gave a big smile as he said 'Three wins in a row! Guess we better start moving up in the world. Pay me more! Bitches'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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141 lbs
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139 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chang Ru!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ho's calf.
Ho scores with a head kick.
Ho misses with a body kick.
Ru follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ru is able to avoid easily.
Ru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Ru flicks out a counter leg kick but Ho steps away.
Ru takes one to the side of the head.
Ho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ru.
Ho gets a clinch.
Ho blocks an elbow strike.
Ho lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Ho on the inside.
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 Ru.
Ho lands with a light punch inside.
Ru lands a body punch.
Ru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ho coming out on top.
Ru is rocked!
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ru.
Ru is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho finish him?
Ho tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Ho tenderised Ru's leg. Ru is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho cracks Ru with a hook to the temple - Ru is on wobbly legs here! Ho swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ru falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ho wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phat Ho!
After winning the bout, Phat Ho 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 John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Dante Esposito was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooper misses the jab.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
Cooper is looking for a counter combo.
Esposito lands with a right hand.
Esposito throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooper is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Cooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooper.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Esposito throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooh a lovely combination from Cooper sends Esposito down but not out. Cooper dives into side control looking to finish.
Esposito is rocked!
It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cooper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Esposito 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Esposito defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Cooper crashes against the mat.
Cooper working away.
Esposito dodges the ground and pound from Cooper.
Cooper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Esposito wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cooper fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Esposito is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cooper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Esposito defending against the ground and pound.
Cooper throws an elbow but Esposito slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to work for a sweep but Cooper has mounted him!
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooper tries to push Esposito 's head away but Esposito is holding on tight.
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.
A nice elbow there by Cooper.
Esposito tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
Cooper looking to ground and pound but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Cooper looking for a guillotine from mount but Esposito is having none of it.
Esposito is trying to escape the mount.
Esposito blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cooper dominating with strikes here.
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cooper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Esposito can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Esposito to control.
Esposito is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Esposito can't escape the position.
Cooper working the ground and pound effectively.
Cooper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cooper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Esposito wants to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Esposito is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper has control of Esposito 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Esposito regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cooper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
Esposito throws a head kick that half lands.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
Esposito walks into a left hand.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooper throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
John Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Esposito . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Esposito .
Esposito lands a big uppercut and Cooper crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cooper looks OK. Esposito waves Cooper back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esposito .
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Esposito now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esposito swinging wildly here.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito takes one on the button.
Esposito wants to slow Cooper down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Esposito .
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito .
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooper takes a step back to recover.
Esposito feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cooper sprawling to the canvas! Cooper rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Esposito finish him?!
It looks like John Cooper has been cut.
Esposito is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Esposito shuts the power down on Cooper. Lights out, game over! Esposito is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dante Esposito !
A relieved looking Dante Esposito 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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161 lbs
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160 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, EM Punk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk drops his hands momentarily and Angstrom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Angstrom cracks Punk with an open hand slap.
Punk moves in looking to clinch but Angstrom pushes him off.
Punk fails to land the takedown.
Punk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Angstrom as he avoids it easily.
Angstrom lands a jab.
Punk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Angstrom throws out a loose jab but Punk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angstrom misses with a few strikes there.
Punk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Angstrom drives through and clinches with Punk against the ropes.
Angstrom breaks from the clinch.
Angstrom drives through and clinches with Punk against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Angstrom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angstrom misses with a knee strike.
Angstrom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Punk is keeping busy.
Punk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Punk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Angstrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angstrom is working for takedown but Punk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Angstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punk misses with a knee to the head.
Punk blocks an elbow strike.
Angstrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Punk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Angstrom prevents a body shot from Punk.
Punk managing to block the knees to the body from Angstrom.
Angstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angstrom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Punk has time to react.
Punk closes the distance and clinches.
Punk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Punk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Angstrom blocking some punches.
Angstrom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punk backwards.
Angstrom has Punk pressed against the ropes, preventing Punk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angstrom tries a knee to the head but Punk blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk is trying to maintain a safe position but Angstrom gets an underhook and turns Punk into the ropes.
Punk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Punk takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angstrom working aggressively here.
Punk tries to circle away but Angstrom has him pinned against the ropes.
Angstrom manages to break the clinch.
Angstrom throws a front kick aimed at Punk's knee but Punk avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Angstrom as Punk shoots in.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EM Punk.
Punk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Punk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Angstrom sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Angstrom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Punk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Angstrom wants to control but Punk postures up.
Angstrom is looking for a sweep.
Punk trying to control the position but Angstrom is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom can't do much from the bottom here.
Angstrom regains half guard.
Angstrom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Punk tries to free his leg and advance position but Angstrom is retaining full guard.
Angstrom keeping moving, preventing Punk from controlling successfully.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Punk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Angstrom haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Angstrom is trying to control the position but Punk postures up.
Punk looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Angstrom misses.
Punk shoots for a takedown but Angstrom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Angstrom was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Punk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Angstrom. That one must have hurt.
Angstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angstrom tries to avoid it but Punk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angstrom to the ground. Angstrom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Angstrom clinches up with Punk and pushes him back against the ropes.
Angstrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Punk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Punk looking to stall.
Angstrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Angstrom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Punk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Angstrom circles away.
Punk has closed the distance and engaged Angstrom in a clinch.
Punk misses with a knee strike.
Punk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Punk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Angstrom is fending him off so far but Punk persists. Nope, Angstrom circles away and we're back to standing.
Angstrom throws a sloppy head kick and Punk moves out of range easily.
Punk shoots in but no luck this time.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EM Punk.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Angstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angstrom looks to land a body kick but Punk moved away.
Punk slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Angstrom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Punk 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.
Punk slips a jab from Angstrom.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Punk.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Angstrom throws a sloppy head kick and Punk moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punk fails with the takedown.
Angstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punk can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Punk is breathing heavily.
Punk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Punk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Angstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Angstrom trying to control here.
Punk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Angstrom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Angstrom moves into full guard.
Angstrom is looking for a triangle but Punk pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk wants to control from the top but Angstrom keeps moving.
Angstrom is trying to keep Punk in close.
Punk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angstrom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Angstrom keeping moving, preventing Punk from controlling successfully.
Angstrom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Punk's guard.
Angstrom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom throwing strikes from guard but Punk blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angstrom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Punk keeping full guard, as Angstrom tries to pass.
Angstrom looking to sit in guard and control but Punk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Punk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Punk wants to pass the guard but Angstrom is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk is looking to advance position but Angstrom has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Angstrom with a couple of short strikes.
Angstrom trying to control but Punk is having none of it.
Punk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Punk 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.
Angstrom working Punk over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Angstrom dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Angstrom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Angstrom throws a jab when Punk was well out of range.
Angstrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angstrom wants it to stay on the feet.
Angstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Angstrom misses the target.
Punk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Angstrom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EM Punk.
Angstrom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Angstrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Punk.
Punk dives in and scores a takedown into Angstrom's guard.
Punk trying to control the position from guard on top but Angstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk wants to pass the guard but Angstrom is keeping the position.
Angstrom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Angstrom has his feet on Punk's thighs here. He's pushed Punk off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Punk screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Angstrom!
Harry Angstrom spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Makhachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhachev's entrance music is HEY MAMA - David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eric Staal enters the ring!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Islam Makhachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhachev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Makhachev tries to work over Staal's front leg with a kick but Staal checks it.
Staal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makhachev if he has to take too many more of those.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Staal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Makhachev!
Staal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Makhachev is not content to let Staal control the position.
Staal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal trying to control the action but Makhachev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Makhachev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Staal's guard! Nice work there by Makhachev!
Makhachev won't allow Staal to get back to his feet.
Makhachev won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Makhachev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Staal is proving hard to escape from.
Makhachev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Staal, up you get!
Makhachev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staal thumps Makhachev with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
Makhachev cracks Staal with an open hand slap.
It looks like Eric Staal has been cut.
Makhachev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makhachev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Islam Makhachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhachev misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Makhachev misses with a body shot.
Makhachev throws a low kick but Staal moves out of range easily.
Staal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makhachev defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Makhachev.
A big right from Makhachev misses.
Islam Makhachev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makhachev misses the jab.
Staal slips a jab from Makhachev.
Staal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makhachev defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Staal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Staal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makhachev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makhachev is trying to get back to his feet.
Staal wants to control but Makhachev is keeping him busy.
Staal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makhachev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makhachev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev stops Staal from passing to mount.
Makhachev tries to escape but Staal is in control.
Staal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Staal tries to advance to mount but Makhachev denies him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makhachev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makhachev is trying to escape the position but Staal is controlling the position.
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 Islam Makhachev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Staal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Makhachev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Staal with the counter takedown but Makhachev avoids it easily.
Staal thumps Makhachev with a low kick.
Makhachev tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makhachev lands a jab to the nose.
Makhachev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal with the counter takedown but Makhachev avoids it easily.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makhachev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Makhachev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhachev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makhachev throws a body shot but no joy.
And Staal tries to counter it with a takedown but Makhachev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Makhachev misses with a looping right.
Makhachev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal connects with a nice looking jab.
Staal connects with a single shot there.
Makhachev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makhachev working aggressively here.
Staal breaks from the clinch.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makhachev was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Islam Makhachev is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makhachev punishes Staal's body with a nice straight punch.
Makhachev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Makhachev won't be happy with that.
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!
Makhachev pushes Staal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Staal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Staal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makhachev, who protects the arm well.
Staal trying to control the action but Makhachev is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Makhachev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Staal but great work by Makhachev.
Makhachev wants to stand but Staal is controlling his arm.
Staal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is looking to improve his position.
Makhachev tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Staal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Staal working a defensive guard here.
That's four 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.
Staal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Makhachev wants to stand up but Staal is controlling him.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Staal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Staal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Staal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Staal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makhachev cracks Staal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staal scores with a push kick.
Staal keeps the fight on the outside.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makhachev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Makhachev. Those never looked like landing.
Staal feints the counter takedown.
Makhachev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makhachev lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Staal can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Makhachev and Staal drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Makhachev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islam Makhachev!
A less than humble Islam Makhachev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Whitehorse's choice of entrance music: The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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22
140 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Blood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood takes a swing at Whitehorse's ribcage but misses.
Blood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blood duly obliges.
Whitehorse throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehorse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
A little feinted left hand from Blood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Whitehorse. Beautiful body shot.
Whitehorse tries to score with a low kick but Blood moves his leg out of the way.
Aaron Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitehorse blocks a head kick by Blood.
Whitehorse lands a body shot.
Blood misses with a takedown
and Whitehorse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whitehorse misses with an elbow strike.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitehorse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehorse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Whitehorse lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Whitehorse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitehorse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whitehorse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blood is defending well for now.
Blood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whitehorse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whitehorse scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
Whitehorse lands with a right to the head.
Whitehorse lands a body punch.
Blood misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Whitehorse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Whitehorse.
I was talking to Blood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whitehorse lands a body punch.
Blood fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitehorse backwards.
Whitehorse tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whitehorse obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood blocks a body shot from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse lands a shoulder strike.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitehorse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitehorse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blood taking a breather.
Blood looking to slow down the pace here.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitehorse thows a leg kick but Blood checks it
and Blood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whitehorse is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood works over Whitehorse with some ground and pound from guard.
Blood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitehorse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehorse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blood throws a strike but Whitehorse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitehorse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blood is pulling down on Whitehorse's head. It's preventing any offense from Whitehorse, at least for the moment.
Whitehorse won't allow Blood to sweep him here.
Blood looking for a guillotine here but Whitehorse defends easily.
Blood is trying to keep Whitehorse in close.
Blood keeping full guard, as Whitehorse tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blood thuds a left hand into Whitehorse's body.
Whitehorse tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blood defends well and Whitehorse ends up having to push Blood into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice sprawl there from Whitehorse as Blood shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Whitehorse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whitehorse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitehorse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitehorse manages to avoid it.
Whitehorse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehorse wants to slow Blood down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse throws out a loose jab but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Blood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blood misses with a head kick.
Blood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blood showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse is looking to improve his position.
Blood 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.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Whitehorse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blood passes into side control, despite Whitehorse's attempt to control the position.
Aaron Blood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitehorse is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Whitehorse looking for a sweep but Blood has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Whitehorse is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Whitehorse turns into him and now he's in Blood's guard.
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
Whitehorse is fighting to break Blood's control of his arms but Blood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blood keeping full guard, as Whitehorse tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitehorse makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Whitehorse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blood's head.
Whitehorse landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitehorse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Whitehorse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whitehorse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whitehorse scoring with some ground and pound.
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blood trying to keep a closed guard but Whitehorse is proving a slippery customer.
Blood working for a triangle but Whitehorse defends it easily.
Whitehorse sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse is in close to Blood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Blood dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitehorse throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitehorse.
Aaron Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blood moves out of range of the body kick.
Whitehorse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whitehorse somewhat.
Whitehorse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitehorse scores with a nice head shot.
Whitehorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Whitehorse loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blood trying to pass the guard but Whitehorse defending well.
Blood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood looks to land a strike but Whitehorse avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Blood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blood looking to sit in guard and control but Whitehorse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whitehorse postures up.
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.
Blood looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood, not yet.
Whitehorse is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitehorse trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitehorse is one step ahead there.
Whitehorse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blood looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood, not yet.
Whitehorse makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Blood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Whitehorse uses from the top position.
Blood looking to control.
Blood working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Whitehorse has passed into half guard!
Whitehorse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whitehorse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whitehorse slips a nice elbow through Blood's hands, connecting with Blood's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Whitehorse is thwarting Blood's attempts to control the position.
Blood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Whitehorse is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whitehorse lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, Whitehorse seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood is looking for a sweep. Whitehorse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitehorse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blood is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jacob Whitehorse just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood takes a swing at Whitehorse's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Blood.
Blood throws a head kick that misses.
Whitehorse with the counter takedown but Blood avoids it easily.
Blood throws a shot to the body.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Whitehorse wants to clinch up but Blood keeps it at a distance.
Blood throws a head kick that misses
and Whitehorse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitehorse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whitehorse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitehorse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Whitehorse.
Whitehorse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitehorse.
Blood takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Whitehorse.
Blood feints a jab promting Whitehorse to slip. Blood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Whitehorse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whitehorse lands a right hook to the body.
Whitehorse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blood is out of range and Whitehorse settles back down.
Blood feinted with a counter takedown.
Blood misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitehorse has managed to clinch.
Whitehorse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehorse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitehorse throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitehorse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacob Whitehorse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whitehorse presses Blood against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitehorse pushes Blood back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Whitehorse.
Blood is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Whitehorse.
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitehorse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whitehorse creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blood's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blood drops to his knees and Whitehorse pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Whitehorse!
Jacob Whitehorse is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Jacob Whitehorse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Aaron Blood spoke after the fight, saying 'Jacob Whitehorse was too much for me tonight. The better game plan won tonight. I will wear this belt again, mark my words!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dog Wild Heaven. Brophy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pretty Fly - The Offspring kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Simmons.
Brophy works the jab nicely.
Simmons tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simmons needs to keep his hands up - Brophy had a free shot at his head there.
Brophy clinches.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Simmons's head.
Simmons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brophy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brophy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simmons is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simmons.
Brophy dodges an elbow strike from Simmons.
Brophy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy tries a body shot but Simmons blocks it.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oh Simmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons seems to have got his legs back now.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
Brophy misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Simmons gets control of Brophy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Simmons will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brophy preventing the sweep.
Brophy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simmons is striking but Brophy is not phased and passes to half guard.
Simmons is looking to control Brophy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simmons avoid being mounted?
Simmons actively working from the bottom here.
Brophy decides to stand up.
Brophy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simmons doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy clinches up against the ropes.
Simmons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brophy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
Brophy keeps control of Simmons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Simmons's head.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Brophy - that landed with a thud.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
Brophy lands a right hand.
Brophy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simmonss head.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy clinches up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Brophy.
Brophy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Still in the clinch, Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brophy.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simmons's elbow.
Brophy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Simmons's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Simmons drops to his knees and Brophy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Brophy!
Our winner, Ryan Brophy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zackrisson looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller throws a jab when Zackrisson was well out of range.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Zackrisson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Zackrisson misses with a looping right.
Zackrisson throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Zackrisson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zackrisson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miller - that will leave a mark!
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zackrisson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zackrisson throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller misses with a right hand
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Gabriel Zackrisson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries a low kick but Zackrisson avoids it.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Zackrisson.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves out of range as Zackrisson strikes.
Ben Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson motions for Miller to come forward. Zackrisson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Zackrisson scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller fails with the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zackrisson.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller throws a body punch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Zackrisson tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Zackrisson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zackrisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller looks to land a combination but Zackrisson avoids it well.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Miller throws a leg kick but Zackrisson moved away.
Zackrisson fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zackrisson is out of range.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Zackrisson shows good takedown defense.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Zackrisson avoids it.
Miller staying out of range there.
Zackrisson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Zackrisson defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Zackrisson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zackrisson throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy body kick from Miller
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zackrisson. Zackrisson obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Miller gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zackrisson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zackrisson dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Miller throws a leg kick but Zackrisson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller throws a leg kick but Zackrisson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zackrisson is able to avoid easily.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller moves out of range as Zackrisson throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Zackrisson jabs at Miller's body.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zackrisson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zackrisson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Zackrisson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Zackrisson's knee but Zackrisson avoids it well.
Zackrisson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Zackrisson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller misses with a kick to the body
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zackrisson connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller 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.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller thows a leg kick but Zackrisson checks it
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Zackrisson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller scores with a takedown into Zackrisson's guard.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zackrisson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Miller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zackrisson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zackrisson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson wanted to stand there but Miller had control of the position.
Miller throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zackrisson uses it to pass to side control.
Zackrisson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Zackrisson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zackrisson checks a leg kick.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zackrisson's waist but Zackrisson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A left lands for Zackrisson.
A big left from Zackrisson misses.
Miller is looking to counter the offense by Zackrisson and move into the clinch.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Zackrisson checks it.
Zackrisson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Zackrisson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zackrisson defends well and Miller ends up having to push Zackrisson into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zackrisson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson's corner calls for a 1-2. Zackrisson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zackrisson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller swings for the body but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson blocks the body kick.
Zackrisson misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Zackrisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller is looking to chop away at Zackrisson's legs.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller staying out of range there.
Nice body kick from Zackrisson.
Miller takes a swing at Zackrisson's ribcage but misses.
Miller shoots and misses
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
Zackrisson scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miller is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson checks a low kick from Miller.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zackrisson finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Zackrisson feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Miller collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gabriel Zackrisson!
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