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Bushido 11: Warlords PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Escuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Vince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Vince has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Escuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Vince!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vince moves into the clinch.
Vince pushes Escuela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vince lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escuela backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Vince.
Vince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vince scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vince lands with a left to the head.
Escuela drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vince gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Vince.
Escuela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vince blocks it with crossed arms.
Vince scores with a shoulder strike.
Escuela drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vince gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Escuela is breathing heavily.
Vince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vince scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escuela changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vince fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Escuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vince rushes Escuela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Vince.
Nice body punch from Vince - that landed with a thud.
Vince pushes Escuela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Vince.
Vince throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escuelas head.
Good body shot from Vince.
Vince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Vince - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Vince on the inside.
Vince lands a hook that snaps the head of Escuela backwards.
Escuela is rocked!
Vince throws a big uppercut that drops Escuela! More strikes from Vince and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Escuela lies dazed against the cage as Vince celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Vince!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Riggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dean Stackhouse's chin.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stackhouse as he jumps to the side.
Riggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Stackhouse sprawls well. He's pushed Riggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Riggs backs off Stackhouse throws a huge counter combo but Riggs manages to avoid it all.
A nice combination there by Stackhouse.
It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Riggs with a poor takedown
and Stackhouse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs gets a double leg takedown into Stackhouse's guard.
Riggs connects with a couple of short punches.
It looks like Dean Stackhouse has been cut.
Riggs throws an elbow that misses. Stackhouse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riggs's guard. Nice move by Stackhouse!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs looking to control.
My spies in Bellator in Machina ($500) inform me that Stackhouse has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Riggs is looking to sweep but instead, Stackhouse has passed into half guard.
Stackhouse gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stackhouse enables Riggs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stackhouse manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Riggs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riggs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riggs is stalling in the full guard.
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but Stackhouse blocks nicely.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stackhouse keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
Riggs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Riggs throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stackhouse manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Riggs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stackhouse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stackhouse stopping the sweep attempt from Riggs.
Riggs wants to stand up but Stackhouse is controlling him.
Riggs is trying to keep Stackhouse in close.
Riggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stackhouse's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs distracts Stackhouse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Riggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riggs chips away with some ground and pound.
Stackhouse is rocked!
That has opened up Dean Stackhouse's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dean Stackhouse's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Riggs!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holly Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernand Marechal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse's entrance music is Tool - Jambi. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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287 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holly Stackhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernand Marechal!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marechal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stackhouse counters with a nice right hand that sends Marechal toppling to the canvas! Marechal scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stackhouse finish him?!
It looks like Fernand Marechal has been cut.
Stackhouse throws a right and a left that Marechal avoids nicely.
Marechal misses with a hook
and Stackhouse counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Marechal to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Stackhouse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Holly Stackhouse!
Holly Stackhouse took some time post fight to say the following; 'FEED.
ME.
MORE.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Blades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffery Blades has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffery Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blades throws a sloppy head kick
and Jordan counters with a shoot takedown. Blades fights it but they end up in guard.
Jordan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jordan is stalling in the full guard.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Blades is keeping the position.
Blades can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jordan controls the pace.
Blades wants to stand up but Jordan is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan forces his way into half guard.
Blades is in trouble now - Jordan has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jordan working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Blades looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jordan! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Barry Jordan!
Barry Jordan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rostislav Kosaryov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lei Zhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Denzel Curry - Ultimate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rostislav Kosaryov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lei Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosaryov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zhang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zhang connects with a solid leg kick.
Kosaryov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kosaryov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zhang.
Zhang misses with a leg kick.
Zhang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kosaryov throws a leg kick but Zhang checks it.
Zhang delivers a nice body kick.
Kosaryov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kosaryov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhang counters with a good low kick that Kosaryov was not able to check.
Zhang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zhang scores with a push kick.
Zhang scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosaryov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zhang.
Zhang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kosaryov's calf.
Zhang defending well as Kosaryov loads up on a big left hand.
Zhang flicks out a counter leg kick but Kosaryov steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang throws a push kick but Kosaryov slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Kosaryov misses
and Zhang counters with an outside leg kick.
Zhang ducks under a wild hook from Kosaryov.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zhang!
Zhang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zhang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rostislav Kosaryov has been cut.
Zhang throws a push kick but Kosaryov slaps the foot to one side.
Zhang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kosaryov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kosaryov avoids the head kick by Zhang.
Zhang misses with a kick to the body
and Kosaryov counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhang keeps Kosaryov at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang wants to clinch up but Kosaryov keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zhang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosaryov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kosaryov lands a nice shot that snaps Zhang's head back.
Kosaryov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zhang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kosaryov avoids the head kick by Zhang.
Zhang connects with an inside leg kick.
Zhang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zhang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zhang feints and then cracks Kosaryov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kosaryov down.
Zhang throws a front kick that sends Kosaryov stumbling back into the cage.
Zhang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kosaryov takes a step back to recover.
Zhang throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Zhang
and Zhang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Kosaryov.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kosaryov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhang - the referee stops the clock and Kosaryov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhang. Kosaryov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kosaryov is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Zhang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kosaryov misses with a wild body shot.
Zhang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kosaryov tests Zhang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhang throws a leg kick which misses Kosaryov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kosaryov tries to avoid it.
Kosaryov connects with a single shot there.
Kosaryov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zhang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhang lands a leg kick that knocks Kosaryov off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosaryov swings for the body but Zhang moves out of range.
Kosaryov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhang lands a big head kick that sends Kosaryov tumbling to the mat! Zhang takes a step backwards and waves Kosaryov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kosaryov is rocked!
Zhang connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Kosaryov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhang lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Kosaryov crumples to the floor! Zhang milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lei Zhang!
Lei Zhang bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker's entrance music is Roots Manuva - Again and Again. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoff Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robinson!
A jab from Robinson misses.
Parker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robinson.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parker counters with a three punch combo that has Robinson backing up. Robinson nods at Parker to acknowledge the strikes.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Parker throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Parker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with a two punch combo.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robinson thinking.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Parker lands.
Donk. Parker catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
Robinson is rocked!
Parker steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Robinson is out on his feet! Parker sets himself and nearly takes Robinson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joseph Parker!
Joseph Parker is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Joseph Parker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hwarang Kiatsongrit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam McCullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam McCullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwarang Kiatsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Hwarang Kiatsongrit has been cut.
Kiatsongrit moves out of range as McCullen strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiatsongrit misses the target.
Kiatsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McCullen scoring well with a low kick there.
McCullen cracks Kiatsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCullen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCullen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCullen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiatsongrit.
Good work by Kiatsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
McCullen misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiatsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiatsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen punishes Kiatsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
McCullen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hwarang Kiatsongrit's cut is getting worse.
Kiatsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Kiatsongrit misses.
McCullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiatsongrit.
It looked like Kiatsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCullen punishes Kiatsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
McCullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiatsongrit. McCullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCullen tests Kiatsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiatsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiatsongrit misses the target.
McCullen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kiatsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
McCullen lands a jab.
Kiatsongrit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiatsongrit ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
McCullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiatsongrit.
Kiatsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCullen.
Sam McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiatsongrit.
Kiatsongrit loads up on a big right hand but McCullen slips the punch.
McCullen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiatsongrit.
Kiatsongrit scores with a hook.
McCullen thows a leg kick but Kiatsongrit checks it
and Kiatsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Sam McCullen's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen misses with a jab to the body
and Kiatsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
McCullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCullen throws a leg kick
and Kiatsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiatsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and McCullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hwarang Kiatsongrit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kiatsongrit walks into a straight right hand from McCullen.
McCullen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kiatsongrit drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McCullen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kiatsongrit's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam McCullen!
Sam McCullen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Amanatidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amanatidis comes to the cage accompanied by Ta Kataferes. Michael Amanatidis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Amanatidis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amanatidis tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Amanatidis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Amanatidis taking a breather.
Amanatidis gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Amanatidis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Amanatidis gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Michael Amanatidis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Anderson.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amanatidis to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amanatidis prevents the takedown attempt.
Amanatidis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Amanatidis is defending well.
Amanatidis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amanatidis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Amanatidis prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Amanatidis lands a knee to the head.
Amanatidis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Amanatidis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Amanatidis prevents the takedown attempt.
Amanatidis stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Amanatidis gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Amanatidis is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Amanatidis tries to tie him up.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Amanatidis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amanatidis crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Amanatidis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Amanatidis prevents it.
Anderson jumps guard but Amanatidis stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Amanatidis is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amanatidis down to the mat. Amanatidis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amanatidis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amanatidis prevents the takedown attempt.
Amanatidis scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Amanatidis is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amanatidis down to the mat. Amanatidis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amanatidis lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Amanatidis tries to clinch up.
Amanatidis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Amanatidis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Michael Amanatidis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amanatidis is looking to clinch.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAmanatidis.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Amanatidis counters with a head kick that drops Anderson to the mat! Anderson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amanatidis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Amanatidis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amanatidis lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Amanatidis takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The fight stays on the outside here - Amanatidis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amanatidis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amanatidis clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Amanatidis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
That's time! Amanatidis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Amanatidis counters with a crisp one two that drops Anderson! Amanatidis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anderson to his feet! Anderson is in big trouble!
Amanatidis stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Amanatidis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Anderson.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Amanatidis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Amanatidis.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Amanatidis wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Amanatidis wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Amanatidis as he connects with a hook.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Amanatidis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amanatidis is looking for a counter combo.
Amanatidis lands a left and a right that send Anderson crashing to the mat, dazed. Amanatidis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amanatidis lands a hook that stumbles Anderson back into the cage. Amanatidis follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Anderson to the canvas! Amanatidis pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Anderson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Amanatidis!
Michael Amanatidis retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Michael Amanatidis 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hail Mary - Tupac. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gonzalez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Stanfield.
Stanfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez is rocked!
We've been told by Gonzalez 's head coaches at Bellator in Machina ($500) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stanfield finds Gonzalez 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gonzalez flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Stanfield lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gonzalez will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
In his post fight interview, Marlo Stanfield gave a big smile as he said 'The Motherfuckin' KING is Here!!! Nate, where the fuck you at? Let's get this fight booked!!'.
Nick Gonzalez spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit. The motherfuckers a beast what can I say. This aint gon stop the movement imma keep going. Maybe KT aint for me right now, but ill be back no doubt. COMPTON MOTHERFUCKERS!!'.
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