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Pulse 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Yoshino (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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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Yoshino!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshino looks to land a combination but Pollock avoids it well.
Pollock throws a head kick that Yoshino semi-blocks.
Pollock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pollock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Pollock.
Pollock has managed to clinch.
Yoshino throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshino is trying to force a seperation but Pollock has the dominant position.
Yoshino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pollock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshino's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock lands a body shot.
Pollock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Yoshino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pollock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshino wants to control from the top but Pollock keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pollock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pollock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoshino is controlling him.
Yoshino looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pollock is on top in guard.
Yoshino trying to strike off his back.
Pollock is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshino has wrist control.
Pollock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshino looking to control.
Pollock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yoshino looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pollock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pollock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pollock is thwarting Yoshino's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock works his way into full mount!
Pollock won't let Yoshino get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pollock controlling from the full mount.
Yoshino tries to hold on but Pollock postures up.
Pollock with good strikes from the mount here!
Pollock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pollock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pollock controlling from mount.
Yoshino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshino is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Pollock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pollock moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshino tries to break free but Pollock pushes him back against the ropes.
Pollock wants a takedown but no success here.
Yoshino is trying to break the clinch but Pollock has him pressed against the ropes.
Pollock tries to pull guard but Yoshino holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pollock drops back down to his feet.
Pollock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yoshino after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Pollock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshino is looking to break free of the clinch but Pollock has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pollock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshino can do to turn this around?
Pollock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Pollock.
Pollock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yoshino.
Pollock misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pollock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yoshino sprawls and moves away.
Pollock rushes Yoshino and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yoshino gets underhooks to prevent Pollock's takedown attempt.
Yoshino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pollock jumps guard but Yoshino stands there with Pollock around his waist. Pollock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yoshino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yoshino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pollock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pollock blocks a body shot from Yoshino.
Yoshino wants to get back to striking at distance but Pollock won't allow it.
Pollock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino throws a right hand that Pollock ducks under and follows up with a left that Pollock also avoids with ease.
Yoshino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pollock moves into the clinch.
Yoshino is trying to break free.
Yoshino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pollock successfully pulls guard.
Yoshino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pollock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pollock tries to get out of the position.
Pollock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've been informed that Yoshino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock managing to control the position.
Pollock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshino.
Yoshino throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino is working Pollock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pollock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshino.
Yoshino is in close to Pollock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pollock has his hands on Yoshino's head, controlling the position.
Yoshino distracts Pollock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yoshino chips away with some ground and pound.
Yoshino wants to stand and escape but instead Pollock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pollock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshino trying to control the position.
Pollock postures up in Yoshino's guard and throws a big left but Yoshino blocks it.
Yoshino wants to sweep but no luck.
Pollock is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiroshi Yoshino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yoshino misses with a looping left.
Yoshino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Pollock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshino swinging wildly here.
Yoshino connects with a jab.
Pollock has Yoshino up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yoshino wants to get back to striking at distance but Pollock won't allow it.
Yoshino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yoshino is trying to break the clinch but Pollock has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pollock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yoshino after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pollock manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Yoshino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pollock has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshino stops a takedown attempt from Pollock.
Yoshino tries to pull guard but Pollock forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pollock has Yoshino pressed against the ropes, preventing Yoshino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pollock gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Yoshino wants to get back to his feet.
Yoshino trying to control but Pollock postures up.
Pollock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yoshino trying to hold on to Pollock's head to control him but Pollock postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yoshino is looking to improve his position.
Yoshino is looking to escape.
Pollock slows the pace down in half guard.
Pollock stops Yoshino from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yoshino is trying to get back to full guard.
Pollock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pollock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pollock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pollock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshino is trying to break the clinch but Pollock is controlling him.
Pollock pulls guard successfully.
Yoshino is looking to stand up but Pollock won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pollock holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshino throws a big right hand that misses.
Pollock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Pollock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pollock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Pollock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Cranial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Nunes !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranial is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cranial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nunes s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranial looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Cranial.
Cranial throwing a counter right hand but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Cranial misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes throws out a loose jab but Cranial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Cranial.
It looks like Dennis Nunes has been cut.
Cranial connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Nunes out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Reddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Rosal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reddish might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker. The key to victory for Garrett Reddish has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Intelligent |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Reddish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Rosal!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reddish looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rosal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reddish lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rosal will feel that in the morning.
Garrett Reddish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddish scores with a decent looking hook.
Rosal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reddish throws a head kick that half lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reddish, as that shot connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reddish.
Rosal is looking to land body kicks.
Reddish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rosal throws a low kick but Reddish avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reddish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reddish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reddish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosal doesn't seem bothered though.
Reddish throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Rosal does no damage.
Rosal shoots in for a takedown but Reddish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reddish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rosal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reddish as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddish throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rosal wants to clinch.
Reddish feints and then cracks Rosal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rosal down.
Reddish connects with a solid leg kick.
Reddish scores with a head kick. Rosal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reddish is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reddish connects with the punch.
Reddish swings for the body but Rosal moves out of range.
Rosal needs to keep his hands up - Reddish had a free shot at his head there.
Reddish cracks Rosal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rosal ducks right into an uppercut from Reddish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosal misses with the combination.
Rosal tries to move into range but Reddish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosal misses with a takedown attempt - Reddish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reddish is looking to counter punch.
Garrett Reddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Rosal.
Reddish throws a right hand that Rosal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosal also avoids with ease.
Reddish lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rosal will feel that in the morning.
Reddish scores with a head kick. Rosal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rosal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reddish throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reddish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rosal shoots in and drives through. Reddish sprawls well.
Reddish throws a counter high kick but Rosal was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Reddish! Rosal is out on his feet! Reddish rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rosal is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rosal is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garrett Reddish!
Our winner, Garrett Reddish, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajin Komamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komamura has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Sajin Komamura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brian Adams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sajin Komamura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komamura has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Komamura.
Adams tries for a takedown but Komamura manages to get underhooks.
Komamura can't get the takedown.
Komamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Komamura breaks the clinch.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Komamura has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sajin Komamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Komamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komamura tries for a takedown but Adams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brian Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sajin Komamura.
Adams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Adams wants it to stay on the feet.
Komamura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Komamura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams gets caught flat footed, as Komamura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Komamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Komamura controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Komamura looking to pass the guard.
Komamura passes into half guard.
Komamura wants to take a breather but Adams is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komamura is looking for a kimura but Adams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Komamura to get the leverage.
Komamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Komamura postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Adams to stand up.
Komamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Komamura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams gets caught napping as Komamura dives in and scores a takedown. Adams manages to retain guard.
Komamura stands and steps away. Adams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Adams throws the left hand but Komamura avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komamura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komamura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Komamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Komamura.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Komamura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Komamura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Komamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Komamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
Komamura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Komamura somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komamura misses with a combination
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Komamura misses with a takedown
letting Adams counter with a right hand.
Komamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams moves into the clinch.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams wants to take the fight to the mat but Komamura manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Komamura fails with the takedown
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams throws the left hand but Komamura avoids the punch easily.
Adams lands a jab.
Komamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brian Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Komamura is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komamura closes the distance but Adams moves to the side
and Komamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Komamura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams throwing a counter right hand but Komamura manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams gets caught napping as Komamura dives in and scores a takedown. Adams manages to retain guard.
Komamura pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Komamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Komamura.
Sajin Komamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Komamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
Komamura throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
Komamura is looking for a kimura but Adams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Komamura to get the leverage.
Adams looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Komamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
Komamura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Komamura on the ground.
Komamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
Komamura stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
Komamura is looking to take a break and control but Adams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Komamura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Komamura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Komamura trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adams has hold of Komamura's hands but Komamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Komamura trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Komamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komamura is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Komamura has a takedown stuffed.
Brian Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sajin Komamura.
Adams stuffs the takedown attempt from Komamura. Komamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Komamura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adams as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Komamura or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams, which made it look bad.
Adams is looking to counter punch.
Komamura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brian Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Komamura thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.
Komamura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Komamura decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sajin Komamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Komamura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Komamura somewhat.
Komamura throws a nice looking combination but Adams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Adams misses the target.
Komamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams.
Komamura misses with a takedown attempt
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Komamura misses the body punch
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Komamura fails with the takedown
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Brian Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sajin Komamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Komamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a stiff right hand.
Komamura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adams avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Komamura throws a leg kick
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Komamura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Komamura with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Komamura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Komamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes there by Komamura.
Komamura in side control, throwing shots but Adams defends.
Komamura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komamura wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Komamura drags him back down.
Komamura trying to control the position but Adams is working away.
Komamura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Komamura creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Adams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komamura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Komamura advances nicely into full mount.
Komamura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Brian Adams has been cut.
Komamura looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Komamura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Komamura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Adams is rocked!
Brian Adams's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Adams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brian Adams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Adams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sajin Komamura!
After winning the bout, Sajin Komamura 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michinori Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Ames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michinori Aoki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michinori Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Ames!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ames fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aoki avoids it really well and circles away.
As Ames backs away, Aoki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ames fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ames has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aoki.
A low kick from Ames misses
and Aoki counters with a good low kick that Ames was not able to check.
Aoki scoring well with a low kick there.
Aoki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Ames.
A slow jab from Ames misses its intended target.
Aoki stuffs the takedown.
Aoki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aoki throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ames changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aoki tries to avoid it but Ames manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aoki to the ground. Aoki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michinori Aoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Ames.
Sloppy strikes from Ames. Those never looked like landing.
Aoki blocks a jab.
Aoki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. Ames looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Ames.
Aoki throws a wild body kick that Ames sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Aoki's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michinori Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ames.
Aoki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ames.
Ames throws a poor cross that misses
and Aoki counters with a slapping leg kick.
You can see that Ames has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ames looks winded!
Aoki throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ames colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Aoki as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ames is left battered and dazed whilst Aoki and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michinori Aoki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev's entrance music is Death Grips - On GP. A fine choice. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sam and Dave - Hold On I'm Coming. Aleks Breznhev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Breznhev.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Breznhev.
Breznhev lands with a good body shot.
Breznhev slips a straight right by Smith.
Breznhev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Breznhev throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Breznhev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Breznhev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breznhev.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breznhev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breznhev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Breznhev uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
Breznhev tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Breznhev landing punches.
Breznhev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith tries to hold on but Breznhev postures up.
Breznhev raining down hammerfists from mount.
Breznhev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Breznhev trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Breznhev controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Smith is rocked!
Breznhev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Breznhev finish him?
Breznhev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breznhev lands a big elbow - Smith is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Smith is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aleks Breznhev!
An intense looking Aleks Breznhev took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'It means a lot to get back into the win column, losing the belt was by no means an easy thing.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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255 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesnar as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Honda.
Honda stuffs the takedown.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda darts in looking for a takedown but Lesnar gets double underhooks and turns Honda into the ropes.
Nice sprawl there from Honda as Lesnar shoots in.
Honda gets the takedown into side control.
Lesnar told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Honda moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Honda stalls from top position.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face as Honda controls the position.
Lesnar is not content to let Honda control the position.
Lesnar is looking to reverse the position.
Lesnar taking a bit of punishment here - Honda scoring with strikes.
Honda is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Honda wants to take a breather but Lesnar manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Honda.
Honda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Honda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Honda trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Honda won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Honda.
Honda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but Honda is controlling well.
Honda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Honda is nestled in close to Lesnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Honda not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Honda stalling.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Honda is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Honda there.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar is trying to control but Honda passes into side control!
Honda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lesnar to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honda working the head with strikes.
Honda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lesnar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Honda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lesnar scores with a takedown into Honda's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Honda is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Honda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lesnar's guard.
Honda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Honda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Honda keeps him under control.
Honda works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda content just to control the position here.
Honda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Honda controlling from mount.
Honda landing punches.
That has opened up Brock Lesnar's cut even more.
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Honda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Honda throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lesnar to regain full guard.
Honda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The cut above Brock Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brock Lesnar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yoko Honda!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conner Valkyrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Hotline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conner Valkyrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Hotline!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkyrie misses the shot to the body.
Valkyrie throws a body punch but Hotline moves out of range.
Hotline looks to land a left hand but Valkyrie moved out of range nicely.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Valkyrie keeps it at a distance.
Valkyrie throws a body punch but Hotline moves out of range.
Hotline misses with a body shot.
Valkyrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Valkyrie keeps it at a distance.
Valkyrie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valkyrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotline takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valkyrie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valkyrie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hotline has time to react.
Hotline looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hotline moves into range and clinches up with Valkyrie.
Valkyrie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Valkyrie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline lands a right hand.
Valkyrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hotline fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valkyrie is looking to break free of the clinch but Hotline has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Hotline fails to land.
Valkyrie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Valkyrie wants to break free but Hotline has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valkyrie.
Valkyrie tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.
Hotline takes a shot to the head.
Valkyrie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hotline is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valkyrie misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotline misses with a punch on the inside.
Valkyrie tries a body shot but Hotline blocks it.
Valkyrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hotline displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valkyrie throws out the jab.
Hotline steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Valkyrie.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Valkyrie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valkyrie connects with a crisp jab.
Hotline rushes Valkyrie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valkyrie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hotline swings wildly with an uppercut but Valkyrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valkyrie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hotline working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline throws a head punch that misses.
Valkyrie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hotline ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valkyrie with a hook.
Valkyrie scores with the left hand. Hotline knows he should have avoided that one.
Valkyrie misses with an uppercut. Hotline saw that one coming.
Hotline tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Valkyrie misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Valkyrie.
Valkyrie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valkyrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valkyrie misses with a hook
and Hotline counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hotline tries to clinch there but Valkyrie circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valkyrie effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Valkyrie on the inside.
Hotline has a couple of punches blocked by Valkyrie.
Valkyrie looking to slow down the pace here.
Hotline misses with some punches.
Valkyrie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hotline.
Valkyrie blocking some punches.
Hotline working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hotline misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conner Valkyrie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie. Hotline does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valkyrie with a jab.
Hotline tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valkyrie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conner Valkyrie is winning the standup battle so far.
Valkyrie throws a hook but Hotline blocks it.
Hotline tries to counter with a clinch but Valkyrie shakes him off and moves away.
Valkyrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hotline.
Hotline lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie. Hotline does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valkyrie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hotline at a distance.
Valkyrie throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hotline counter with a right hand.
Valkyrie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie missing with a left hand there. Hotline was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hotline closes the distance and pushes Valkyrie back into the ropes.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valkyrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hotline leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valkyrie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Valkyrie misses with some punches.
Valkyrie can't break the clinch.
Hotline lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valkyrie backwards.
Valkyrie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valkyrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Hotline controls his hands.
Valkyrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valkyrie throws a body shot but no joy.
Hotline throws out a counter right but Valkyrie avoids it with no problem.
Valkyrie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hotline is just out of range.
Hotline keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hotline clinches up with Valkyrie and pushes him back against the ropes.
Valkyrie stalling in the clinch but Hotline improves position.
Hotline trying to stall but Valkyrie improves his position.
Mister Hotline seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valkyrie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Valkyrie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valkyrie can't find room to land a body shot as Hotline controls the action.
Hotline throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hotline swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotline.
Valkyrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hotline can do to turn this around?
Hotline is trying to maintain a safe position but Valkyrie gets an underhook and turns Hotline into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valkyrie is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Valkyrie.
Valkyrie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valkyrie cracks Hotline with a nice body shot.
Valkyrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hotline misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hotline takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valkyrie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valkyrie cracks Hotline with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hotline is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie. Hotline does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hotline shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hotline misses with a double jab
and Valkyrie counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Valkyrie finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valkyrie lands a nice looking body shot.
Hotline defending well as Valkyrie loads up on a big left hand.
Hotline wants to counter the offense by Valkyrie and move into the clinch position.
Valkyrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hotline manages to avoid it.
Hotline tries to clinch but Valkyrie moves away
enabling Valkyrie to counter with a crisp jab.
Hotline tries to clinch up but Valkyrie circles away and keeps his distance.
Valkyrie sends Hotline crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valkyrie is motioning to the referee to let Hotline up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hotline is rocked!
Valkyrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valkyrie throws a right hand that Hotline ducks under and follows up with a left that Hotline also avoids with ease.
Hotline slips under a jab from Valkyrie.
Valkyrie cracks Hotline with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hotline looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Valkyrie finish him?
Hotline is still on wobbly legs! Can Valkyrie finish him?
Valkyrie ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hotline's jaw. Hotline's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Valkyrie does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conner Valkyrie!
Conner Valkyrie retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Conner Valkyrie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Carreon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carreon comes to the ring accompanied by The Hero!! - One Punch Man Opening Theme. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jagger Carreon had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jagger Carreon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midget looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carreon is fending him off so far but Midget persists. Nope, Carreon circles away and we're back to standing.
Midget tries for a takedown but Carreon circles away easily
and Carreon counters with a series of strikes. Midget will be more careful next time no doubt.
Midget shoots in for a takedown but Carreon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jagger Carreon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Midget.
Carreon cracks Midget with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carreon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carreon lands with a shot to the body.
Carreon jabs Midget to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Carreon scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Carreon does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Midget looks to move away, Carreon throws a big counter combo but Midget just gets out of the way.
Carreon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Midget fails to land the takedown.
Carreon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midget counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carreon!
Carreon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Carreon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Carreon.
Carreon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Midget moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Midget tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carreon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jagger Carreon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carreon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carreon.
Carreon throws a series of punches but Midget avoids them all with ease.
Midget is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carreon digs a good hook to Midget's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Carreon catches Midget right on the button with a cross.
Midget takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Midget 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carreon connects with a right hand. Midget shakes it off.
Carreon looks to land a combination. Midget sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carreon connects with a body shot that sends Midget's belly button to the back.
Carreon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carreon lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've been told by Carreon's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carreon throws a nice looking combination but Midget bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Midget tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carreon looks to land a combination. Midget sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carreon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good exchange - Carreon coming out on top.
Carreon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Midget slips a jab and a cross from Carreon.
Midget is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Midget fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Carreon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Midget is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carreon.
Carreon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carreon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Midget shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carreon but Carreon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carreon is looking to counter the offense by Midget and move into the clinch.
We've been informed that Midget has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Carreon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Midget.
Jagger Carreon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carreon finds it's way round the side to connect with Midget's head.
Carreon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Midget with the counter takedown but Carreon avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Carreon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget looks for a takedown but Carreon sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Midget 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carreon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Midget can do to turn this around?
Midget takes one to the chin there.
Carreon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown attempt by Midget or perhaps it was just good defense by Carreon, which made it look bad.
Jagger Carreon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Midget.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carreon throws a series of punches but Midget avoids them all with ease.
Midget with the counter takedown but Carreon avoids it easily.
Carreon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carreon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Carreon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jagger Carreon is winning the standup battle so far.
Carreon misses with a two punch combination.
Carreon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Midget.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carreon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Carreon misses.
Midget feints the counter takedown.
Midget has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Carreon scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carreon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Midget circles away quickly and effectively.
Carreon misses with a wild combination.
Midget is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carreon's half guard.
Carreon is trying to control but can't.
Carreon is staying active underneath Midget, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carreon tries to kick Midget off but Midget keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carreon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Midget.
Carreon is defending against the submission attempts here by Midget.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midget is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Midget is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carreon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Midget is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carreon defends it well.
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.
Carreon is trying to stand back up but Midget is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Carreon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Carreon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Midget counters with a shoot takedown. Carreon fights it but they end up in guard.
Midget tries to free his leg and advance position but Carreon is retaining full guard.
Carreon wants to get back to his feet but Midget is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carreon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Midget won't allow Carreon to sweep him here.
Carreon wants to get back to his feet but Midget is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Midget goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carreon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Midget's guard! Nice work there by Carreon!
Justin Midget has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midget has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Carreon should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Midget has tightened it up now! Carreon should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Justin Midget!
Justin Midget is the new lightweight champion!
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