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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get up on my Level. Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uriah Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Barnes lands a jab.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Barnes didn't expect that.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet but Williams passes into half guard.
Barnes is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Barnes is kicking away at Williams from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Williams grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Barnes trying to push Williams off... Barnes taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Zack Williams!
Post fight, Zack Williams stared into the camera and said 'Are you not entertained??!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Dub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastion Gorfu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastion Gorfu is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikki Dub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Gorfu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorfu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dub counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dub takes a swing at Gorfu's ribcage but misses.
Dub throws a one two combo.
Gorfu tries to clinch but Dub is having none of it.
Gorfu misses with a double jab
and Dub counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gorfu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorfu misses with a combination
and Dub counters with a stiff right hand.
Gorfu is rocked!
Dub swinging wildly here.
Gorfu is still on wobbly legs! Can Dub finish him?
A slapping body kick lands there for Dub.
Gorfu seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorfu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dub.
Gorfu misses with a double jab.
And Dub counters with a quick kick to the body but Gorfu blocks it.
Dub bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gorfu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dub takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dub has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Gorfu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dub went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dub bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dub smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Sebastion Gorfu has been cut.
and Dub counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gorfu! He's just covering up as Dub starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikki Dub!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chang Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Snooze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snooze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hells Bells. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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139 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chang Ru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Snooze!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru throws a shot from downtown. Snooze moves away and avoids it.
Snooze throws a big shot that misses.
Ru throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ru swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ru definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snooze.
Snooze misses with an uppercut.
Ru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snooze. That did some damage!
Ru connects with a body shot that sends Snooze's belly button to the back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Snooze 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.
Ru staying out of range there.
Ru with a nice cross.
Ru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snooze avoids a kick to the body.
Ru throws a head kick but Snooze moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ru.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snooze takes a swing at Ru's ribcage but misses.
Ru lands a big head kick that sends Snooze tumbling to the mat! Ru takes a step backwards and waves Snooze back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Snooze is rocked!
It looks like Dominick Snooze has been cut.
Ru lands a body shot.
Snooze is still on wobbly legs! Can Ru finish him?
Chang Ru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ru there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ru circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Snooze to the canvas! Snooze doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ru keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chang Ru!
Chang Ru spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Dominick Snooze spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't lose, I'm not a loser, I will never lose again.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Sun God Rameses XV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tremaine Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drowning Pool - Bodies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The Sun God Rameses XV has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, The Sun God Rameses XV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tremaine Van !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rameses XV fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rameses XV pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rameses XV really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van tries to sprawl but Rameses XV drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rameses XV not doing much here.
Rameses XV tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rameses XV controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rameses XV looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van is trying to get back to full guard.
Rameses XV will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van is staying active underneath Rameses XV, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rameses XV looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rameses XV misses with a head shot. Van uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rameses XV trying to control the position from guard on top but Van is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rameses XV stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Rameses XV's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rameses XV accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rameses XV controls the pace.
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.
Rameses XV lands a couple of elbows.
Van has his hands on Rameses XV's head, controlling the position.
Rameses XV passes into half guard.
Van wants to improve his position but Rameses XV is controlling well.
Rameses XV is trying to control. Van wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rameses XV moves into full mount! Van won't be happy about that!
Rameses XV looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rameses XV throwing strikes here but Van is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Van is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rameses XV is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Van is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Sun God Rameses XV!
Our winner, The Sun God Rameses XV, 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.
In defeat, Tremaine Van stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well done to Mark Holm. I'm very disappointed with that fight, I need to figure out what went wrong '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Funk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Megadeth - Peace Sells (But Who's Buying?). Phat Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrence Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funk.
Ho scores with a push kick.
Ho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Funk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho is looking to clinch.
Ho misses with a kick to the body.
Ho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Funk finds it's way through Ho's defenses.
Funk misses with a hook
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Funk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Funk misses.
Funk looks for a takedown but Ho sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.
Ho lands a big head kick that sends Funk tumbling to the mat! Ho takes a step backwards and waves Funk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Funk is rocked!
Funk fails with the takedown
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Funk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Funk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Funk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Funk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Funk throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Ho thinks about the counter body kick.
Funk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ho counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phat Ho!
During a confident post fight interview, Phat Ho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Terrence Funk spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck fuck fuck'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krabis Kropelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki's entrance music is Greek Anthem. A fine choice. Krabis Kropelis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krabis Kropelis!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kropelis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Souvlaki defends it well.
Souvlaki tries to sprawl but Kropelis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Souvlaki trying to control here.
Souvlaki wants to get back to full guard.
Souvlaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Souvlaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki is working hard here to advance position.
Kropelis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souvlaki swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Kropelis keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kropelis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souvlaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kropelis trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kropelis being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Souvlaki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kropelis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Souvlaki manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis tries to buck Souvlaki off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kropelis is looking to improve his position but Souvlaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Kropelis tries to lock up and control but Souvlaki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kropelis is trying desperately to improve position.
Souvlaki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Souvlaki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Souvlaki controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis is squirming around, avoiding Souvlaki's attempts to control the action.
Souvlaki has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kropelis's face.
Souvlaki avoids the attempt from Kropelis to control.
Souvlaki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kropelis working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki controlling the pace for now.
Souvlaki lands with some strikes.
Kropelis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souvlaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kropelis is looking to escape.
Kropelis is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souvlaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kropelis is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koulouraki Souvlaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kropelis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Souvlaki's half guard.
Souvlaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kropelis is looking to stand up but Souvlaki won't let him.
Kropelis sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki keeping moving, preventing Kropelis from controlling successfully.
Souvlaki controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki continues to stall.
Souvlaki is trying to keep Kropelis in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kropelis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souvlaki is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kropelis dives in and scores a takedown into Souvlaki's guard.
Souvlaki working a defensive guard here.
Souvlaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kropelis defends well.
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kropelis is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropelis trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Souvlaki thows a huge punch but Kropelis dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kropelis is looking for a sweep. Souvlaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kropelis trying to control but Souvlaki postures up.
Souvlaki stops Kropelis from getting back to his feet.
Kropelis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souvlaki stops Kropelis from getting back to his feet.
Souvlaki stalling.
Kropelis is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Souvlaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kropelis is just riding it out for now. Souvlaki eventually gives up the hold.
Souvlaki wants to take a breather but Kropelis is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kropelis is trying to stand back up but Souvlaki is controlling him
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kropelis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Souvlaki is looking to regain half guard here but Kropelis keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krabis Kropelis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kropelis tries to sprawl but Souvlaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kropelis is looking to get back to is feet but Souvlaki passes into side control.
Souvlaki cracks Kropelis with a big right hand but Kropelis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kropelis tries to bench press Souvlaki off him but Souvlaki keeps the position.
Souvlaki takes a little break here. Kropelis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kropelis keeps working.
Souvlaki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kropelis wants to control but Souvlaki postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Souvlaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kropelis keeps working.
Kropelis can't do much from the bottom here.
Souvlaki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Souvlaki controlling the position from side mount.
Kropelis is not content to let Souvlaki control the position.
Check out the look on Souvlaki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Souvlaki is looking to take a break and control but Kropelis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki trying to control the action but Kropelis is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Souvlaki misses with a takedown attempt - Kropelis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Kropelis tries to counter it with a takedown but Souvlaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Souvlaki fails with the takedown.
Souvlaki misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souvlaki.
Kropelis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krabis Kropelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kropelis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kropelis with the counter takedown but Souvlaki avoids it easily.
Kropelis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Souvlaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Koulouraki Souvlaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kropelis circles away.
Kropelis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kropelis scores with a spinning back kick!
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kropelis but Kropelis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kropelis wants to counter with a clinch but Souvlaki pushes him away.
Souvlaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kropelis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souvlaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Kropelis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kropelis pulls Souvlaki into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krabis Kropelis.
I think Kropelis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Krabis Kropelis!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Krabis Kropelis!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Koulouraki Souvlaki!
Krabis Kropelis wins by split decision!
A less than humble Krabis Kropelis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
161 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yogi Bear!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a hook but Angstrom avoids it easily.
Angstrom drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bear sprawls and moves away.
Bear connects with a right hand. Angstrom shakes it off.
A low kick from Angstrom misses
and Bear counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Angstrom.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Angstrom.
Angstrom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Angstrom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bear unleashes a big counter combination but Angstrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bear as he jumps to the side.
Angstrom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bear connects with a right hand. Angstrom shakes it off.
Angstrom wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Harry Angstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Angstrom.
Bear is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Angstrom with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Angstrom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Angstrom is rocked!
Angstrom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Bear throws a right hand that Angstrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Angstrom also avoids with ease.
Bear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bear.
Angstrom throws a leg kick but Bear checks it.
Angstrom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bear is trying to defend but Angstrom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear is trying to stand.
Angstrom trying to pass the guard but Bear defending well.
Bear manages to get to full guard.
Bear has momentary wrist control but Angstrom slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear can't keep his opponent in guard - Angstrom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Angstrom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Angstrom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Angstrom wants to free his trapped foot but Bear is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bear is not content to let Angstrom control the position.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Angstrom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Angstrom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom is trying to control. Bear wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Angstrom throwing shots but Bear is blocking nicely.
Angstrom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Angstrom with the ground and pound but Bear uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Angstrom looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yogi Bear dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Angstrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Bear sprawls well. He's pushed Angstrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Angstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bear.
Angstrom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Angstrom's head.
Bear connects with a body shot.
Angstrom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harry Angstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Angstrom on that attempt.
Bear throws an overhand right that lands on Angstrom's shoulder, as Angstrom tries to avoid the shot.
Angstrom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bear is fending him off so far but Angstrom persists. Nope, Bear circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bear keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Angstrom.
Angstrom tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bear misses.
Bear gets caught flat footed, as Angstrom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Angstrom is pushing down on Bear's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bear is fighting to maintain full guard but Angstrom has managed to sneak the leg through.
Angstrom is trying to work for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
Angstrom trying to pass the guard but Bear defending well.
Angstrom is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Angstrom thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Angstrom trying to control but Bear is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Angstrom there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear is looking to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear is squirming around, avoiding Angstrom's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bear. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Angstrom thowing shots but they're missing.
Angstrom thowing shots but they're missing.
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.
Angstrom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Angstrom lands a nice shot to the head.
Bear can't escape the position.
Angstrom looking to finish with strikes here!
Angstrom lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bear taking shots to the head.
Angstrom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bear is rocked!
Angstrom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bear?
Bear is still in real trouble! Can Angstrom finish him?
Harry Angstrom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Angstrom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Angstrom dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bear jabs Angstrom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bear scores with a body shot.
Angstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear connects with a looping right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bear.
Oh Angstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Angstrom.
Angstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bear swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Angstrom fails with the takedown
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angstrom fails with the takedown
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Angstrom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Angstrom backs off Bear throws a huge counter combo but Angstrom manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Angstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angstrom tries for a takedown but Bear circles away easily
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Angstrom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Bear looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harry Angstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Bear was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bear misses with a body shot.
Angstrom looks to throw a body kick
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Angstrom lands an overhand right.
Angstrom shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Angstrom was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Angstrom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Bear is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom is looking to take a break and control but Bear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bear dodges the ground and pound from Angstrom.
Angstrom is looking to take a break and control but Bear is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Angstrom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Angstrom works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Angstrom's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Angstrom landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Angstrom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bear bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Angstrom takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Bear wants to counter with a clinch but Angstrom pushes him away.
Angstrom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yogi Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bear has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yogi Bear!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Yogi Bear!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Yogi Bear!
Yogi Bear wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dog Wild Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
141 lbs
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148 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simmons scores with a takedown into Collins's guard.
Collins pulls Simmons in close to prevent any damage.
Collins controls Simmons momentarily but Simmons frees himself.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins is trying to control the position but Simmons postures up.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simmons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Collins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins works over Simmons with some ground and pound from guard.
Collins cracks Simmons with a solid left hand.
Simmons looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
My spies in Hugs & Kisses inform me that Collins has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Simmons striking off his back but it's not causing Collins any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.
Collins lands a couple of digs.
Collins advances position into side control!
Collins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Collins cracks Simmons with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Collins working the ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
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.
Collins lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins working the head and body with strikes.
Collins working the head and body with strikes.
Collins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Simmons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to get back to half guard.
Collins scores with punches from side control.
Simmons tries to bench press Collins off him but Collins keeps the position.
Simmons is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Collins working the ground and pound.
Simmons struggling a bit here.
Simmons takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Collins scoring with punches and elbows.
Simmons taking a bit of punishment here - Collins scoring with strikes.
Collins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simmons to see if he's OK.
Collins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is chipping away with strikes.
Simmons is rocked!
Collins cracks Simmons with a big elbow.
Oh Simmons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins looks up at the clock and then as Simmons takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Collins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons manages to get back to half guard.
Collins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simmons's head.
Simmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collins.
Simmons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Simmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Ground and pound from Collins.
Collins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow.
Simmons moves into full guard.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simmons tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins checks the leg kick.
Collins stuffs the takedown.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simmons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Collins manages to get to full guard.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from Collins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Simmons stacks Collins on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Simmons!
Collins is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons working away.
Collins sneaks back into half guard.
Collins wants to get back to full guard but Simmons has passed into side control.
Collins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Simmons off and has taken his back!
Collins lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Simmons hold on?!
Simmons is trying to break free.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins lands a shot to the head.
Misha Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Can Simmons hold on?! Collins is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Well, with Collins on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Simmons is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Collins looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands punches and elbows.
Collins controlling well, preventing Simmons from escaping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Collins. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Collins scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Simmons tries to escape the position.
Simmons is trapped and Collins is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Collins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Simmons rolls, trying to escape but Collins keeps control of the position.
Collins lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Simmons right now.
Collins lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trapped and Collins is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Simmons trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Simmons can't escape the position.
Collins scores with punches to the body.
Collins has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Simmons.
Collins cracks Simmons with a big right hand from the back mount! Simmons immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Collins takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Misha Collins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Misha Collins waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorry Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Zackrisson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorry Benton's chin.
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159 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorry Benton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zackrisson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benton.
Benton is trying to control the action in half guard but Zackrisson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zackrisson's coaches at Hunter MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zackrisson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zackrisson tries to roll over but Benton keeps him under control.
Benton wants to work for an arm triangle but Zackrisson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson trying to control but Benton postures up.
Benton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Benton keeping moving, preventing Zackrisson from controlling successfully.
Benton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zackrisson trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Benton holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zackrisson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Benton is pulling down on Zackrisson's head. It's preventing any offense from Zackrisson, at least for the moment.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zackrisson is one step ahead there.
Benton pulls Zackrisson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton fails with the takedown
and Zackrisson counters with an outside leg kick.
Benton has his takedown stuffed
and Zackrisson counters with a nice body kick.
Benton shoots and misses
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gabriel Zackrisson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorry Benton.
Zackrisson leaves Benton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zackrisson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benton tries for a takedown but Zackrisson circles away easily
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zackrisson is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jorry Benton has been cut.
Benton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zackrisson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zackrisson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gabriel Zackrisson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zackrisson lands a nice shot that snaps Benton's head back.
Benton is rocked!
Nice jab there from Zackrisson.
Benton is still on wobbly legs! Can Zackrisson finish him?
Zackrisson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
Benton seems to have recovered his senses.
Zackrisson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zackrisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benton looks winded!
Zackrisson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benton.
Zackrisson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorry Benton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zackrisson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zackrisson wants to get up but he can't break Benton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zackrisson wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
Zackrisson controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson postures up.
Zackrisson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton keeping moving, preventing Zackrisson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zackrisson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zackrisson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Zackrisson wants to stand but Benton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Zackrisson finds it's target.
Zackrisson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
Zackrisson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A cross from Zackrisson lands.
Nice jab there from Zackrisson.
Benton shoots in and drives through. Zackrisson sprawls well.
Gabriel Zackrisson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorry Benton.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zackrisson, right into the meat.
Benton fails with the takedown
and Zackrisson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zackrisson tries to avoid it but Benton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zackrisson to the ground. Zackrisson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benton with a poor takedown
letting Zackrisson counter with a right hand.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Benton doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Zackrisson counter with a right hand.
Zackrisson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zackrisson lands a big uppercut and Benton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Benton looks OK. Zackrisson waves Benton back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Benton right on the button. Benton goes down! Zackrisson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Zackrisson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Zackrisson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitehorse comes to the ring accompanied by The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses. Yeboah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Sambulo Yeboah will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeboah throws a jab when Whitehorse was well out of range.
Whitehorse tries to clinch but Yeboah moves out of range.
Yeboah swings widly with a right hand
and Whitehorse counters with a takedown into side control.
Whitehorse landing strikes.
Yeboah is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Whitehorse is controlling him well.
Whitehorse cracks Yeboah with a big right hand but Yeboah just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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.
Whitehorse cracks Yeboah with a big right hand but Yeboah just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Yeboah is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yeboah is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yeboah keeps trying to improve his position.
Whitehorse trying to control the action but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Yeboah takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to control the action but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Yeboah on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yeboah tries to bench press Whitehorse off him but Whitehorse keeps the position.
Whitehorse wants to control but Yeboah is keeping him busy.
Whitehorse cracks Yeboah with a big right hand but Yeboah just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Whitehorse's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Whitehorse controlling from side mount.
Yeboah tries to improve position but can't.
Yeboah is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Whitehorse asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yeboah is looking for a sweep.
Whitehorse prevents Yeboah from escaping the position.
Yeboah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whitehorse lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to control the action but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Yeboah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Yeboah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whitehorse cracks Yeboah with a big elbow.
Whitehorse controlling from side mount.
Yeboah is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Whitehorse off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeboah is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Our spies down at at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym inform us that Yeboah has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Whitehorse showing good submission defense here.
Yeboah is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is not going to allow Whitehorse to sit and survive in this position.
Whitehorse controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Yeboah looking for the RNC.
Whitehorse is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yeboah gets his way!
Yeboah looking for the choke from the back.
Whitehorse is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse is having to fend off submission attempts from Yeboah, who is looking to sink in the choke. Yeboah doesn't have the hooks in though and Whitehorse manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Yeboah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitehorse defends it easily.
Whitehorse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitehorse lands a couple of elbows.
Whitehorse lands a couple of digs.
Whitehorse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yeboah's head.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitehorse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yeboah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whitehorse is aware though and is defending well.
Yeboah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whitehorse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitehorse sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yeboah's guard.
Whitehorse winds up and cracks Yeboah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yeboah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Yeboah - just one landing.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yeboah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whitehorse grinds an elbow into Yeboah's temple.
Yeboah is letting Whitehorse control him for a moment.
Yeboah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whitehorse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Whitehorse is working Yeboah over with some ground and pound from side control.
Whitehorse is chipping away with strikes.
Whitehorse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yeboah is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Whitehorse has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yeboah gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitehorse controlling the pace.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yeboah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah is looking to improve his position.
Whitehorse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehorse slips a nice elbow through Yeboah's hands, connecting with Yeboah's forehead.
Whitehorse is nestled in close to Yeboah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Whitehorse seems content to control.
Whitehorse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yeboah keeps working.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yeboah looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Whitehorse pushes past his half guard into mount!
Whitehorse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Whitehorse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yeboah can do to turn this around?
Yeboah is trying to escape the mount.
Whitehorse looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse wants to control the pace but Yeboah is squirming around nicely.
Yeboah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whitehorse working Yeboah over with strikes here.
Whitehorse is landing with some decent strikes but Yeboah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whitehorse working Yeboah over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehorse has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yeboah's face.
Yeboah can't escape the position.
Whitehorse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yeboah is looking to escape.
Whitehorse raining down hammerfists from mount.
Whitehorse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whitehorse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whitehorse controlling the position easily from mount.
Yeboah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitehorse dominating with strikes here.
Whitehorse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yeboah is looking to escape.
Yeboah trying desperately to get to his feet.
Yeboah is in a horrible position here. Whitehorse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Whitehorse prevents Yeboah from getting the reversal.
Whitehorse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yeboah is looking to escape.
Yeboah regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Whitehorse seems content to control.
Yeboah wants to improve his position but Whitehorse is controlling well.
Whitehorse trying to mount his opponent but Yeboah defends it.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehorse trying to control the pace.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehorse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whitehorse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whitehorse drives through with a takedown into Yeboah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Whitehorse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitehorse content to stall in guard here.
Whitehorse trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Yeboah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yeboah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whitehorse is working Yeboah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Whitehorse trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse lands a couple of elbows.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yeboah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Whitehorse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whitehorse trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse works over Yeboah with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitehorse slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yeboah is pushing Whitehorse's head away, looking to escape. Whitehorse manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse scores with punches from side control.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Jacob Whitehorse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yeboah is being controlled here.
Yeboah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whitehorse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Whitehorse landing a few strikes.
Yeboah regains half guard.
Whitehorse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitehorse is keen to just control but Yeboah is a slippery customer.
Whitehorse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whitehorse is trying to control. Yeboah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Whitehorse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yeboah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Whitehorse wants to take a breather but Yeboah is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah has hold of Whitehorse's hands but Whitehorse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yeboah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yeboah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitehorse pulls his head out easily.
Yeboah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitehorse pulls his head out easily.
Yeboah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitehorse moves into full mount! Yeboah won't be happy about that!
Yeboah can't escape the position.
Yeboah is squirming around, avoiding Whitehorse's attempts to control the action.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yeboah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Whitehorse working the head and body with strikes.
Yeboah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitehorse pulls his head out easily.
Whitehorse sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yeboah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitehorse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitehorse wants to take a breather but Yeboah is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whitehorse throws a chopping leg kick but Yeboah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Despite the aggression on Yeboah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Whitehorse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yeboah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitehorse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeboah lands an overhand right.
Whitehorse throws a low kick, looking for Yeboah's leg but Yeboah calmly moves out of range.
Whitehorse slips under a jab from Yeboah.
Yeboah misses with a wild combination.
Whitehorse cracks the inside of Yeboah's front leg.
Yeboah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whitehorse in his tracks.
Yeboah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitehorse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yeboah on the side of the head.
That kick from Whitehorse tenderised Yeboah's leg. Yeboah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yeboah blocks a jab.
Yeboah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehorse half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehorse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yeboah misses with a hook
and Whitehorse counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse digs a right hand into Yeboah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yeboah's gas tank.
Whitehorse is leaning against Yeboah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitehorse breaks from the clinch.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Yeboah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeboah throws a series of punches but Whitehorse avoids them all with ease.
Yeboah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yeboah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yeboah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whitehorse. That one must have hurt.
Whitehorse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yeboah's sensitive parts.
Whitehorse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yeboah's calf.
Yeboah throws a shot from downtown. Whitehorse moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whitehorse.
Yeboah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sambulo Yeboah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeboah throws a nice looking combination but Whitehorse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitehorse tries to counter by clinching up but Yeboah breaks away and moves out of range.
Yeboah ducks right into an uppercut from Whitehorse.
Yeboah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehorse gets a clinch.
Yeboah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitehorse jumps into guard, dragging Yeboah to the mat.
Yeboah wants to stand but Whitehorse has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Whitehorse controlling the position.
Yeboah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitehorse is keeping the position for now.
Yeboah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Whitehorse is proving hard to escape from.
Whitehorse seems keen to control Yeboah's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Whitehorse is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yeboah, into his guard.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yeboah working for submissions but it's allowed Whitehorse to get to half guard.
Yeboah moves into full guard.
Whitehorse chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitehorse scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Whitehorse works over Yeboah with some ground and pound from guard.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah working for a triangle but Whitehorse defends it easily.
Yeboah being controlled here, momentarily.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeboah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse had his way with Sambulo Yeboah in that 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. This is the final round!
Yeboah fails to land with a series of punches.
Yeboah looks to throw the jab but Whitehorse is out of range.
Yeboah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeboah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitehorse.
Whitehorse connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Yeboah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Whitehorse.
Yeboah misses with a double jab.
Yeboah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yeboah blocks the body kick.
Whitehorse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yeboah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitehorse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yeboah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Yeboah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeboah misses with a double jab.
Yeboah misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Whitehorse to counter with a crisp jab.
Yeboah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yeboah throws a right hand that Whitehorse ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitehorse also avoids with ease.
Whitehorse throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yeboah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Whitehorse is in Yeboah's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yeboah working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Whitehorse has passed into half guard!
Whitehorse slips a nice elbow through Yeboah's hands, connecting with Yeboah's forehead.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yeboah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitehorse pulls his head out easily.
Whitehorse is nestled in close to Yeboah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whitehorse is trying to control. Yeboah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yeboah won't allow Whitehorse to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Whitehorse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse winds up and cracks Yeboah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Whitehorse slips a nice elbow through Yeboah's hands, connecting with Yeboah's forehead.
Yeboah tries to get to full guard but Whitehorse has control of the leg.
Whitehorse winds up and cracks Yeboah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yeboah is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Yeboah is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Yeboah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Whitehorse.
Yeboah is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is staying active underneath Whitehorse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehorse is trying to control. Yeboah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Whitehorse stops Yeboah from getting back to his feet.
Yeboah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitehorse trying to control the action but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Yeboah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Whitehorse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacob Whitehorse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yeboah tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Whitehorse has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Yeboah is looking to improve his position but Whitehorse isn't that keen on the idea.
Whitehorse controlling the pace for now.
Yeboah tries to reverse the position but Whitehorse maintains control.
Yeboah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Whitehorse looking to finish Yeboah with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yeboah!
Whitehorse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whitehorse dominating with strikes here.
Sambulo Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitehorse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yeboah throwing hammer fists to the chest of Whitehorse. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Whitehorse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitehorse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Jacob Whitehorse wins by unanimous decision!
Jacob Whitehorse retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Jacob Whitehorse made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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