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Bushido 25: Date vs. Rottwel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Umaga scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Horrible takedown attempt by Forbes or perhaps it was just good defense by Umaga, which made it look bad.
Umaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forbes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forbes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Umaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Forbes off the cage and back into range.
Umaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Forbes under the eye.
Forbes shoots in for a takedown but Umaga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Umaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Umaga.
Umaga moves into the clinch.
Forbes takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Grant Forbes has been cut.
Umaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Forbes looks winded!
Umaga lands a body shot.
Umaga lands a body punch.
Umaga scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Umaga.
Umaga lands a body punch.
Umaga lands a body punch.
Umaga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Umaga lands with a short shot to the head.
Umaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Umaga.
Umaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Nice body punch from Umaga - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Umaga.
Umaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Forbes or not.
Umaga creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Forbes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Forbes drops to his knees and Umaga pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosefa Umaga!
An out of breath Iosefa Umaga 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Jeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is California - Lil Rob. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Park Jeung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeung throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rojas was covering up waiting for the punch and Jeung finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rojas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jeung is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeung controlling the action here.
Jeung is thwarting Rojas's attempts to control the position.
Jeung prevents Rojas from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeung wants to work for an arm triangle but Rojas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeung frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeung controlling the position easily from mount.
Rojas is looking to improve his position but Jeung isn't that keen on the idea.
Jeung landing strikes from the mount.
Jeung raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jeung looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jeung looking to control but Rojas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jeung lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeung in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeung lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeung lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jeung jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rojas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rojas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jeung taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jeung has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rojas wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Jeung has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Rojas's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Rojas is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Jeung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Park Jeung!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Brooks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Song!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brooks has Song up against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brooks.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
Song avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Brooks tries a body shot but Song blocks it.
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!
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
Song wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Song blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Song avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Song leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Song blocks an elbow strike.
Song is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Song leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Song has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Song is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Song blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Song is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brooks can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Song wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Song is trying to break free.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
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!
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brooks.
Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brooks moves out of range of the leg kick from Song.
Brooks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Song to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Song is looking to stand up but Brooks won't let him.
Brooks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but Song is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Song not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is pulling down on Song's head to control his posture.
Song is looking to stand up but Brooks won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Song is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Song's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been informed that Song has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Song scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks prevents Song from breaking the clinch.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Song leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song can do to turn this around?
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Eric Brooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Song has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Song's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Song is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Song has his back to the cage.
Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Song.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Song.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Song wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Song tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Song misses with a head kick.
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Song.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Song takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Song blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Song avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
Song avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Song blocks an elbow strike.
Song wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Song blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice elbow.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Song fails to pull guard.
Song avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
Song has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks stalling.
Song avoids the elbow strike from Brooks, against the cage.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Song is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Song prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeps control of Song as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Song 's eye.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Song takes an elbow to the temple.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Song in his tracks for a moment.
Song is rocked!
Brooks is pushing Song up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Song is still on wobbly legs! Can Brooks finish him?
Song avoids a wild elbow strike from Brooks.
Song seems to have recovered his senses.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Leonardo Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Brooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Song's defenses.
Song blocks an elbow strike.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks lands an elbow inside that Song shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song dodges an elbow strike from Brooks.
Brooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
Clinched against the cage, Brooks lands a big elbow that drops Song! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Song is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Brooks!
An out of breath Eric Brooks 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnstone comes into the arena with Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leroy Johnstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Silver!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnstone trying to land knees to the body.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstones head.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver has Johnstone pressed against the cage.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnstone lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnstone misses with a punch to the body.
Johnstone scores with a knee to the head.
Johnstone working Silver over with knees to the body.
Johnstone tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Johnstone back against the cage.
Johnstone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Johnstone tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Johnstone lands a good knee to the midsection. Silver won't want to take too many of those.
Johnstone lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnstone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Johnstone.
Johnstone lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to pull guard but Johnstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Silver drops back down to his feet.
Johnstone can't break the clinch.
Johnstone misses with a punch to the body.
Silver wants to break free but Johnstone has control.
Silver goes for a takedown attempt but Johnstone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnstone clinches up against the cage.
Johnstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnstone landing knees to the head.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnstone.
Silver looks winded!
Johnstone misses with some punches.
Johnstone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Johnstone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnstone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnstone.
Silver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silver is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnstone to keep the fight standing.
Leroy Johnstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Silver.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Johnstone connects with a knee to the head.
Johnstone tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Johnstone tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Johnstone.
Johnstone misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnstone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnstone crunches a lovely knee into Silver's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnstone.
Johnstone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnstone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnstone tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Johnstone pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver avoiding damage as Johnstone throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnstone tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnstone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnstone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silver crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnstone - the referee stops the clock and Silver gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnstone. Silver manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnstone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnstone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Johnstone lands a front kick.
Johnstone scores with a nice head shot.
Johnstone is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Johnstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Johnstone 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.
Johnstone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnstone lands a nice looking body kick.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnstone as he avoids it easily.
Johnstone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnstone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnstone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnstone. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Johnstone's head coaches at Brutal Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnstone digs a good hook to Silver's body.
Adam Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnstone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnstone breaks the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnstone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnstone connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Johnstone has the dominant position.
Johnstone working aggressively here.
Johnstone avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Johnstone back against the cage.
Johnstone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnstone stops a takedown attempt from Silver.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Johnstone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Leroy Johnstone is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnstone is just out of range.
Johnstone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silver wants to clinch.
Johnstone wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver blocking some punches.
Johnstone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Johnstone misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnstone is defending well.
Leroy Johnstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Silver.
Johnstone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver landing knees to the head.
It looks like Leroy Johnstone has been cut.
Johnstone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Johnstone trying to land knees to the body.
Johnstone manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnstone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnstone.
Johnstone lands a high kick!
Silver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnstone counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver wants to clinch.
Johnstone misses with a few strikes there.
Silver clinches up with Johnstone and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Johnstone keeps him there for the moment.
Johnstone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone blocking some punches.
Johnstone misses with a knee to the head.
Johnstone trying to land knees to the body.
Johnstone misses with a punch to the body.
Silver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnstone.
Johnstone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Leroy Johnstone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnstone misses with a knee strike.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnstone up against the cage.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver is leaning against Johnstone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver avoids the body shot from Johnstone.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver has closed the distance and engaged Johnstone in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Johnstone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Johnstone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnstone throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Johnstone sees coming a mile off.
Johnstone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnstone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnstone throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Johnstone moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Johnstone tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silver has Johnstone up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnstone trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Johnstone back against the cage.
A short left from Silver.
Johnstone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silver is keeping busy.
Johnstone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnstone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnstone obliges.
Johnstone missing with knees to the body.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnstone swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnstone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnstone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Johnstone is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnstone has his back to the cage.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver pushes Johnstone up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnstone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnstone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnstone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnstone blocks a body shot from Silver.
Johnstone wants to stall.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Johnstone.
A short left from Silver.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Johnstone is pressed up against the cage. Silver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnstone down to the mat. Johnstone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leroy Johnstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Silver.
Silver tries to clinch
and Johnstone counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnstone dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Leroy Johnstone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone throws a head kick that misses.
Johnstone thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnstone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnstone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver lands a right hand.
Johnstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Johnstone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnstone tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnstone tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnstone throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver pushes Johnstone up against the cage 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!
Johnstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Johnstone lands a jab to the head.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Adam Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Johnstone is controlling him.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Johnstone.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnstone wants to stall.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstones head.
Johnstone misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Silver.
Well Johnstone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Johnstone!
Leroy Johnstone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anihilator Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes into the arena with Voices blaring out of the sound system. Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alison Hell. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anihilator Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
A head kick by Bruce misses
and Orton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Orton's head but Orton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orton.
Orton connects with a body shot.
Bruce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bruce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orton connects with a right hand. Bruce shakes it off.
Bruce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orton is fending him off so far but Bruce persists. Nope, Orton circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruce is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orton defends it nicely.
Orton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bruce sprawling to the canvas! Bruce rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Orton finish him?!
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Orton finish him?
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Bruce tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton sends Bruce crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Orton is motioning to the referee to let Bruce up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Orton misses.
Bruce wants to counter with a clinch but Orton pushes him away.
Orton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Are you kidding me?! Orton ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Bruce clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Orton!
A relieved looking Rick Orton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Anihilator Bruce was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry fans, next time we will make it'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doo Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilder comes to the cage accompanied by Talkin' Da Hardest. The key to victory for AJ Wilder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doo Doo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo connects with the punch.
Doo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilder is looking to counter punch.
Doo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doo scores with a jab to the body.
Wilder tries to bum rush Doo with a series of wild strikes but Doo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doo misses with the combination.
A jab from Doo misses.
Doo throws a hook but Wilder avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Wilder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilder jabs Doo right on the nose. Doo blinks but takes it well.
Wilder throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Doo misses.
Wilder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doo misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder lands with an overhand left.
Wilder blocks a jab.
Doo misses the body punch
and Wilder counters with a three punch combo that has Doo backing up. Doo nods at Wilder to acknowledge the strikes.
Doo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilder counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Wilder.
Doo throws a shot from downtown. Wilder moves away and avoids it.
Wilder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Doo is out of range.
Wilder throws a hook but Doo blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Doo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Doo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
BOOM! Wilder lands a beautiful left hook that drops Doo. Doo tries to recover but Wilder is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Doo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Wilder!
A very excited looking AJ Wilder 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Felding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mo Felding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Frost!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felding lands a really nice looking cross but Frost seems unphased.
Felding has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Felding lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Felding getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Felding swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Felding with a hook.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Felding misses with a body shot.
Felding ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Felding takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Felding defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost slips a straight right by Felding.
Felding stuns Frost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felding.
Frost with a lazy takedown attempt
and Felding counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chris Frost has been cut.
Felding is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Felding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Felding.
Frost is rocked!
Felding ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Felding drops Frost with a straight right hand, right on the button! Felding follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mo Felding!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - can't be touched. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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266 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Ruttenum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karasev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruttenum backs up against the cage.
Karasev scores with a jab to the body.
Karasev moves out of range as Ruttenum strikes.
Karasev connects with a jab.
Karasev lands with a cross.
Karasev cracks a nice hook into Ruttenum's ribs.
Ruttenum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karasev cracks Ruttenum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karasev lands a head shot.
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!
Karasev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruttenum on the side of the head.
Karasev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruttenum. Karasev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karasev tests Ruttenum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karasev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruttenum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karasev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruttenum. Karasev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karasev's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karasev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karasev connects with a looping right hand.
Karasev cracks Ruttenum with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Karasev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ruttenum to stand back up!
Ruttenum is rocked!
Ruttenum drops his hands momentarily. Karasev doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ruttenum staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ruttenum doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Karasev!
A victorious Alexey Karasev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Cain Ruttenum spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't win them all, I'll be back better and stronger. The HITMAN will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Rottwel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rottwel has chosen Land of the Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Lee Date has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Rottwel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rottwel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Date cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rottwel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Date's guard.
Rottwel looking to pass the guard.
Rottwel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Date is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rottwel, into his guard.
Date trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rottwel is looking for a triangle but Date pushes his legs off easily.
Rottwel is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Date has his hands clasped together but Rottwel extends and breaks Date's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rottwel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Rottwel!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Igor Rottwel made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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