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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Millennium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Hanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 Tokyo, Jonathan Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Millennium!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millennium works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanson misses with a left hand
and Millennium counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hanson!
Hanson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Hanson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hanson trying to control the hands but Millennium won't let him.
Millennium missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millennium looking for the RNC.
Millennium patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Millennium is looking for a rear naked choke here but Hanson reverses the position brilliantly into Millennium's guard!
Millennium wants to improve his position but instead Hanson has moved into half guard.
Millennium is looking to control Hanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Millennium avoid being mounted?
Millennium actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Hanson is going to stand back up.
Hanson prevents Millennium from improving his position.
Hanson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Millennium throws a one two combo.
Hanson misses with a looping left.
Millennium swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanson.
Millennium swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to 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!
Millennium ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millennium lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches.
Millennium slows down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Millennium.
Millennium receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hanson wants to stall.
Hanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Millennium is trying to pull guard but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Millennium.
Millennium cracks Hanson with a nice body shot.
Millennium blocking some punches.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
Hanson is working Millennium over against the cage.
Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Millennium controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Millennium.
Millennium has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hanson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Millennium can turn it around.
Millennium is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanson gets an underhook and turns Millennium into the cage.
Hanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millennium blocks an uppercut.
Hanson tries to work over Millennium's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Millennium.
Stalling in the clinch from Millennium.
Hanson lands a body punch.
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!
Millennium tries to score a body lock takedown but Hanson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Millennium scores with a nice hook to the head.
Millennium stalling in the clinch but Hanson improves position.
Hanson working aggressively here.
Hanson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Millennium digs a right hand underneath Hanson's ribcage. Hanson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Millennium controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Millennium dominated that round.
That's time! Hanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hanson misses with a wild combination.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Millennium.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
That kick from Millennium tenderised Hanson's leg. Hanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Millennium dodges the punch combination from Hanson.
It seemed like Millennium was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Millennium.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson walks into a left hand.
Millennium bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanson's head.
Hanson is rocked!
Millennium throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hanson clean off his feet! He's out cold! Millennium stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Millennium!
Our winner, Chris Millennium, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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149 lbs
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140 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uru with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown but Uru manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griffin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uru is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin tries to clinch but Uru moves away
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin wants to clinch but Uru slips to the side
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Uru shows good takedown defense.
Uru unleashes a big counter combination but Griffin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yas Uru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin shoots in and bounces Uru off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uru is keeping the position for now.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Uru keeps moving.
Griffin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Uru for as long as he can get away with.
Uru keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Uru wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uru as he jumps to the side.
Uru throws out a counter right but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
Griffin shoots in but Uru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Uru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Griffin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uru sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Griffin somewhat.
Uru replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Griffin blocks it well.
Griffin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Uru was covering up waiting for the punch and Griffin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Uru is working from the bottom.
Uru wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Uru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uru trying to stand up but can't free himself from Griffin's guard.
Uru stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yas Uru dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin tries to counter with a takedown but Uru is quick to defend against it.
Uru has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uru sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Griffin tries to clinch but Uru is having none of it.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Uru shows good takedown defense.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Griffin. 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.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Uru stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uru wants it to stay on the feet.
Uru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Uru sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uru thinks about the counter body kick.
Yas Uru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin tries to clinch
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uru counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin is rocked!
Griffin closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru throws an overhand right that drops Griffin like a sack of potatoes! Uru dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yas Uru!
A less than humble Yas Uru 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great elbows
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face with a poor takedown
and Fury counters by clinching up.
Face is trying to push Fury away but Fury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fury lands a right hand.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Face's defenses.
Face takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Nice body punch from Fury - that landed with a thud.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Face looks winded!
Fury is working Face over against the cage.
Fury pushes Face back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Face in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arse Face has been cut.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fury - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Face should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fury.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Fury 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.
Face takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Fury.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Face in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Fury - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Fury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Face takes a shot to the head.
Fury lands a big right hand that drops Face! The killer instinct kicks in and Fury finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geese Fury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beeboy Batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranieri's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem – Kings Never Die. Joe Ranieri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Ranieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beeboy Batongbakal!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ranieri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ranieri lands a leg kick that knocks Batongbakal off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Ranieri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ranieri looks to land a combination but Batongbakal avoids it well.
Ranieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Ranieri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batongbakal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ranieri.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Batongbakal 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.
Ranieri tries to score with a low kick but Batongbakal moves his leg out of the way.
Ranieri tries to clinch but Batongbakal moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batongbakal.
Ranieri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batongbakal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batongbakal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ranieri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batongbakal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Batongbakal just misses with a punch to the body.
Ranieri thows a leg kick but Batongbakal checks it
and Batongbakal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batongbakal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Batongbakal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batongbakal connects with a single shot there.
Ranieri tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Ranieri.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ranieri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ranieri thuds his shin into the meat of Batongbakal's side.
Batongbakal shoots in but Ranieri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri is looking to clinch.
Ranieri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batongbakal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ranieri tries to clinch up
and Batongbakal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Batongbakal.
Ranieri working for a triangle but Batongbakal defends it easily.
Ranieri seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Batongbakal scoring with some ground and pound.
Batongbakal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal wants to control from the top but Ranieri keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ranieri 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.
Ranieri keeping full guard, as Batongbakal tries to pass.
Ranieri working for a triangle but Batongbakal defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ranieri looking for a guillotine here but Batongbakal defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ranieri 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.
Ranieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Batongbakal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ranieri's guard.
Ranieri is looking for a triangle but Batongbakal pushes his legs off easily.
Ranieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Batongbakal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ranieri keeping moving, preventing Batongbakal from controlling successfully.
Ranieri working for submissions but it's allowed Batongbakal to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranieri is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri looking for a kimura from the bottom but Batongbakal passes into side control!
Batongbakal working away.
A lull in the action here as Batongbakal stalls from top position.
Ranieri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ranieri is trying to work for a kimura but Batongbakal is defending well.
Ranieri seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri 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.
Batongbakal is concentrating on defense, preventing Ranieri from advancing position.
Batongbakal wants to improve his position but Ranieri is controlling well.
Ranieri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Let's hope that Batongbakal 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.
Ranieri seems to be working for a kimura but Batongbakal defends the submission attempt.
Batongbakal holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
Ranieri is looking to advance position but Batongbakal won't allow it.
Batongbakal is staying active underneath Ranieri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Batongbakal has a hand on Ranieri's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ranieri takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ranieri trying to control but Batongbakal is having none of it.
Ranieri pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ranieri moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Batongbakal has worked his arm free - good work by Batongbakal!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Ranieri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
A head kick misses from Ranieri.
Batongbakal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Ranieri.
Ranieri tries to clinch there but Batongbakal circles away.
Batongbakal slips under a jab from Ranieri.
It seemed like Batongbakal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Batongbakal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ranieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ranieri throws a sloppy head kick and Batongbakal moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Batongbakal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batongbakal.
Ranieri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batongbakal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Batongbakal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri throws a hook but Batongbakal blocks it.
Ranieri looks to throw the jab but Batongbakal is out of range.
Batongbakal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batongbakal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ranieri circles away.
Ranieri lands the left hand.
Batongbakal swings for the body but Ranieri moves out of range.
Ranieri seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Batongbakal misses with an uppercut. Ranieri saw that one coming.
Ranieri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Batongbakal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beeboy Batongbakal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ranieri connects with a solid leg kick.
Batongbakal moves away from the strike by Ranieri.
Ranieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batongbakal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ranieri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Batongbakal's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batongbakal avoids the head kick by Ranieri.
Ranieri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Batongbakal throws a body shot but no joy.
Batongbakal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ranieri.
A low kick from Ranieri is predictable there
and Batongbakal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ranieri isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Batongbakal stacks Ranieri 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 Batongbakal!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri looks to move to half guard but instead Batongbakal has passed into mount! Damn!
Ranieri wants to hold on but Batongbakal pushes him away.
Ranieri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Batongbakal controlling the pace for now.
Ranieri regains half guard.
Ranieri actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batongbakal slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Ranieri.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ranieri, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Ranieri!
Joe Ranieri very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Tipton (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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33
146 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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21
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tipton scoring well with a low kick there.
McCringe looks for a takedown but Tipton sprawls well.
McCringe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tipton's waist but Tipton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCringe off to one side.
Tipton stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crose McCringe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tipton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCringe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tipton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCringe.
Tipton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCringe.
Tipton misses with a hook.
Tipton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCringe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tipton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tipton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McCringe dodges the ground and pound from Tipton.
Tipton moves into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tipton looking to control but McCringe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCringe avoids a strike by Tipton and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Tipton's guard! Fantastic escape!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton wants to sweep here but McCringe controlling him for the moment.
McCringe cracks Tipton with a solid left hand.
Tipton 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.
Tipton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCringe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tipton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tipton keeping moving, preventing McCringe from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tipton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCringe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCringe trying to control the position from guard on top but Tipton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tipton is trying to control the position but McCringe postures up.
McCringe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tipton is keeping the position for now.
McCringe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tipton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCringe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCringe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tipton looking for a guillotine here but McCringe defends easily.
Tipton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCringe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe trying to control but Tipton is working from the bottom.
McCringe stays in close to Tipton's body and controls the position.
McCringe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tipton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCringe is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tipton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tipton has escaped and now he's on top!
Tipton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipton pushes down on McCringe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tipton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McCringe is looking to improve his position.
McCringe is looking to control Tipton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCringe avoid being mounted?
McCringe is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCringe trying to hold on to Tipton's head to control him but Tipton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Tipton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tipton throws a low kick but McCringe moves out of range easily.
McCringe dives in for a single leg takedown but Tipton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A shot to the liver by Tipton. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCringe is defended easily by Tipton.
Tipton wants to counter the offense by McCringe and move into the clinch position.
Horrible takedown attempt by McCringe or perhaps it was just good defense by Tipton, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crose McCringe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCringe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tipton.
Tipton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCringe is able to avoid easily.
McCringe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tipton sprawls well. Tipton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCringe gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tipton lands in his opponent's guard.
Tipton trying to control the position from guard on top but McCringe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton connects with a couple of short punches.
McCringe wants to sweep but no luck.
Tipton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCringe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McCringe wants to get back to full guard.
Tipton is looking to advance position but McCringe won't allow it.
Tipton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCringe is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tipton slows the pace down in half guard.
McCringe trying to control from the bottom.
Tipton trying to pass the guard but McCringe defending well.
Tipton throwing shots but McCringe is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe controlling the position well.
McCringe is trying to get back to full guard.
McCringe is working hard here to advance position.
Tipton lands with a punch from half guard.
Tipton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCringe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tipton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tipton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipton slips a nice elbow through McCringe's hands, connecting with McCringe's forehead.
Tipton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McCringe moves into full guard.
McCringe wants to sweep but no luck.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tipton working his ground and pound in the gym.
Tipton wants to pass the guard but McCringe is keeping the position.
McCringe is trying to control the position but Tipton postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tipton looking to pass the guard.
Tipton wants to control from the top but McCringe keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Tipton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tipton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCringe, pushing him back against the cage.
Tipton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCringe dives in for a single leg takedown but Tipton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCringe.
McCringe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tipton swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crose McCringe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tipton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCringe's calf.
McCringe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tipton but Tipton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tipton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCringe shoots in and drives through. Tipton sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tipton's waist but Tipton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCringe off to one side.
Tipton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tipton clinches.
Tipton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tipton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McCringe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tipton is in McCringe's guard.
McCringe pushes Tipton off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crose McCringe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tipton.
Tipton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tipton showed some decent athleticism there.
McCringe kicks off Tipton and gets to his feet.
McCringe shoots in looking for a takedown but Tipton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCringe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCringe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCringe dives in for a single leg takedown but Tipton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tipton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCringe.
Tipton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCringe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tipton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCringe manages to get himself to full guard.
Byron Tipton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipton passes McCringe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCringe tries to get to full guard but Tipton has control of the leg.
Tipton working McCringe over with strikes.
McCringe is looking for a sweep. Tipton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCringe trying to hold on to Tipton's head to control him but Tipton postures up.
Byron Tipton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tipton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tipton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCringe trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe is staying active underneath Tipton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCringe trying to control but Tipton postures up.
McCringe wants to improve his position but Tipton is controlling well.
McCringe wants to control but Tipton is keeping busy.
Tipton slows the pace down in half guard.
McCringe is trying to stand up here but Tipton is controlling him well.
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.
Still in half guard, Tipton seems content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tipton throws a leg kick but McCringe checks it.
McCringe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tipton pinned against the cage. Tipton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tipton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCringe is not content to let Tipton control the position.
The referee asks Tipton politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tipton prefers to stall for the moment though.
Crose McCringe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Tipton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tipton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Tipton!
Byron Tipton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Take my hand. 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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25
146 lbs
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157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Storm!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones connects with a high kick.
A clash of legs there as Storm blocks the low kick.
Jones sets himself, and Storm steps forward looking for the clinch! Jones avoids it this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Storm down.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Jones lunges at Storm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Storm's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lunges at Storm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Storm's hand.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Storm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
Jones tests Storm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Storm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones jumps guard but Storm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocking some punches.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones prevents a body shot from Storm.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm misses with some punches.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Storm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Storm lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab by Storm.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Storm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a body shot.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones gets control of Storm's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Storm has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Jones trying to control the position.
Storm won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Storm is stalling in the full guard.
Storm's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Storm shrugs it off though.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Brian Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Storm in his tracks.
Storm throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Storm is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Storm saw it coming and moves away.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Storm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones blocking some punches.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Storm is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Storm as Jones tries to tie him up.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Storm defends it easily.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Storm looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Storm is proving a slippery customer.
Storm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Storm defends easily.
Storm wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Storm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Storm lands a left hand.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm with a jab.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storm tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Storm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Storm in his tracks momentarily.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brian Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
Storm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Storm misses with a left hand
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Storm tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a head kick that Storm semi-blocks.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Storm's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Storms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Storm's belly button to the back.
Jones throws a leg kick but Storm checks it.
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Storm won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but Storm passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Storm is having none of it.
Storm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Storm avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Storm is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Storm wants to stand up but Jones has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Jones clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Storm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Jones throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Storm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Storm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Storm's waist but Storm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Storm avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a jab.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Storm.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
Storm misses with a double jab.
Jones jabs Storm right on the nose. Storm blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Storm instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Storm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Storm moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Storm shrugs it off though.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Felix Storm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Storm.
Good body shot from Storm.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Storm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Storm improves position.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Storms head.
Jones working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Storm uses from the top position.
Storm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
More stalling from Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Felix Storm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Storm checks the leg kick.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Storm tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Good shot there by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Storm working aggressively here.
Felix Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Storm.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Storm smiles and moves away.
Felix Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Brian Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Storm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Storm working aggressively here.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Storm turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a body shot from Storm.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is trying to keep Storm in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Storm.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Jones!
Brian Jones is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Brian Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taisumov's choice of entrance music: eRa- Enae Volare Mezzo. On his way into the cage it seems that Kick Boxer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kick Boxer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov misses with a straight left.
Taisumov 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.
Boxer scores with a head kick.
It looks like Maxim Taisumov has been cut.
Boxer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID266K) in the buildup to the fight.
Boxer fakes the leg kick and cracks Taisumov in the body.
Taisumov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
Taisumov misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
It seemed like Taisumov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Boxer.
Boxer instigates a clinch.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boxer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boxer lands a right hand.
Boxer presses Taisumov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taisumov jumps guard but Boxer stands there with Taisumov around his waist. Taisumov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Boxer holds him up against the cage and eventually Taisumov drops back down to his feet.
Kick Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxim Taisumov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
Taisumov takes an elbow to the temple.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxer is leaning against Taisumov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boxer scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Boxer won't allow it.
Boxer lands an elbow inside.
Taisumov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taisumov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taisumov jumps guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taisumovs head.
Taisumov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boxer walks away with a smile on his face. Taisumov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boxer lands a big head kick that sends Taisumov tumbling to the mat! Boxer takes a step backwards and waves Taisumov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Taisumov is rocked!
Boxer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taisumov is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Taisumov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taisumov tries to pull guard but Boxer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
That has opened up Maxim Taisumov's cut even more.
Taisumov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boxer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boxer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taisumov is trying to pull guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taisumov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boxer smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Taisumov misses with a combination
and Boxer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boxer.
Taisumov seems to have recovered his senses.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taisumov looks winded!
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boxer scores with a shot to the side of Taisumov's head.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Taisumov in his tracks for a moment.
Boxer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taisumov fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands an elbow just above Taisumov 's eye.
The cut above Maxim Taisumov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boxer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Taisumov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Boxer is unloading with more strikes now! Taisumov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Kick Boxer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Contonio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Contonio closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Contonio.
Contonio misses with some punches.
Contonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contonio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Contonio wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Contonio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Contonio backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Contonio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Contonio.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Contonio scores with a nice body kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Contonio misses with a straight right.
John Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Contonio.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Contonio forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Contonio lands a body punch.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker digs a right hand into Contonio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Contonio's gas tank.
Contonio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Contonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contonio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contonio lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Contonio.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Walker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Contonio if he has to take too many more of those.
Contonio closes the distance and clinches.
Contonio wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
Contonio misses with some punches.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker avoiding damage.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contonio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contonio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Contonio controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Contonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Contonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Contonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contonio misses with the head strike.
Walker tries to stall but Contonio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Contonio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker works the jab nicely.
Walker defending well as Contonio loads up on a big left hand.
Contonio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Contonio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Contonio moves out of range and Walker only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contonio lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contonio.
Contonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker throws a nice head kick!
Contonio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Contonio staying out of range there.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Contonio throws out the jab.
Contonio lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Contonio looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Walker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Contonio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker avoids the body shot from Contonio.
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Contonio's calf.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Contonio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker avoids the head kick by Contonio.
Walker looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.
Contonio throws a head kick that misses.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Contonio. Contonio maintains the clinch.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
Contonio tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Contonio back against the cage.
Contonio misses with a body punch.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker digs a right hand into Contonio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Contonio's gas tank.
Eva Contonio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker tries a body shot but Contonio blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Contonio lands a shot to the body.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Contonio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Contonio finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
Contonio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Contonio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker avoids the head kick by Contonio.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Contonio moved away.
Walker misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker tries a low kick but Contonio avoids it.
A head kick misses from Contonio.
As Contonio backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Contonio.
Contonio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Contonio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Contonio scoring well with a low kick there.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Contonio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Contonio avoids it.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - Contonio had a free shot at his head there.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Contonio is able to avoid easily.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Contonio clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Contonio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Contonio moves out of range easily.
Contonio tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Contonio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Contonio sees coming a mile off.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Contonio counters with a series of strikes. Walker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Contonio misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contonio scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Contonio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walker scores with a head kick. Contonio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Contonio lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
Contonio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
A shot to the body from Contonio misses
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Contonio was not able to check.
Walker lands with a hook. Contonio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Contonio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eva Contonio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Contonio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Contonio checks a low kick from Walker.
A big left from Walker misses.
Contonio tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Contonio forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker is working Contonio over against the cage.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Contonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a head kick but Contonio moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Contonio.
Walker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Contonio just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio misses with a looping right.
A jab from Contonio does it's job there.
Walker looks for the body kick but Contonio saw that one coming.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contonio checks it well.
John Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker avoids the head kick by Contonio.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Contonio moves his leg out of the way.
Contonio throws a shot to the body.
Contonio forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Contonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Contonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Walker as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contonio looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Contonio tries to pull guard but Walker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Contonio.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Contonio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Contonio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.
Contonio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Contonio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Contonio lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Contonio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker misses with a body shot
and Contonio counters with an outside leg kick.
Contonio misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Contonio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Contonio circles away quickly and effectively.
Contonio lands with a right hand.
Contonio works Walker's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Contonio misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Contonio 's knee.
Contonio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Contonio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contonio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Contonio misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Contonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a low kick but Contonio moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Contonio - just one landing.
Walker wants to slow Contonio down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Walker clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker misses with a hook. Contonio ducked under it nicely.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walker motions for Contonio to come forward. Walker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Contonio. Beautiful body shot.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Contonio.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contonio's hands.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Contonio blocks the low kick.
Contonio looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Contonio scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker blocks a jab.
Contonio misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Contonio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Contonio's head backwards.
Walker defending well as Contonio loads up on a big left hand.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker throws a lazy body kick
and Contonio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Contonio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contonio manages to avoid it.
Contonio misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Contonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Contonio throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Contonio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contonio tries to clinch up.
Contonio throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a head kick but Contonio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker throws a low kick, looking for Contonio's leg but Contonio calmly moves out of range.
Contonio connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contonio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Contonio.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Contonio moves out of range easily.
Walker staying out of range there.
Contonio jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contonio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
Contonio lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Contonio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Contonio cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Contonio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Walker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Contonio wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Contonio.
Contonio missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contonio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Contonio in the body.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Contonio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contonio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Contonio checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker lands a head kick!
Walker tried to score with a low kick but Contonio checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Contonio throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Contonio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Contonio unleashes a big counter combination but Walker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Contonio checks it well.
Contonio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walker sprawls well initially but Contonio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Contonio trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker is looking to control Contonio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
Contonio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.
Contonio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Contonio is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Contonio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Contonio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Contonio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contonio tries to pass to full mount but Walker defends it.
Contonio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walker is just riding it out for now. Contonio eventually gives up the hold.
Contonio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Contonio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Contonio is just content to waste time from the top position. Walker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Contonio tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Eva Contonio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contonio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Contonio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker is trying to control the position but Contonio postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Contonio backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eva Contonio.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dado Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mata comes to the cage accompanied by 和楽器バンド / 千本桜. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dado Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Mata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jay momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Mata.
Mata misses with a right hand
and Mata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mata misses with a takedown attempt - Jay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jay misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Mata on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Mata tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mata dips to his left and cracks Jay with an uppercut!
Jay misses with a low kick as Mata jumps back.
That kick from Jay tenderised Mata's leg. Mata is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mata. That did some damage!
Jay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mata 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.
Jay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dado Mata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mata to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Mata checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mata's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jay under the eye.
Jay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mata defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Mata throws out a loose jab but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mata lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay wants to slow Mata down by chopping away at his legs.
Jay tried to score with a low kick but Mata checks it.
It looked like Mata wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mata is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay tries a quick counter leg kick but Mata is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata connects with a crisp jab.
Jay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mata throws a hook but Jay blocks it.
Mata lands with a right hand.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Jay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jay wants it to stay on the feet.
Mata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jay was well out of range. Poor timing from Mata.
Jay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mata.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mata is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mata shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jay wriggles free and stands up.
Mata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata stuns Jay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jay scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mata. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Mata misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mata. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mata scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Mata 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Mata's front leg but catches the back leg as Mata tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mata. That snapped Jay's head back.
Mata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mata.
Jay loads up on a big right hand but Mata slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jay.
Mata misses the jab.
Jay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mata in his tracks.
Mata lands a glancing blow to the side of Jay's head.
Mata is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mata swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jay counters with a low kick, right behind Mata 's knee.
Jay moves away from the strike by Mata.
Jay lands with a nice combination. Mata backs away looking to recover.
A big left from Jay misses.
Mata works the jab nicely.
Mata scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mata just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jay misses the target.
Mata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jay can pounce on him.
Mata has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dado Mata will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab from Mata.
Mata feints a jab promting Jay to slip. Mata then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slow jab from Mata misses its intended target.
Mata misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Jay slams his shin into Mata's torso.
That kick from Jay tenderised Mata's leg. Mata is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mata throws a hook but Jay blocks it.
Mata jabs Jay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dado Mata is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mata moves out of range as Jay strikes.
Mata checks a leg kick.
Mata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mata misses with a body shot.
Mata checks a leg kick nicely.
Mata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mata throws a poor cross that misses
and Jay counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Jay throws a big counter head kick but Mata avoids it with no problem.
Bee Jay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay thumps Mata with a low kick.
Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay needs to keep his hands up - Mata had a free shot at his head there.
Jay lands a leg kick that knocks Mata off balance momentarily.
Jay misses with a combination
and Mata counters with a nice uppercut.
Mata checks a leg kick.
Jay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mata is out of range.
Mata misses with a wild body shot.
Jay misses with a low kick as Mata jumps back.
Mata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mata lands a jab to the nose.
Jay moves away from the strike by Mata.
Jay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mata misses with a jab to the body
and Jay counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Jay is predictable there
and Mata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jay cracks the inside of Mata's front leg.
Jay thuds his shin into the meat of Mata's side.
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay wants to counter with a clinch but Mata pushes him away.
Mata checks a leg kick.
Mata misses with a straight right.
A jab from Mata misses.
Jay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mata's sensitive parts.
Jay wants to slow Mata down by chopping away at his legs.
Jay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mata.
Jay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jay misses with a low kick.
Jay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jay connects with an inside leg kick.
Jay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mata misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata moves out of range of the body kick from Jay.
Mata misses with a wild body shot.
Mata throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jay thumps Mata with a low kick.
Mata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Jay scores with a leg kick.
Mata misses with a series of wild punches.
Jay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mata just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jay.
Mata misses with a lunging right hand
and Jay counters with a low kick, right behind Mata 's knee.
Mata lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Jay throws a front kick aimed at Mata's knee but Mata avoids it well.
Mata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jay was well out of range. Poor timing from Mata.
Mata throws a body punch but Jay moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jay.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mata checks a low kick from Jay.
It looked like Mata was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jay.
Mata checks a leg kick.
Mata misses with an uppercut.
Jay lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jay.
An inside leg kick lands from Jay.
Mata lands a nice hook to Jay's body. Jay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Mata misses
and Jay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mata's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dado Mata will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mata tries to score with a low kick but Jay moves his leg out of the way.
Jay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mata to score with a decent uppercut.
Mata misses with a looping left.
Mata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
Jay moves out of range as Mata strikes.
Mata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mata lands with a right hand.
Mata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jay.
Jay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata checks a low kick from Jay.
Jay throws a push kick but Mata slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Mata on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Mata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mata misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mata moves out of range of the leg kick from Jay.
Jay is looking to chop away at Mata's legs.
Mata thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jay connects with a looping right hand.
Mata misses with a jab to the body
and Jay counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
Jay throws a leg kick but Mata moved away.
Mata misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Mata.
Mata ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Jay swings widly with a right hand
and Mata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mata works Jay's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jay.
Jay avoids the body shot from Mata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mata lands a jab to Jay's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jay throws a leg kick but Mata checks it.
Mata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jay sprawls well initially but Mata persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mata is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jay sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mata is trying to control the action in half guard but Jay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mata is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jay defends it well.
Jay preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jay is pressing down on Mata's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jay holds on and takes a little breather.
Mata looking to pass the guard.
Mata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jay's head.
Mata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mata postures up.
Mata slips nicely into half guard.
Mata 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.
Mata seems to be looking for submissions.
Jay is looking for a sweep. Mata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to kick Mata off but Mata keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jay actively working from the bottom here.
Mata is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mata tries to pass to full mount but Jay defends it.
Bee Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dado Mata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jay is refusing to be controlled, as Mata sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dado Mata.
Well Mata 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dado Mata!
Dado Mata seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balfour Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balfour Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masa Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wasa's head.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Wasa saw that one coming.
Wasa takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Masa Wasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Wasa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow lands a two punch combo.
Wasa works the jab nicely.
Wasa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasa feints and then cracks Darrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darrow down.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Wasa.
Darrow throws a good cross that connects.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Wasa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darrow's head.
Darrow throws a lazy uppercut
and Wasa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasa shoots in but Darrow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wasa doesn't seem bothered though.
Wasa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wasa lands a body shot.
Wasa misses the shot to the body.
Wasa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wasa.
Darrow scores with a push kick.
Wasa slips a jab and a cross from Darrow.
Donk. Wasa catches Darrow right on the button with a cross.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasa lands a lovely overhand right.
Balfour Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Wasa.
As Wasa tries to get set, Darrow tries to push him back and clinch up but Wasa manages to avoid the attempt.
Wasa fails with a takedown attempt.
As Wasa tries to get set, Darrow tries to push him back and clinch up but Wasa manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow is looking to chop away at Wasa's legs.
Wasa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Wasa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow misses with a body kick.
Wasa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wasa misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Wasa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wasa duly obliges.
Wasa throws a sloppy head kick
and Darrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Wasa lands a nice looking body shot.
Darrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Wasa should have avoided that one.
Wasa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Darrow is trying to defend but Wasa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Darrow manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wasa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Darrow to the ground. Wasa is now in Darrow's guard.
Wasa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Darrow looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Darrow looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Darrow!
Wasa is looking for a sweep.
Wasa is still trying to improve position.
Wasa can't do much from the bottom here.
Wasa regains half guard.
Wasa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wasa regains half guard.
Darrow prevents Wasa from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasa manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Masa Wasa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darrow throws a hook but Wasa avoids it easily.
Darrow throws a hook but Wasa blocks it.
Wasa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wasa misses with a body shot.
Wasa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Wasa.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Darrow cracks Wasa with an open hand slap.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wasa.
Wasa throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Wasa finds it's way through Darrow's defenses.
Wasa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darrow as he avoids it easily.
Wasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Wasa swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow dips to his left and cracks Wasa with an uppercut!
Wasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Darrow is looking to counter the offense by Wasa and move into the clinch.
Wasa slips under a jab.
Wasa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darrow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Wasa cracks the inside of Darrow's front leg.
Darrow misses with a leg kick
enabling Wasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Darrow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Wasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wasa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Darrow pushes Wasa off and gets back to his feet.
Masa Wasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow avoids the body shot from Wasa.
Wasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Wasa tries to get set, Darrow tries to push him back and clinch up but Wasa manages to avoid the attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darrow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wasa - the referee stops the clock and Darrow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wasa. Darrow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow needs to keep his hands up - Wasa had a free shot at his head there.
Wasa throws a head kick that misses.
Wasa throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Darrow is looking to counter the offense by Wasa and move into the clinch.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Wasa.
Wasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Wasa.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasa.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasa's calf.
Wasa moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasa stuns Darrow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wasa misses with a hook.
Darrow jabs at Wasa's body.
Wasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wasa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Darrow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Wasa.
A combination from Darrow does no damage.
Darrow misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wasa, right into the meat.
Wasa shoots in but Darrow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balfour Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Wasa.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasa throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
Wasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Wasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Wasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wasa.
Wasa looks to throw the jab but Darrow is out of range.
It looked like Darrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wasa.
Wasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow tries to counter by clinching up but Wasa breaks away and moves out of range.
Darrow walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasa throws a body shot but no joy.
Wasa throws a good cross that connects.
Wasa connects with a solid leg kick.
Darrow lands with a hook. Wasa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darrow throws the kick towards the body but Wasa avoids it.
Darrow throws a hook but Wasa avoids it easily.
Wasa moves away from the strike by Darrow.
Darrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Wasa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darrow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wasa throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masa Wasa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Darrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wasa counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
A jab from Darrow does it's job there.
Darrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wasa lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasa. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darrow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darrow swings widly with a right hand
and Wasa counters with an outside leg kick.
Wasa throws out a leg kick but Darrow moves out of range and Wasa only half commits.
Darrow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wasa misses the shot to the body.
Wasa scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow connects with a jab.
Darrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wasa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Wasa.
Wasa scoring well with a low kick there.
Wasa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Wasa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Wasa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Wasa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wasa. That did some damage!
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Wasa moves out of range easily.
Wasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Wasa throws a head kick that misses
letting Darrow counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wasa misses with a head kick.
Wasa misses with a hook.
Wasa motions for Darrow to come forward. Wasa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow misses with a looping left.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darrow lands with a hook. Wasa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wasa looking to score a takedown here. Darrow is defending well but Wasa drives through and ends up in Darrow's guard.
Wasa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Darrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darrow has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wasa advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow has one foot on Wasa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A jab from Wasa misses.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Wasa's shoulder, as Wasa tries to avoid the shot.
Darrow walks into a left hand.
Wasa takes one to the chin there.
Wasa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Darrow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow lands a two punch combo.
Wasa is rocked!
It looks like Masa Wasa has been cut.
Darrow walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wasa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Darrow swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wasa's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balfour Darrow!
Balfour Darrow retains his bantamweight title!
Balfour Darrow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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