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Bushido 35: Wilder v Cheryshev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calero Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calero Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duterte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Duterte.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Duterte ducked under it nicely.
Duterte misses with the combination.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duterte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
Duterte throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Duterte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Duterte's leg. Duterte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Duterte tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duterte cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Duterte avoids the punch easily.
Duterte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duterte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duterte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Duterte's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Duterte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duterte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez punishes Duterte's body with a nice straight punch.
Duterte is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Duterte slips the punch.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
Duterte misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duterte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice right hand that sends Duterte toppling to the canvas! Duterte scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sanchez finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Duterte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Duterte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duterte throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duterte is rocked!
Duterte looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sanchez lands a right hand from hell, dropping Duterte. Sanchez pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calero Sanchez!
A victorious Calero Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luivel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brigstock Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigstock Allen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luivel Romero's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luivel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brigstock Allen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Allen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Romero misses.
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romero's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
Romero connects with a jab.
That has opened up Brigstock Allen's cut even more.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero drops Allen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Allen looks back up at him and smiles so Romero waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Allen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Allen swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Allen face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luivel Romero!
A relieved looking Luivel Romero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fujibayashi Nagato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujibayashi Nagato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Silver!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagato lands a slapping body shot.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagato.
Silver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Nagato moved out of range.
Nagato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silver wants to clinch up but Nagato keeps it at a distance.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagato misses with a looping right.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nagato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagato misses with a punch to the body.
Silver is working for takedown but Nagato is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silver lands an elbow just above Nagato 's eye.
It looks like Fujibayashi Nagato has been cut.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nagato swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nagato is pushing down on Silver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silver is fighting to maintain full guard but Nagato has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Nagato working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nagato takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nagato working over Silver with some ground and pound. Silver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nagato lands strikes from half guard.
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Nagato is very close to passing his half guard.
Silver told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nagato lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nagato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nagato looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nagato is taking a breather. Silver says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nagato wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to escape back to his feet but Nagato uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Silver takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nagato 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.
Nagato taking a breather here.
Silver is looking to get back to his feet here but Nagato is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silver's back.
Nagato biding his time, looking for the opening.
Silver looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nagato.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Silver trying to get back to his feet but Nagato is in full control for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagato lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Nagato throwing damaging strikes from the back! Silver could be in trouble here!
Nagato is punishing Silver with strikes - can he finish him?!
Nagato scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
What can Silver do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Nagato is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Nagato lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nagato.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nagato controlling from the back.
Nagato lands with a hammerfist to the side of Silver's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagato lands strikes to the head.
Silver tries to break free.
Nagato trying to control momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silver tries to kick Nagato off but Nagato keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nagato is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nagato lands with a punch from half guard.
Nagato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujibayashi Nagato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fujibayashi Nagato's cut.
That's time! Nagato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nagato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver instigates a clinch.
Nagato takes a shot to the head.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nagato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver shoots in but Nagato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silver tries to move into range but Nagato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nagato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nagato.
Silver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silver scrambles back to his feet.
Nagato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Nagato stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagato.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nagato stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nagato wants it to stay on the feet.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nagato thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nagato swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Nagato scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Nagato scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Nagato.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagato circles away.
Silver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silver scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Nagato finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nagato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nagato, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nagato working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagato gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nagatos head.
A short left from Silver.
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nagato up against the ropes.
Nagato breaks the clinch.
Nagato lands a jab to Silver's midsection.
Nagato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagato swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Nagato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujibayashi Nagato is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver is looking to clinch.
It looked like Nagato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silver.
Nice shot by Nagato.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagato swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nagato regains guard immediately.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nagato holds on and takes a little breather.
Nagato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
Silver has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nagato is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagato.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagato is defending well for now.
Nagato trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nagato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Silver pulls Nagato into guard.
Nagato is in close to Silver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagato wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Nagato is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagato working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Nagato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silver's head.
Nagato works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Nagato from controlling successfully.
Nagato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nagato has managed to get both his arms back between Silver's legs - danger averted.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nagato cracks Silver with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujibayashi Nagato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fujibayashi Nagato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Nagato misses.
Nagato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nagato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nagato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silver pushes Nagato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujibayashi Nagato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagato connects with a nice looking jab.
Nagato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Silver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Nagato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver gets through Nagato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagato tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Silver tries to break free but Nagato pushes him back against the ropes.
Silver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nagato walks away with a smile on his face. Silver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nagato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Nagato. That snapped Silver's head back.
Nagato lunges at Silver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silver's hand.
Nagato's corner calls for a 1-2. Nagato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nagato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagato lands a body shot.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver throws a series of punches but Nagato avoids them all with ease.
Silver tries to clinch but Nagato is having none of it.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Nagato punishes Silver's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nagato misses with a straight right.
Silver instigates a clinch.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nagato backwards.
Nagato tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Nagato throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagato is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nagato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Nagato is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Nagato tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nagato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Nagato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagato lands a jab.
Adam Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Nagato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver gets a clinch.
Silver tries to circle away but Nagato has him pinned against the ropes.
Silver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nagato prevents it.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Nagato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nagato lands with a nice combination. Silver backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagato cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nagato to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver is rocked!
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nagato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagato finish him?
Silver is looking to clinch but Nagato is avoiding it.
Nagato is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Nagato looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Nagato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagato throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujibayashi Nagato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fujibayashi Nagato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nagato throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver tries to clinch up but Nagato circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nagato manages to break the clinch.
Silver wants to clinch up but Nagato keeps it at a distance.
Nagato is looking for a counter combo.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Silver misses.
Silver tries to clinch up but Nagato circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagato scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nagato to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nagato.
Nagato works over Silver's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagato lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nagato keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silver blocks a jab.
Silver wants to clinch
and Nagato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Nagato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagato.
Silver tries to clinch but Nagato is having none of it.
Jab from Silver.
Nagato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nagato scores with a body shot.
Silver needs to keep his hands up - Nagato had a free shot at his head there.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Nagato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to clinch but Nagato moves out of range.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nagato throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Nagato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silver connects with a single shot there.
Silver moves out of range as Nagato strikes.
Despite the aggression on Silver's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nagato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver's hands.
Silver digs a good body shot into Nagato's ribs.
The fighters circling - Nagato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver rushes Nagato and presses him up against the ropes.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Nagato blocks it.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Nagato.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
Nagato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nagato has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silver after a bit of a struggle.
Nagato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Nagato is rocked!
Silver stalls.
Oh Nagato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Nagato dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Nagato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Nagato! Silver unloads with more strikes and Nagato sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Silver!
A very excited looking Adam Silver rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylar Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the ring accompanied by Where is My Mind? by Pixies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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20
153 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kylar Sensei!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sensei misses with a hook.
It looked like Sanchez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sensei with the counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Sensei is having none of it.
Sensei with the counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sensei closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Sensei pushes Sanchez against the ropes but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sensei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez closes the distance but Sensei moves to the side
and Sensei counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sensei.
Sanchez is looking to stand back up but Sensei counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sensei is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
Sensei passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sensei is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Sensei uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Sensei isn't that keen on the idea.
Sensei wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei lands with some strikes.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sensei controlling his opponent.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sensei with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Sensei maintains control.
Sensei scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sensei working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is in no mood to give up.
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!
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sensei seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Sensei has advanced to mount!
Sensei wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez gets back to half guard.
We've been informed that Sensei has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sensei is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sensei controlling from the top position.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sensei won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylar Sensei dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sensei lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Sensei pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Sensei misses.
Sensei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Sensei persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sensei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sensei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sensei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Sensei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sensei keeps the fight on the outside.
Sensei with the counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sensei swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sensei tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei fails with a takedown attempt.
Sensei tries for a takedown but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steve Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylar Sensei.
Sensei shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sensei tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Sensei is having none of it.
Sanchez is trying to keep Sensei in close.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Sensei defends it easily.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Sensei pushes his legs off easily.
Sensei trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sensei is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Sensei has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sensei prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sensei sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sensei lands a nice short elbow.
Sensei seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sensei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is not content to let Sensei control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sensei seems content to control.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sensei is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sanchez trying to get back to full guard but Sensei takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylar Sensei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Sensei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sensei circles away from the clinch attempt
so Sensei counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez wants to control the position but Sensei says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Sensei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Sensei.
Kylar Sensei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sensei tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to control Sensei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Sensei takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sensei slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Sensei slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sensei trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Sensei is having none of it.
Kylar Sensei 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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sensei is one step ahead there.
Sensei is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sensei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Sensei is controlling him.
Sensei is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sensei closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Sensei pushes Sanchez against the ropes but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sensei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Sensei counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Sensei sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez wants to control the position but Sensei says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sensei with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sensei tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Sensei looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sensei prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Sensei is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sensei takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sensei is continuing to stall.
Sensei looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kylar Sensei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sensei winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylar Sensei!
Kylar Sensei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Antonew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Wendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wendell's choice of entrance music: The Beards - Got Me a Beard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Antonew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Wendell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonew gets a double leg takedown into Wendell's guard.
Wendell wants to get back to his feet but Antonew passes into half guard.
Antonew looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Antonew working Wendell over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Antonew.
Antonew passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wendell!
Antonew with shots to the head and body - Wendell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wendell is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonew postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Wendell is out cold - huge knockout for Antonew!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
A pretty intense looking Tyler Antonew took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Matt Wendell spoke after the fight, saying '#BeardNation '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Shackleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soszynski comes to the ring accompanied by Żółf, Miexon - K S W. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernest Shackleton!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleton misses with a lunging right hand
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ernest Shackleton has been cut.
Soszynski lands a nice shot to the body.
Soszynski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Shackleton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shackleton ducks under a wild hook from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a lazy right hand but Shackleton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shackleton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soszynski with a body shot.
Soszynski tests Shackleton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shackleton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soszynski throws a jab when Shackleton was well out of range.
A slow jab from Soszynski misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Shackleton.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shackleton moves away.
Shackleton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soszynski sizes up Shackleton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shackleton works Soszynski's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shackleton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soszynski thumps Shackleton with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shackleton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krystian Soszynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soszynski moves away.
Soszynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shackleton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shackleton lands a jab to the head.
Soszynski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soszynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shackleton tries to close the distance and clinch but Soszynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Shackleton.
Soszynski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shackleton lands a glancing blow to the side of Soszynski's head.
Shackleton checks a leg kick.
Soszynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shackleton.
Soszynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soszynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shackleton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soszynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shackleton.
Shackleton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Soszynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shackleton throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soszynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soszynski throws a hook but Shackleton blocks it.
Shackleton tries to clinch
and Soszynski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shackleton blocks a jab.
Soszynski is looking to land body kicks.
Soszynski motions for Shackleton to come forward. Soszynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shackleton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soszynski misses with a kick to the body.
Shackleton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soszynski.
Soszynski connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Shackleton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soszynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shackleton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
Soszynski dodges the punch combination from Shackleton.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1-2. Soszynski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soszynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shackleton.
Shackleton walks into a stiff left hand from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a hook to the side of Shackleton's head but Shackleton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soszynski misses with a looping left.
Shackleton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soszynski.
Soszynski throws a right hand that misses
and Shackleton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Shackleton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski misses with a straight right.
Soszynski tries a head kick but it misses.
Shackleton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Soszynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shackleton moves out of range of the strikes.
Soszynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shackleton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shackleton cracks Soszynski with a good jab.
Shackleton misses with a looping right.
Soszynski missing with a left hand there. Shackleton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soszynski throws a sloppy head kick and Shackleton moves out of range easily.
Shackleton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soszynski.
Shackleton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soszynski lunges at Shackleton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shackleton's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Soszynski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernest Shackleton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soszynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shackleton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shackleton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Soszynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shackleton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soszynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shackleton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soszynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shackleton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shackleton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Soszynski has got the better of the exchanges.
Soszynski jabs Shackleton right on the nose. Shackleton blinks but takes it well.
Soszynski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Shackleton finds it's target.
Shackleton looks to score with a jab to the body but Soszynski is just out of range.
Shackleton is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shackleton manages to avoid it.
Soszynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shackleton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Krystian Soszynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Soszynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shackleton's head.
Soszynski throws a body punch but Shackleton moves out of range.
Shackleton misses with a body punch
and Soszynski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Soszynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soszynski takes a swing at Shackleton's ribcage but misses.
Soszynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shackleton throws out the jab.
Soszynski ducks under a wild hook from Shackleton.
Soszynski scores with a jab to the head.
Soszynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Shackleton is just out of range.
Shackleton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Ernest Shackleton's cut even more.
Soszynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soszynski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shackleton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soszynski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shackleton manages to avoid it.
Shackleton avoids the body shot from Soszynski.
Shackleton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shackleton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shackleton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shackleton misses with a hook to the body
and Soszynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Soszynski staying out of range there.
Soszynski misses with a wild body shot.
Shackleton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soszynski throws a leg kick
and Shackleton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Shackleton misses
and Shackleton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soszynski lunges at Shackleton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shackleton's hand.
The crowd cheers as Soszynski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shackleton doesn't seem phased though.
Shackleton is rocked!
The cut above Ernest Shackleton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shackleton throws out a loose jab but Soszynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soszynski!
Shackleton misses with an uppercut
and Soszynski counters with a crisp right that sends Shackleton to the canvas! Soszynski follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krystian Soszynski!
A victorious Krystian Soszynski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sven Svensson's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Svensson's legs.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Svensson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Svensson is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz decides to return to a standing position.
Neil Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Diaz
and Svensson counters by clinching up.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Diaz turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz works on Svensson's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the ropes.
Diaz working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Svensson blocks with his arms.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svensson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Svensson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his foot on Svensson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Svensson works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Svensson trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Svensson defends easily.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Svensson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Svensson drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Svensson off! Svensson jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Svensson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Svensson tries to pass.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Svensson to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Svensson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Svensson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Svensson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz keeps trying to improve his position.
Svensson looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Svensson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz tries to improve his position but Svensson has taken his back! Svensson has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Diaz tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Svensson pushes Diaz away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilson has chosen Haiti Voodoo Music as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker looks to land a body kick but Vilson moved away.
Bunker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Skulls house of pain in the buildup to the fight.
Bunker moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunker is looking to counter the offense by Vilson and move into the clinch.
Bunker wants to clinch but Vilson slips to the side
enabling Vilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Bunker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Bunker moves away and avoids it.
Bunker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bunker.
Bunker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bunker blocks a body shot from Vilson.
Vilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vilson is trying to force a seperation but Bunker has the dominant position.
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Vilson's head.
Bunker struggles to land a body shot inside as Vilson controls his hands.
Vilson manages to break the clinch.
Bunker scores with a nice 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!
Vilson looks to land a left hand but Bunker moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Vilson lands.
Bunker misses with a wild body shot.
Bunker throws a low kick but Vilson moves out of range easily.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Vilson lunges at Bunker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bunker's hand.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Bunker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Vilson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior Vilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunker is looking to slow Vilson down with leg kicks.
Vilson misses with a hook.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Bunker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunker counters with a nice body shot.
Bunker misses with a looping left.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Bunker counters with a quick kick to the body but Vilson blocks it.
Vilson scores with a nice right hand.
Vilson misses with an uppercut
and Bunker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunker checks a low kick from Vilson.
Vilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bunker swings for the body but Vilson moves out of range.
Bunker slips under a jab from Vilson.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Bunker moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
Vilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Vilson.
Bunker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vilson works Bunker's body with a nice hook.
Vilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunker momentarily.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunker digs a good body shot into Vilson's ribs.
Bunker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vilson lands a jab to the nose.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunker is looking to clinch.
Bunker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilson jabs Bunker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Vilson missing with a left hand there. Bunker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunker tried to counter with a leg kick but Vilson avoided it.
Vilson misses with a hook to the body
and Bunker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vilson ducks right into an uppercut from Bunker.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilson throws the left hand but Bunker avoids the punch easily.
Vilson misses with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vilson, as that shot connected.
Vilson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunker misses with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson throws a series of punches but Bunker moves out of range.
Bunker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vilson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vilson misses with a body punch
and Bunker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Bunker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vilson looks to land a combination but Bunker avoids it well.
Vilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bunker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bunker darts in trying to clinch
and Vilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker tries to clinch but Vilson moves out of range.
Vilson throws a body kick that misses
and Bunker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunker wants to land a leg kick but Vilson is out of range.
Good leg kick by Bunker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vilson.
Nice jab there from Vilson.
Vilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vilson misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Bunker misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilson. Bunker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunker closes the distance and pushes Vilson back into the ropes.
Bunker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunker.
Vilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
Vilson lands a body punch.
Vilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
Vilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vilson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bunker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vilson can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Bunker lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vilson misses with a body punch.
Vilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunker controls his hands.
Vilson misses with a punch to the body.
Bunker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Vilson as the two fighters clinch.
Vilson tries to work over Bunker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bunker swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunker swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Vilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vilson has a couple of punches blocked by Bunker.
A right hand to the body from Vilson.
Still in the clinch, Bunker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bunker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker has a couple of punches blocked by Vilson.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Vilson lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Bunker.
Still in the clinch, Bunker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunker.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Vilson lands a right hand.
Vilson misses with a punch to the body.
Vilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bunker on the inside.
Vilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vilson walks into a jab.
Vilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunker checks a leg kick.
Vilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson loads up on a big right hand but Bunker slips the punch.
Bunker moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson jabs Bunker right on the nose. Bunker blinks but takes it well.
Vilson scores with a shot to the body.
Vilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bunker throws a lazy right hand but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Bunker moves his leg out of the way.
Junior Vilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunker lunges at Vilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vilson's hand.
Bunker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
Vilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vilson's knee momentarily.
Bunker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunker missing with a left hand there. Vilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Vilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bunker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunker misses with a body kick.
Vilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Vilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker.
Vilson throws a jab when Bunker was well out of range.
Bunker tries to counter by clinching up but Vilson breaks away and moves out of range.
Vilson takes one to the chin there.
Vilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vilson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Vilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Bunker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a body punch
and Vilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunker missing with a left hand there. Vilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunker counters with a nice leg kick.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but Bunker is out of range.
Vilson swings for the body but Bunker moves out of range.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilson misses with a hook. Bunker ducked under it nicely.
Bunker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bunker staying out of range there.
Bunker scoring well with a low kick there.
Bunker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson throws a good cross that connects.
Tony Bunker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bunker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilson misses with a body punch
and Bunker counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunker avoids a kick to the body.
Bunker looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bunker thows a leg kick but Vilson checks it
and Vilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vilson throws an off balance right hand
and Bunker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunker tries to clinch but Vilson moves out of range.
Bunker clinches.
Bunker throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilson.
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Vilson's head.
Bunker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Bunker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a head punch that misses.
Vilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunker lands an uppercut.
Bunker can't find room to land a body shot as Vilson controls the action.
Tony Bunker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunker is trying to stall.
Bunker blocks a body shot from Vilson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilson.
Vilson misses with the head strike.
Bunker cracks Vilson with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vilson.
Vilson misses with some punches.
Bunker scores with a hook to the body.
Bunker stalling in the clinch but Vilson improves position.
Vilson blocks an uppercut.
Vilson tries to work over Bunker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vilson misses with a body punch.
Bunker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vilson or not.
Bunker tries to throw a body punch but Vilson avoids it by throwing Bunker back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunker tries to stall but Vilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Bunker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
Vilson can't find room to land a body shot as Bunker controls the action.
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Vilson's head.
Vilson lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bunker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vilson.
Bunker misses with the head strike.
Vilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bunker misses with some punches.
Vilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vilson breaks the clinch.
Vilson scores with a nice right hand.
Vilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junior Vilson.
I've got Vilson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Vilson!
A victorious Junior Vilson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Cheryshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilder's entrance music is Talkin' Da Hardest. A fine choice. AJ Wilder had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Wilder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Cheryshev!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheryshev throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Cheryshev swings for the body but Wilder moves out of range.
Cheryshev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Yuri Cheryshev has been cut.
Cheryshev is looking to clinch but Wilder is avoiding it.
Cheryshev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilder, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cheryshev can't find room to land a body shot as Wilder controls the action.
Cheryshev misses with a body punch.
A short left from Cheryshev.
Cheryshev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheryshev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheryshev blocks a body shot from Wilder.
Cheryshev can't find room to land a body shot as Wilder controls the action.
Wilder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheryshev's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheryshev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cheryshev tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheryshev tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Good body shot from Cheryshev.
Cheryshev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheryshev struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilder controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheryshev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Cheryshev fails to land.
Wilder 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.
A head punch on the inside from Cheryshev fails to land.
Cheryshev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Cheryshev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilder.
Cheryshev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheryshev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheryshev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheryshev or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilder.
Cheryshev pushes Wilder back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cheryshev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Cheryshev.
Cheryshev blocks an uppercut.
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilder.
Cheryshev looks winded!
Cheryshev digs a right hand underneath Wilder's ribcage. Wilder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder lands a shoulder strike.
Wilder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheryshev is rocked!
Wilder pushes Cheryshev against the ropes. Wilder is working some dirty boxing. Wilder pushes off with a quick right hook! Cheryshev goes down! Cheryshev tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wilder moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Wilder!
AJ Wilder retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking AJ Wilder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Toskala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Vinicius Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Vinicius Ii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Toskala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius Ii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toskala throws a hook but Vinicius Ii avoids it easily.
Vinicius Ii has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Toskala lands a nice looking body shot.
Toskala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinicius Ii staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Toskala misses.
Toskala lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Marcus Vinicius Ii has been cut.
Toskala misses the jab.
Toskala sets himself, and Vinicius Ii steps forward looking for the clinch! Toskala avoids it this time.
Toskala throws the left hand but Vinicius Ii avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toskala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toskala holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Vinicius Ii jumps guard and drags Toskala to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toskala preventing the sweep.
Vinicius Ii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Toskala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Toskala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Toskala engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vinicius Ii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toskala manages to get himself to full guard.
Toskala 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.
Vinicius Ii tries to free his leg and advance position but Toskala is retaining full guard.
Toskala on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Toskala tries to get out of the position.
Toskala wants to stand and escape but Vinicius Ii is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Toskala is pulling down on Vinicius Ii's head to control his posture.
Vinicius Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Toskala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vinicius Ii wants to pass the guard but Toskala is keeping the position.
Vinicius Ii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Toskala wants to improve his position but Vinicius Ii is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius Ii is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Toskala doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinicius Ii.
Toskala looks like he's trying to stand up.
Toskala has one foot on Vinicius Ii's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vinicius Ii is looking to clinch but Toskala is avoiding it.
Toskala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Toskala does it's job there.
Toskala clinches up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toskala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toskala is trying to maintain a safe position but Vinicius Ii gets an underhook and turns Toskala into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toskala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinicius Ii pulls guard effortlessly.
Toskala got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vinicius Ii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toskala has managed to get both his arms back between Vinicius Ii's legs - danger averted.
Vinicius Ii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toskala defends well.
Toskala's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Toskala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vinicius Ii is trying to keep Toskala in close.
Toskala seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Toskala tries to stand but Vinicius Ii is controlling from the bottom.
Vinicius Ii 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius Ii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toskala manages to get himself to full guard.
Vinicius Ii looking to pass the guard.
Vinicius Ii prevents Toskala from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Toskala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vinicius Ii is one step ahead there.
Toskala keeping moving, preventing Vinicius Ii from controlling successfully.
Vinicius Ii slips nicely into half guard.
Toskala tries to roll over but Vinicius Ii keeps him under control.
Vinicius Ii is trying to work for a kimura but Toskala is defending well.
Toskala wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Toskala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Toskala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vinicius Ii tries to counter with a clinch but Toskala shakes him off and moves away.
Toskala loads up on a big right hand but Vinicius Ii slips the punch.
Vinicius Ii steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Toskala.
Toskala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toskala darts in and clinches Vinicius Ii up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Toskala.
Toskala tries to throw a body punch but Vinicius Ii avoids it by throwing Toskala back against the ropes.
Toskala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinicius Ii tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toskala smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinicius Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toskala.
Toskala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcus Vinicius Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toskala throws a nice looking combination but Vinicius Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinicius Ii wants to counter with a clinch but Toskala pushes him away.
Toskala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinicius Ii can do to turn this around?
Vinicius Ii fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toskala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinicius Ii.
Vinicius Ii tries to counter with a clinch but Toskala shakes him off and moves away.
Toskala tries to clinch but Vinicius Ii is having none of it.
Vinicius Ii tries to counter with a clinch but Toskala shakes him off and moves away.
Toskala instigates a clinch.
Toskala swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinicius Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Toskala.
Toskala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toskala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Toskala - that landed with a thud.
Vinicius Ii is breathing heavily.
Toskala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinicius Ii's elbow.
Toskala lands a shoulder strike.
Toskala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinicius Ii's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Toskala.
Still in the clinch, Toskala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toskala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Toskala.
Toskala lands an uppercut.
Vinicius Ii fails to pull guard.
Toskala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toskala lands an elbow just above Vinicius Ii 's eye.
Toskala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinicius Ii's elbow.
A hook to the body from Toskala.
Toskala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toskala digs a right hand into Vinicius Ii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vinicius Ii's gas tank.
Toskala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toskala pushes Vinicius Ii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toskala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut even more.
A short right from Toskala.
A body shot lands from Toskala.
Toskala cracks Vinicius Ii with a nice body shot.
Vinicius Ii letting Toskala take a breather here.
Toskala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinicius Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jukka Toskala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Vinicius Ii.
Toskala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toskala lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Toskala.
A short uppercut from Toskala.
Vinicius Ii is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Toskala.
Vinicius Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Toskala finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toskala lands a big right hand that drops Vinicius Ii! The killer instinct kicks in and Toskala finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Toskala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukka Toskala!
Jukka Toskala retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Jukka Toskala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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