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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryota Murata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryota Murata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Murata.
Murata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Fairchild defending well as Murata loads up on a big left hand.
Murata jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fairchild takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fairchild has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murata lands a lovely overhand right.
Murata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fairchild takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
A jab from Murata finds it's way through Fairchild's defenses.
Murata cracks a nice hook into Fairchild's ribs.
Ryota Murata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fairchild closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murata lands with a good body shot.
Murata lands with a nice body punch.
Murata cracks Fairchild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fairchild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murata cracks Fairchild with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murata lands a really nice looking cross but Fairchild seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murata throws out a powerful jab.
Murata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murata cracks Fairchild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murata lands a jab to Fairchild's midsection.
Murata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murata smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murata is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murata lands a slapping body shot.
Murata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murata.
Murata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murata jabs at Fairchild's body.
Murata lands a slapping body shot.
Murata scores with a jab to the body.
Murata works the jab nicely.
Fairchild takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murata lands a nice hook to Fairchild's body. Fairchild takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Murata there.
That's four 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!
Murata scores with a sloppy right hand. Fairchild should have avoided that one.
Murata lands with a shot to the body.
Murata lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Murata both land. Nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Murata. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murata darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fairchild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murata lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murata shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fairchild eats them both and turns towards Murata to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murata throws a series of strikes that have Fairchild backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryota Murata dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murata lands with an overhand left.
Fairchild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murata connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Murata. That snapped Fairchild's head back.
Jordan Fairchild is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murata looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairchild is just out of range.
Murata moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFairchild.
Fairchild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murata scores with a body shot.
A jab from Murata does it's job there.
Murata scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murata.
Murata jabs Fairchild to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fairchild moves forwards but Murata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryota Murata is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Murata finds it's target.
Murata lands the left hand.
Murata scores with a body shot.
Murata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fairchild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murata finds it's way round the side to connect with Fairchild's head.
Murata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fairchilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fairchild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murata jabs Fairchild right on the nose. Fairchild blinks but takes it well.
Murata lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murata lands a body shot.
Murata feints a jab promting Fairchild to slip. Murata then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fairchild slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fairchild looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fairchild is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Fairchild 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murata lunges at Fairchild with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fairchild's hand.
Jab by Murata.
Fairchild walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Murata.
Fairchild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Murata.
Fairchild is rocked!
Murata lands a jab to the head.
Fairchild is still on wobbly legs! Can Murata finish him?
Murata lands a really nice looking cross but Fairchild seems unphased.
Murata lands a nice shot that snaps Fairchild's head back.
Jab, jab by Murata - just one landing.
A left and a right from Murata both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Murata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryota Murata dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fairchild looks up at the clock. Bad move! Murata lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fairchild. Murata pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryota Murata!
Ryota Murata was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lord Frieza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bane Longfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Frieza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bane Longfellow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frieza drops Longfellow with a beautiful combination! Longfellow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Frieza is looking for the KO!
Longfellow is rocked!
It looks like Bane Longfellow has been cut.
Longfellow darts in looking for a takedown but Frieza gets double underhooks and turns Longfellow into the cage.
Longfellow is still on wobbly legs! Can Frieza finish him?
Frieza connects with a body shot.
Frieza wants to clinch up but Longfellow keeps it at a distance.
Longfellow misses with a double jab
and Frieza counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frieza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Longfellow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Longfellow.
Longfellow seems to have recovered his senses.
Longfellow throws a big elbow that misses.
Longfellow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Longfellow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Longfellow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Longfellow is looking to advance position but Frieza has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieza is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Longfellow slaps away a takedown attempt from Frieza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frieza stuffs the takedown attempt from Longfellow. Longfellow gets slowly back to his feet.
Longfellow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frieza shoots in for a double leg but Longfellow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bane Longfellow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longfellow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Longfellow lands in his opponent's guard.
Frieza is looking to stand up but Longfellow isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieza trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Longfellow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longfellow stops Frieza from standing up.
Longfellow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Longfellow throws a strike but Frieza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Frieza wants to get up but he can't break Longfellow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow 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.
Longfellow has a closed guard, preventing Frieza from standing up.
Longfellow 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.
Longfellow looking for a guillotine here but Frieza defends easily.
Longfellow doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Longfellow looking to control.
Longfellow has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Frieza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frieza scores with a jab to the body.
Frieza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Longfellow's waist but Longfellow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frieza off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lord Frieza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frieza slaps away a takedown attempt from Longfellow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frieza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Longfellow counters with a shoot takedown. Frieza fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Frieza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bane Longfellow's cut.
That's time! Frieza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Longfellow gets a double leg takedown into Frieza's guard.
Longfellow content to stall in guard here.
Bane Longfellow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frieza has a closed guard, preventing Longfellow from standing up.
Frieza wants to stand and escape but Longfellow is having none of it.
Longfellow controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longfellow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Frieza's guard.
Frieza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Longfellow can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longfellow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Longfellow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Longfellow forces his way into half guard.
Longfellow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frieza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frieza has hold of Longfellow's hands but Longfellow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Longfellow working over Frieza with some ground and pound. Frieza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Longfellow in particular looking to stall.
Frieza is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Longfellow lands a nice short elbow.
Frieza taking some punishment here, with Longfellow in his half guard.
Frieza wants to get back to his feet.
Longfellow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Frieza sees it coming and defends easily.
Longfellow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow winds up and cracks Frieza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frieza wants to get back to his feet.
Longfellow performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Frieza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Longfellow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Longfellow stops Frieza from getting back to his feet.
Longfellow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Longfellow controlling the action here.
Frieza is trying to stand.
Frieza is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym 412 welcomes RoaR sponsored fighters , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Longfellow gets a double leg takedown into Frieza's guard.
Frieza wants to stand up but Longfellow is controlling him.
Longfellow throws a strike but Frieza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been informed that Longfellow has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frieza wants to stand but Longfellow is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bane Longfellow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bane Longfellow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Frieza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Longfellow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Frieza won't be happy with that.
Longfellow slows the pace down.
Longfellow lands an elbow.
Longfellow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frieza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Frieza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Longfellow asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longfellow has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Frieza!
Frieza is trying to stand up.
Longfellow landing shots from mount.
Longfellow lands a big shot there that rocks Frieza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Frieza is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Longfellow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frieza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Frieza is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Longfellow controlling from the full mount.
Longfellow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Frieza is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Longfellow landing strikes from the mount.
Longfellow landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longfellow lands a heavy elbow.
Frieza is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longfellow looking to secure an arm triangle but Frieza defends it well.
Oh Frieza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longfellow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Longfellow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Longfellow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Frieza looks a forlorn figure.
Frieza taking shots to the head.
Longfellow postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Frieza in real trouble here! The ref calls for Frieza to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bane Longfellow!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bane Longfellow waved his t-shirt featuring SHINTO's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendes clinches up with Apollo and pushes him back against the cage.
Apollo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mendes moves to clinch but Apollo breaks away
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendes looks to clinch
and Apollo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Apollo takes a swing at Mendes's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Apollo clinches up with Mendes and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo cracks Mendes with a nice body shot.
Apollo lands a left hand.
Apollo lands a body shot.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike.
Mendes is looking for a takedown.
Apollo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mendes drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Apollo follows Mendes to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Apollo!
Our winner, Max Apollo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kumo LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRusso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The crystal method-coming back. Kumo LaRusso has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kumo LaRusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
LaRusso lands with a hook. Truck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
LaRusso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Truck tries to clinch but LaRusso moves away
and LaRusso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Truck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
LaRusso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Truck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
LaRusso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LaRusso is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
LaRusso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
LaRusso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and LaRusso duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaRusso slips a jab and a cross from Truck.
Truck misses with a double jab
and LaRusso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Truck thinking.
LaRusso throws a series of punches but Truck avoids them all with ease.
Truck blocks a jab.
LaRusso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Truck throws a leg kick
and LaRusso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Truck.
Truck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
LaRusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LaRusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Truck.
LaRusso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a right hand that Truck ducks under and follows up with a left that Truck also avoids with ease.
LaRusso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Truck misses with an uppercut
letting LaRusso counter with a right hand.
Truck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Truck is rocked!
LaRusso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Truck is still on wobbly legs! Can LaRusso finish him?
LaRusso slips a straight right by Truck.
LaRusso lands with an overhand left.
Truck gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! LaRusso gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Truck is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kumo LaRusso!
Kumo LaRusso took some time post fight to say the following; 'Grownstone KO'd you and now I beat you senseless...I think it's time to hang up the gloves ya bum'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jung Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otavio Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Jung Park!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Park but Park pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Park sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otavio Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Park pinned against the cage. Park gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Park throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Park gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Park manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Park has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Johnson can't escape the position.
Park in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Otavio Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Park connects with a bit shot that sees Johnson covering up! More strikes from Park and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Park is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Jung Park!
A victorious Lee Jung Park 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 Jared Mauck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ouji Ichisake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Mauck has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
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179 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jared Mauck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ouji Ichisake!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichisake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mauck as he jumps to the side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ichisake.
Ichisake controlling the position from side mount.
Ichisake trying to control the position but Mauck is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichisake moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Mauck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mauck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ichisake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mauck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ichisake trying to control the position but Mauck is working away.
Ichisake in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mauck is looking to regain half guard here but Ichisake keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Mauck's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mauck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ichisake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauck is trying to escape the position but Ichisake is controlling the position.
Mauck is trying to control Ichisake's posture but Ichisake avoids it.
Mauck is looking for a sweep.
Mauck struggling a bit here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Ichisake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ichisake blocks the body kick.
Ichisake is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ichisake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mauck defends it nicely.
Mauck appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jared Mauck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauck misses with a shot to the body
and Ichisake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ichisake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichisake is stalling in the full guard.
Ichisake trying to control the position from guard on top but Mauck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ichisake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mauck is keeping the position for now.
Mauck wants to control but Ichisake passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichisake stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ouji Ichisake dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mauck or perhaps it was just good defense by Ichisake, which made it look bad.
Mauck throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ichisake tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mauck is in Ichisake's guard.
Ichisake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mauck passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ichisake looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauck controlling the action here.
Ichisake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichisake is trying to control but can't.
Mauck moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ichisake.
Mauck gets to mount! Ichisake was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ichisake tries to hold on but Mauck pushes him away.
Mauck raining down shots from the mount!
Jared Mauck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mauck landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichisake regains half guard.
Mauck is trying to control the action in half guard but Ichisake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ichisake is looking to improve his position.
Ichisake actively working from the bottom here.
Mauck has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ichisake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mauck.
Ichisake looking for submissions off his back.
Mauck passes into side control, despite Ichisake's attempt to control the position.
Ichisake is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauck is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ichisake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ichisake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mauck wants to control but Ichisake is keeping him busy.
Mauck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ichisake, who protects the arm well.
Ichisake struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ichisake is looking for a sweep.
Ichisake manages to get back to half guard.
Ichisake looking for a kimura from the bottom but Mauck passes into side control!
Ichisake is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Mauck's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichisake is trying to improve his position.
Ichisake is not content to let Mauck control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Mauck dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mauck throws a right hand that Ichisake ducks under and follows up with a left that Ichisake also avoids with ease.
Ichisake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ichisake is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ichisake is looking to take a break and control but Mauck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mauck wants to control but Ichisake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauck is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mauck is trying to maintain the position but Ichisake is very close to passing his half guard.
Mauck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mauck wants to clinch
and Ichisake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mauck is pulling down on Ichisake's head to control his posture.
Mauck being controlled here, momentarily.
Ichisake wants to control from the top but Mauck keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichisake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mauck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mauck looking for a sweep. Not yet Mauck, not yet.
Ichisake looking to pass the guard.
Ichisake wants to control from the top but Mauck keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ichisake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mauck shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ichisake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauck forces his way into half guard.
Mauck prevents Ichisake from improving his position.
Mauck is trying to control the action in half guard but Ichisake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ichisake manages to get to full guard.
Ichisake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mauck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ichisake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mauck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ichisake's head.
Ichisake keeping full guard, as Mauck tries to pass.
Ichisake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mauck being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ouji Ichisake.
I think Ichisake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jared Mauck!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jared Mauck!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jared Mauck!
Jared Mauck wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Francis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Walker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Francis wants it to stay on the feet.
Francis is looking for a counter combo.
Francis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Francis swivels and escapes.
Francis throws a big counter combination but Walker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Francis.
Francis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Francis stuffs the takedown.
Freddy Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Walker.
Francis stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with a few strikes there.
Walker closes the distance but Francis moves to the side
and Francis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker shoots and misses
and Francis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Francis.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis breaks the clinch.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt
and Francis counters with a two punch combo.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Francis counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
Francis with a nice cross.
Walker's coach down at Schneebly's Circuit Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Francis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walker fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to move into range but Francis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Francis misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Francis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Francis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walker is rocked!
Francis throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Francis lands a body shot.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Francis avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Freddy Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francis clinches with his opponent.
Francis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Francis slowing the pace effectively.
Walker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Francis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Francis lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Francis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Francis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walker looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Francis breaks the clinch.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker looks for a takedown but Francis sprawls well.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walker manages to circle out of the way.
No joy there for Francis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis throws a combination that misses
and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Francis's guard.
Walker looks winded!
Walker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Francis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Francis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Francis forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Francis is defending well.
Francis works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker is looking for a takedown.
Freddy Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Walker.
Francis breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Francis.
Francis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
It looked like Francis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Francis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francis throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker darts in looking for a takedown but Francis gets double underhooks and turns Walker into the cage.
Francis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker wants to clinch
and Francis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis closes the distance and clinches.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walker doesn't seem bothered though.
Francis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis misses with a double jab.
Walker closes the distance but Francis moves to the side
and Francis counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Francis to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a takedown into Francis's guard.
Francis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
Walker wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker stays in close to Francis's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Francis wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Francis misses.
Francis moves into the clinch.
Walker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Francis after a bit of a struggle.
Walker goes for a takedown attempt but Francis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francis as he avoids it easily.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Francis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Francis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Francis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freddy Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Francis as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with a series of wild punches.
Francis misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Francis.
And Walker tries to counter it with a takedown but Francis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Francis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Francis moves into the clinch.
Freddy Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Walker.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker slips nicely into half guard.
Walker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Walker is continuing to stall.
Francis is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker passes to side control.
Francis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francis tries to get out of the position.
Walker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Francis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walker.
Walker controls the position.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Freddy Francis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Walker slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker content to control rather than advance.
Francis is in trouble now - Walker has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker landing punches.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brandon Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Walker landing strikes from the mount and Francis is in trouble!
Francis is rocked!
Walker lands a big elbow - Francis is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Francis is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brandon Walker! Brandon Walker retains his light heavyweight title!
Brandon Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Freddy Francis spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinner Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Salvador has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinner Savage!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salvador tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salvador thuds his right hand into Savage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savage needs to keep his hands up - Salvador had a free shot at his head there.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvador moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Salvador there.
Savage is rocked!
Jab from Salvador.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Salvador finish him?
Savage looks up at the clock. Bad move! Salvador lands a right hand from hell, dropping Savage. Salvador pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Salvador!
George Salvador retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath George Salvador 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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