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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Machnacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Conor Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that George Conor Russell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darius Machnacz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Conor Russell!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machnacz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Russell is fending him off so far but Machnacz persists. Nope, Russell circles away and we're back to standing.
Russell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Machnacz misses with a takedown attempt - Russell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machnacz shoots and misses
and Russell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Machnacz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell stuffs the takedown attempt from Machnacz. Machnacz gets slowly back to his feet.
Machnacz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Russell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Russell. Those never looked like landing.
Russell lands a left and a right that send Machnacz crashing to the mat, dazed. Russell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Darius Machnacz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machnacz closes the distance and pushes Russell back into the cage.
Russell manages to break the clinch.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machnacz.
Machnacz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Russell counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machnacz is defended easily by Russell.
Russell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Russell sends Machnacz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Russell is motioning to the referee to let Machnacz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two 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!
Russell plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Machnacz to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Machnacz just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Conor Russell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryker Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vytautas Vytautas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrd comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- For those about to rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Tokyo, Ryker Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vytautas Vytautas!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd works over Vytautas's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Vytautas Vytautas has been cut.
Byrd throws a shot to the body.
Byrd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Byrd counters with a crisp one two that drops Vytautas! Byrd thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vytautas to his feet! Vytautas is in big trouble!
Vytautas is rocked!
Byrd lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Vytautas falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryker Byrd!
Post fight, an emotional Ryker Byrd said 'My opponent had a terrible record coming into this fight but make no mistake - anyone i put my hands on inside this cage is in trouble. I dont care what your plan is - once i hit you your world starts to melt. Stay tuned.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joon Woo Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zambrana comes to the cage accompanied by Impact is Imminent. The key to victory for Mario Zambrana has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joon Woo Yang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang moves into the clinch successfully.
Zambrana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Yang.
It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zambrana.
Zambrana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yang.
A head punch on the inside from Yang fails to land.
Zambrana trying to land knees to the body.
Zambrana is looking to control Yang's arms but Yang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zambrana has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Zambrana.
Zambrana tries a body shot but Yang blocks it.
Zambrana takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zambrana.
Yang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yang working aggressively here.
Zambrana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yang's defenses.
Yang dodges an elbow strike from Zambrana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zambrana prevents a body shot from Yang.
Zambrana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yang lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zambrana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zambrana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zambrana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yang swings wildly with an uppercut but Zambrana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yang can't find room to land a body shot as Zambrana controls the action.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Zambrana.
Zambrana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Yang fails to land.
Zambrana prevents a body shot from Yang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zambrana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang tries a body shot but Zambrana blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zambrana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yang's face.
It looks like Joon Woo Yang has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Zambrana.
Zambrana 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.
Zambrana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zambrana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Yang takes an elbow to the temple.
Yang misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zambrana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yang's brow.
Yang lands a right hand.
Zambrana tries a body shot but Yang blocks it.
Yang misses with a punch on the inside.
Yang works on Zambrana's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with some punches.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Zambrana avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zambrana throws an elbow but it misses.
Zambrana stalling in the clinch.
Yang lands with a light punch inside.
Yang avoids the elbow strike from Zambrana, against the cage.
Yang has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrana.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zambrana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yang up against the cage.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Zambrana.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zambrana tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Good body shot from Yang.
Nice elbow from Zambrana.
Yang tries a body shot but Zambrana blocks it.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zambrana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yang.
Zambrana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zambrana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yang has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrana.
A nice left hand lands by Yang.
Yang avoids the elbow strike from Zambrana, against the cage.
Yang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zambrana.
Zambrana blocking some punches.
Zambrana crunches a lovely knee into Yang's ribcage.
Zambrana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yang's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mario Zambrana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Zambrana.
Yang rushes Zambrana and presses him up against the cage.
Zambrana scores a nice knee to the body.
Zambrana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zambrana misses with a knee to the head.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zambrana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yang tries a body shot but Zambrana blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zambrana's elbow.
Yang avoiding damage as Zambrana throws knees to the body.
Zambrana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Zambrana.
Zambrana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang blocks an elbow strike from Zambrana.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Zambrana lands an elbow inside.
Yang takes an elbow to the temple.
Zambrana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yang's defenses.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yang blocks an elbow strike from Zambrana.
Zambrana effectively controlling the action here.
Zambrana lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Zambrana prevents a body shot from Yang.
Yang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zambrana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yang lands with a right to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zambrana here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yang backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zambrana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yang.
Zambrana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang avoids the elbow strike from Zambrana, against the cage.
Zambrana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zambrana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yang lands with a light punch inside.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Zambrana.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
Zambrana lands a nice uppercut.
Yang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
Yang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zambrana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang pushes Zambrana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zambrana wants to stall.
Zambrana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yang.
Yang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yang lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yang avoids a wild elbow strike from Zambrana.
Zambrana missing with knees to the body.
Yang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zambrana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yang lands with a light punch inside.
Zambrana lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Zambrana.
Yang lands a body shot.
Zambrana looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zambrana throws an elbow but misses.
Yang lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zambrana throws an elbow that misses.
Zambrana is trying to maintain a safe position but Yang gets an underhook and turns Zambrana into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zambrana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zambrana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Yang avoiding damage as Zambrana throws knees to the body.
Zambrana throws an elbow that misses.
Zambrana blocks a body shot from Yang.
Zambrana throws an elbow that misses.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zambrana looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Zambrana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Zambrana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zambrana throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
Yang has Zambrana up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Zambrana to work.
A head punch on the inside from Zambrana fails to land.
Mario Zambrana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Yang.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Yang fails to land.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Zambrana avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
Yang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Zambrana.
Zambrana blocking some punches.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
Zambrana is looking to control Yang's arms but Yang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zambrana has his back to the cage.
Yang lands a hook that snaps the head of Zambrana backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Yang.
Zambrana prevents a body shot from Yang.
Yang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zambrana backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yang.
Yang is working Zambrana over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yang.
Yang lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrana.
Nice elbow from Zambrana.
Yang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yang.
Yang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zambrana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yang backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yang scores with a hook to the body.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Zambrana.
Yang is leaning against Zambrana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana throws a punch but it's blocked by Yang.
Zambrana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yang tries a body shot but Zambrana blocks it.
Yang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zambrana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zambrana throws an elbow that misses.
Zambrana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang avoids a wild elbow strike from Zambrana.
Yang lands a nice uppercut.
Yang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yang lands with a right to the head.
Zambrana taking a breather.
Yang lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zambrana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zambrana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Zambrana avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
Yang lands with a right to the head.
Mario Zambrana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Yang.
Zambrana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yang digs a right hand underneath Zambrana's ribcage. Zambrana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zambrana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zambrana is trying to maintain a safe position but Yang gets an underhook and turns Zambrana into the cage.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Zambrana controls his hands.
Zambrana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joon Woo Yang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zambrana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Yang scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zambrana misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yang tries a body shot but Zambrana blocks it.
Zambrana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yang tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yang tries to work over Zambrana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Yang.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joon Woo Yang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zambrana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Zambrana!
Mario Zambrana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ossas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Toto - Africa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a combination
and Ossas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammer controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ossas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer grinds an elbow into Ossas's temple.
Hammer tries for a kimura but Ossas is defending well.
Hammer really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ossas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hammer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ossas is trying to stand back up but Hammer is controlling him
Hammer is looking to advance position but Ossas won't allow it.
Hammer stands up and beckons Ossas to join him on the feet.
Ossas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Ossas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossas lands with a good body shot.
Ossas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ossas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hammer wants to clinch but Ossas slips to the side
and Ossas counters with a nice body shot.
Ossas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Hammer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ossas scores with a one two! Hammer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ossas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ossas cracks Hammer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ossas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ossas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ossas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hammer showed some decent athleticism there.
Ossas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer has been working on his balance at Hard Knocks Training, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ossas.
Ossas throws a one two combo.
Hammer with a poor takedown
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ossas!
Ossas lands with a nice body punch.
Ossas jabs Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ossas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left and a right from Ossas both land. Nice combination.
Ossas is pawing at Hammer, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Hammer's nose. Hammer is badly hurt! Ossas pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Hammer tries desperately to hold on but Ossas is relentless in his assault! As Hammer receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Ossas away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lothar Svantovit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Perez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svantovit comes to the cage accompanied by Stone Cold Metal - Ensiferum. Perez Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid Frost - La Raza. This should be fireworks!
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240 lbs
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254 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lothar Svantovit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alejandro Perez Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Svantovit counters with an inside leg kick.
Svantovit closes the distance and clinches.
Perez Jr is trying to drag Svantovit to the mat but Svantovit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perez Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Alejandro Perez Jr has been cut.
Svantovit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez Jr wants a takedown.
Lothar Svantovit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Perez Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svantovit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perez Jr's defenses.
Svantovit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Svantovit landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svantovit crunches a lovely knee into Perez Jr's ribcage.
Perez Jr being controlled against the cage.
Perez Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Svantovit prevents it.
Svantovit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Svantovit.
That has opened up Alejandro Perez Jr's cut even more.
Svantovit with a knee to the head.
Svantovit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svantovit gets underhooks to prevent Perez Jr's takedown attempt.
Svantovit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Svantovit lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Alejandro Perez Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Svantovit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svantovit with a knee to the head.
Perez Jr is rocked!
Alejandro Perez Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Svantovit lands a vicious elbow to the side of Perez Jr's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Svantovit tries to finish him with strikes but Perez Jr still seems able to defend himself so Svantovit steps back and lets Perez Jr get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Perez Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Svantovit finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alejandro Perez Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lothar Svantovit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davide Longo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jochem Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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, Davide Longo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jochem Vermeer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer looks to land a left hand but Longo moved out of range nicely.
Longo is looking to chop away at Vermeer's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Vermeer misses.
Good leg kick by Longo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vermeer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longo moves away.
Longo avoids the body shot from Vermeer.
Longo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longo moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Longo.
Nice uppercut there from Longo.
Vermeer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longo works Vermeer's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Longo's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Vermeer - just one landing.
Vermeer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longo.
Vermeer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longo was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeer.
Vermeer looks to land a right hand but Longo moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vermeer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Longo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Longo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vermeer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Longo landing some decent shots from guard.
Longo wants to control from the top but Vermeer keeps moving.
Longo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Longo passes into half guard.
Vermeer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longo is working for a kimura but Vermeer is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Longo there.
Longo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Longo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Longo prevents Vermeer from improving his position.
Longo is keen to just control but Vermeer is a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longo lands strikes from half guard.
Longo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longo works his way into side control.
Vermeer tries to control but Longo manages to take his back.
Longo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Vermeer grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Vermeer is trying to remain composed but Longo is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Vermeer is covering up but some of the strikes from Longo are getting through and doing damage.
Vermeer tries to escape the position.
Longo working for a choke but Vermeer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vermeer has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Longo scores with punches to the body.
Longo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Longo gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Longo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Vermeer!
Longo has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davide Longo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vermeer swinging wildly here.
Vermeer tries to sprawl but Longo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Longo working Vermeer over with strikes.
Davide Longo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vermeer trying to control from the bottom.
Longo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vermeer is not content to let Longo control the position.
Longo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longo working over Vermeer with some ground and pound. Vermeer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Longo prevents Vermeer from improving his position.
Longo works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer tries to reverse the position but Longo maintains control.
Vermeer really wants to buck Longo off and get back to his feet.
Longo landing shots from mount.
Longo landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Vermeer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Longo lands a couple of good shots and Vermeer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Longo is punishing Vermeer with strikes - can he finish him?!
Longo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Vermeer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeer covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Vermeer is still in real trouble! Can Longo finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer is taking damage to the body and head.
Longo lands strikes from the back and Vermeer isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davide Longo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Fjeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Betschkeit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjeld comes to the cage accompanied by Little Big - Big Dick. The crowd seem to be enjoying Betschkeit's choice of entrance music: Goldfrapp - Ocean. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
341 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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25
295 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Fjeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Betschkeit!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjeld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Betschkeit scores with a sloppy right hand. Fjeld should have avoided that one.
It looks like Magnus Fjeld has been cut.
Betschkeit misses with a hook. Fjeld ducked under it nicely.
Betschkeit misses with an uppercut. Fjeld saw that one coming.
Fjeld slips a jab from Betschkeit.
Fjeld feinted with a counter takedown.
Betschkeit misses with a hook.
Betschkeit scores with a nice strike.
Fjeld throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fjeld ducks under a wild hook from Betschkeit.
Betschkeit blocks a head kick by Fjeld.
Fjeld leaves his chin hanging out and Betschkeit seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fjeld crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Betschkeit!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prathamesh Randhawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fubar Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randhawa's entrance music is Dhoom Taana. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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33
151 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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28
155 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prathamesh Randhawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fubar Teller!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randhawa tries for a takedown but Teller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Randhawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randhawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Teller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Teller jabs at Randhawa's body.
Teller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randhawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Teller. That's going to slow Randhawa down.
Randhawa shoots in but Teller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prathamesh Randhawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randhawa shoots in but Teller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Teller clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller lands a takedown into guard.
Randhawa keeping full guard, as Teller tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Teller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Teller trying to control the position from guard on top but Randhawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Teller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randhawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teller throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller won't allow Randhawa to sweep him here.
Teller throwing strikes but missing.
Teller drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Teller as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Randhawa screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Teller! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Fubar Teller!
Fubar Teller is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Fubar Teller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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41
210 lbs
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34
212 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
37 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuzz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wuzz scores with a hook to the body. Watson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watson misses with a hook.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wuzz misses the shot to the body.
Wuzz scores with a body shot.
Wuzz lands a slapping body shot.
Wuzz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Watson rather than just go for the knockout.
Watson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wuzz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson checks a low kick from Wuzz.
Wuzz throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson throws a hook but Wuzz avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Wuzz misses the shot to the body.
Wuzz moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Wuzz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson prevents a body shot from Wuzz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz wants the takedown. Watson is fighting it off but Wuzz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Watson's guard against the cage.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Wuzz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wuzz passes Watson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wuzz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wuzz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Watson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wuzz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Watson is concentrating on defense, preventing Wuzz from advancing position.
Wuzz is thwarting Watson's attempts to control the position.
Watson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wuzz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wuzz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watson is just riding it out for now. Wuzz eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wuzz wants to work for an arm triangle but Watson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wuzz is keen to just control but Watson is a slippery customer.
Wuzz wants to pass the guard but Watson is defending well.
Wuzz trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Watson throws a push kick but Wuzz slaps the foot to one side.
Watson misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wuzz! But no joy.
Wuzz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wuzz throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
A cross from Wuzz lands.
Wuzz avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wuzz is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuzz takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Watson.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wuzz is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Wuzz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Wuzz misses the target.
Watson walks into a jab.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wuzz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wuzz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wuzz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wuzz moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Wuzz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wuzz.
Watson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wuzz just manages to avoid it.
Wuzz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wuzz swings widly with a right hand
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Wuzz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wuzz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson stops Wuzz from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here as Wuzz stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
My spies in Elite inform me that Wuzz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wuzz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Watson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wuzz but great work by Watson.
Watson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson stands up.
Watson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wuzz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuzz throws a leg kick but Watson checks it.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wuzz momentarily.
Wuzz tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz gets a clinch.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wuzz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wuzz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Wuzz.
Wuzz lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Wuzz misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Watson.
Wuzz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wuzz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wuzz controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson passes Wuzz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wuzz tries to get to full guard but Watson has control of the leg.
Watson content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watson is working away from the top position though.
Watson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wuzz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wuzz manages to get to full guard.
Wuzz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Watson defends it easily.
Wuzz is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Wuzz.
Wuzz pulls Watson in close to his closed guard and prevents Watson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Watson stands up from Wuzz's guard - Watson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Wuzz misses with a body shot
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wuzz misses with a straight right.
Watson throws a hook but Wuzz avoids it easily.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wuzz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Watson will probably get the nod.
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.
Wuzz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wuzz lands a body shot.
Watson misses with a hook.
Watson takes a swing at Wuzz's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Wuzz moved out of range nicely.
Wuzz misses with a low kick.
Wuzz throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wuzz.
It looked like Watson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watson wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Wuzz finds it's target.
David Wuzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuzz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to land a leg kick but Wuzz is out of range.
Wuzz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson is looking to counter punch.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wuzz lunges at Watson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Watson's hand.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson throws a hook but Wuzz avoids it easily.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wuzz throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watson lands a jab to Wuzz's midsection.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wuzz is just out of range.
A lazy left from Watson finds it's target.
Wuzz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Wuzz's front leg but catches the back leg as Wuzz tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Watson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wuzz doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Wuzz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wuzz misses the body punch
and Watson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wuzz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wuzz.
Wuzz misses with a body shot.
Watson is looking to chop away at Wuzz's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Wuzz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson looks to throw the jab but Wuzz is out of range.
Wuzz connects with a right hand. Watson shakes it off.
Wuzz lands with a straight right. Watson didn't see that one coming.
Wuzz misses with a kick to the body.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson tried to counter with a leg kick but Wuzz avoided it.
Watson defending well as Wuzz loads up on a big left hand.
Wuzz shoots in and drives through. Watson sprawls well.
John Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wuzz.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Watson throws a series of punches but Wuzz avoids them all with ease.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wuzz throws a big shot that misses.
Watson takes a swing at Wuzz's ribcage but misses.
Watson tries to work over Wuzz's front leg with a kick but Wuzz checks it.
Wuzz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wuzz throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wuzz lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Wuzz just misses with a punch to the body.
Wuzz cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wuzz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wuzz misses with a knee to the head.
Wuzz tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson is trying to stall.
Wuzz blocks an uppercut.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuzz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Wuzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wuzz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watson avoids it.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wuzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wuzz misses with a punch on the inside.
Wuzz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Watson.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuzz.
Wuzz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wuzz lands with a short shot to the head.
Watson working aggressively here.
Wuzz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but David Wuzz just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Watson misses.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wuzz.
Wuzz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Wuzz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wuzz can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
A short left from Wuzz.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Wuzz slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Wuzz misses.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wuzz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz slips under a jab.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wuzz misses with a wild body shot.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wuzz lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz stuns Watson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Wuzz misses with a low kick.
Wuzz tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Wuzz.
Wuzz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watson is out of range.
Watson throwing a counter right hand but Wuzz manages to avoid it.
Wuzz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wuzz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuzz throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Wuzz swinging wildly here.
Wuzz misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Wuzz thumps Watson with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz looks to clinch
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wuzz closes the distance and pushes Watson back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuzz throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Wuzz misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Wuzz lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Wuzz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wuzz is keeping busy.
Wuzz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wuzz lands a body punch.
Wuzz misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Wuzz tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Wuzz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wuzz is keeping busy.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson misses with some punches.
Watson blocks the elbow strike.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Wuzz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wuzz as Watson tries to tie him up.
Wuzz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.
Watson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watson misses with some punches.
Wuzz jumps guard but Watson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Wuzz misses with a body shot.
Watson walks into a left hand.
Watson punishes Wuzz's body with a nice straight punch.
Wuzz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz scores with a jab to the head.
Wuzz throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuzz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wuzz defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Watson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wuzz.
Watson checks a low kick from Wuzz.
Watson throws a jab when Wuzz was well out of range.
Wuzz swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Wuzz misses the shot to the body.
Wuzz throws a leg kick but Watson moved away.
Wuzz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wuzz slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Wuzz dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wuzz lands an overhand right.
Wuzz looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Wuzz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuzz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wuzz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watson defends well and Wuzz ends up having to push Watson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Watson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wuzz scores with a jab to the head.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wuzz.
Watson swings for the body but Wuzz moves out of range.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wuzz was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Wuzz takes one to the chin there.
Wuzz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuzz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz is pushing down on Watson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watson is fighting to maintain full guard but Wuzz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wuzz moves into full mount! Watson won't be happy about that!
Wuzz wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Watson is looking to improve his position but Wuzz isn't that keen on the idea.
Wuzz controlling the position easily from mount.
John Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to hold on but Wuzz postures up.
Wuzz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Watson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Watson tries to lock up and control but Wuzz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wuzz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
Wuzz controlling from mount.
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.
Wuzz blocks Watson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wuzz content just to control the position here.
Wuzz tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuzz avoids the attempt from Watson to control.
Wuzz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Wuzz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wuzz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Wuzz!
David Wuzz is the new light heavyweight champion!
David Wuzz 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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