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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hoarg Ishan (ranked 7675 p4p, 544 weight class) and Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 4321 p4p, 393 weight class). Hoppe has chosen Wind of Change as his entrance music. Hoarg Ishan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoarg Ishan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ishan as he jumps to the side.
Hoppe drives through with a takedown into Ishan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hoppe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoppe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ishan working a defensive guard but Hoppe manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hoppe just content to control the position.
Ishan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishan is trying to improve his position.
Hoppe happy to just control the position for now.
Ishan struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Hoppe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ishan struggling a bit here.
Hoppe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ishan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishan is breathing heavily.
Hoppe has hold of Ishan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ishan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hoppe landing strikes from the mount.
Hoppe with good strikes from the mount here!
Hoppe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ishan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoppe on the ground.
BOOM! Hoppe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ishan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ishan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Hermann Hoppe!
In his post fight interview, Hans Hermann Hoppe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Requis (ranked 2797 p4p, 319 weight class) and Tofi Matautia (ranked 5381 p4p, 556 weight class). Requis comes into the arena with REQUIS THE DEMI-GOD blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for The Requis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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266 lbs
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268 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Requis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tofi Matautia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Requis clinches.
Requis breaks the clinch.
Matautia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Requis to score with a decent uppercut.
Requis lands with a nice combination. Matautia backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Tofi Matautia has been cut.
Requis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matautia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matautia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Requis tries to counter by clinching up but Matautia breaks away and moves out of range.
Requis punishes Matautia's body with a nice straight punch.
Matautia misses with a combination
and Requis moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Requis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Requis.
Requis breaks from the clinch.
Matautia throws a chopping leg kick but Requis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matautia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Requis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooh!!! Requis has knocked Matautia down with a huge combo! Requis steps away and waves a wobbly Matautia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Matautia is rocked!
That has opened up Tofi Matautia's cut even more.
Requis lands with a right and another and another! Matautia is in big trouble! Requis lands again and this time it's lights out for Matautia! A quality knockout there for Requis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Requis!
The Requis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Booker (ranked 3422 p4p, 453 weight class) and Gordon Kage (ranked 6611 p4p, 688 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Kage!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage throws a hook but Booker blocks it.
Kage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Booker.
Booker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kage tries to circle away but Booker has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booker.
It looks like Gordon Kage has been cut.
Kage wants to break free but Booker has control.
Kage is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.
Booker scores with a shot to the side of Kage's head.
Booker lands a body shot.
Booker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Booker.
Booker lands with a right to the head.
Booker pushes Kage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Booker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Booker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kage looks winded!
Kage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kage wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
Kage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Booker is pushing Kage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Booker lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker lands a shot to the body.
Booker keeps control of Kage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Booker works on Kage's body with a couple of short punches.
Booker lands with a right to the head.
Booker pushes Kage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Booker digs a right hand into Kage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kage's gas tank.
Booker digs a right hand underneath Kage's ribcage. Kage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Booker.
Booker lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Booker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Booker digs a right hand into Kage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kage's gas tank.
Booker gets through Kage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booker lands a hook that snaps the head of Kage backwards.
Booker lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Booker - that landed with a thud.
Booker lands a nice uppercut.
Booker presses Kage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Booker lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Booker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Booker.
Booker works on Kage's body with a couple of short punches.
Kage working hard to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Booker.
Booker gets through Kage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Booker lands with a left to the head.
Booker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kage backwards.
Booker lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Booker - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Booker.
Booker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Booker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kages head.
Kage is rocked!
Booker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kage backwards.
Kage is still on wobbly legs! Can Booker finish him?
Booker digs a right hand underneath Kage's ribcage. Kage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Booker lands a hook that snaps the head of Kage backwards.
Booker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker scores with a hook to the body.
Booker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Booker drops Kage onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kage is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Booker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kage to his knees! Booker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Booker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bobby Booker made sure he mentioned Red Light Coffeeshop, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Brooks (ranked 2103 p4p, 273 weight class) and Carter Mann (ranked 4368 p4p, 489 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
7 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Carter Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brooks or perhaps it was just good defense by Mann, which made it look bad.
A cross from Brooks lands.
Mann digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
Mann scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Mann's head back.
Mann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mann could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Brooks has cracked it and Mann is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Brooks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Brooks!
Our winner, Damian Brooks, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Pettaway (ranked 2684 p4p, 261 weight class) and Reno Rawlings (ranked 1868 p4p, 190 weight class). Pettaway comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rawlings's choice of entrance music: Burned. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reno Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway.
Rawlings looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pettaway misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rawlings! But no joy.
Pettaway misses with a hook.
Rawlings is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pettaway does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rawlings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rawlings swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettaway.
It seemed like Rawlings was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rawlings or perhaps it was just good defense by Pettaway, which made it look bad.
Rawlings doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings ducks under a wild hook from Pettaway.
Pettaway throws a lazy uppercut
and Rawlings counters with a stiff right hand.
Pettaway throws a poor cross that misses
and Rawlings counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pettaway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawlings manages to avoid it.
Rawlings changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pettaway wants to land a leg kick but Rawlings is out of range.
Rawlings slips a straight right by Pettaway.
Pettaway throws a hook but Rawlings avoids it easily.
It seemed like Rawlings was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rawlings feints and then cracks Pettaway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pettaway down.
Pettaway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rawlings.
Rawlings checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rawlings swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pettaway throws the left hand but Rawlings avoids the punch easily.
Pettaway misses with a looping right.
Pettaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pettaway paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Rawlings misses the target.
Rawlings gets tackled into the cage by Pettaway. Pettaway maintains the clinch.
Pettaway misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pettaway lands a shot to the body.
Pettaway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rawlings is defending well for now.
Pettaway is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rawlings's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pettaway lands an elbow that stopped Rawlings in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettaway trying to land knees to the body.
Pettaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pettaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pettaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Rawlings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pettaway manages to avoid it.
Pettaway throws out a loose jab but Rawlings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawlings scores with a shot to the body.
Rawlings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rawlings bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pettaway's head backwards.
Pettaway tries to clinch but Rawlings is having none of it.
Pettaway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rawlings. Rawlings circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pettaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawlings manages to avoid it.
Pettaway looks to land a left hand but Rawlings moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway swings for the body but Rawlings moves out of range.
Rawlings throws out a counter right but Pettaway avoids it with no problem.
Pettaway misses with a straight left.
Rawlings staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Rawlings on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pettaway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pettaway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rawlings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pettaway thows a leg kick but Rawlings checks it
and Rawlings counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rawlings.
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!
Rawlings wants to control from the top but Pettaway keeps moving.
Rawlings throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawlings wants to control from the top but Pettaway keeps moving.
Rawlings is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pettaway seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rawlings is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herschel Pettaway dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Pettaway.
The fighters circling - Pettaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pettaway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rawlings counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pettaway swings widly with a right hand
and Pettaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pettaway jabs at Rawlings's body.
Pettaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rawlings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pettaway thuds a left hand into Rawlings's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings misses with a straight right.
Pettaway fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rawlings just manages to avoid it.
A combination from Pettaway does no damage.
Rawlings shoots in looking for a takedown but Pettaway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rawlings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pettaway just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pettaway finds it's way through Rawlings's defenses.
Pettaway misses with an uppercut.
Rawlings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettaway.
Rawlings gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pettaway.
Rawlings slips under a jab from Pettaway.
Pettaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawlings moves away.
Rawlings throws out a counter right but Pettaway avoids it with no problem.
Rawlings throws a looping overhand right but Pettaway ducks down to avoid it.
Herschel Pettaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettaway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rawlings feints the counter takedown.
A clash of legs there as Pettaway blocks the low kick.
Rawlings listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pettaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rawlings.
Rawlings looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pettaway throws a lazy right hand but Rawlings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rawlings! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway throws the left hand but Rawlings avoids the punch easily.
And Rawlings tries to counter it with a takedown but Pettaway pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pettaway jabs at Rawlings's body.
Rawlings slips under a jab.
Rawlings tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pettaway tries to clinch but Rawlings moves out of range.
Pettaway misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Rawlings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rawlings uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettaway.
Pettaway misses the jab.
A nice side step and Rawlings releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rawlings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettaway.
Pettaway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pettaway misses with a left hand
and Rawlings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rawlings checks a leg kick nicely.
Pettaway throws an overhand right that lands on Rawlings's shoulder, as Rawlings tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Pettaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pettaway misses.
Rawlings looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rawlings closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pettaway quickly recovers to half guard.
Pettaway kicks Rawlings off and gets back to his feet.
Pettaway misses with a right hand
and Rawlings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rawlings moves out of range as Pettaway throws a body kick.
Pettaway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rawlingss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pettaway throws a body shot but no joy.
Rawlings feints the counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawlings steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettaway.
Nice shot lands for Pettaway.
Some bone on bone action there as Rawlings checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rawlings lands with a nice combination. Pettaway backs away looking to recover.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rawlings.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rawlings slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rawlings controlling the position from side mount.
Rawlings grinds an elbow into Pettaway's temple.
Pettaway is trying to escape the position but Rawlings is controlling the position.
Rawlings looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pettaway is avoiding damage well.
Pettaway is letting Rawlings control him for a moment.
Rawlings trying to control the position but Pettaway is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herschel Pettaway dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pettaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawlings fails with the takedown.
Rawlings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettaway.
Rawlings slips a jab from Pettaway.
Pettaway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rawlings checks a leg kick.
Rawlings shoots in for a double leg but Pettaway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pettaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pettaway defends well and Rawlings ends up having to push Pettaway into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Herschel Pettaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reno Rawlings.
Pettaway misses with a leg kick
and Rawlings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rawlings on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rawlings scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pettaway.
A countering left hand to the body from Rawlings misses.
Rawlings gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pettaway throws a front kick aimed at Rawlings's knee but Rawlings avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Rawlings on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rawlings blocks a head kick by Pettaway.
Pettaway misses with a low kick.
Pettaway tries to clinch up.
Pettaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rawlings can do to turn this around?
Pettaway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rawlings momentarily.
A big left from Pettaway misses.
Rawlings closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rawlings lands in his opponent's guard.
Reno Rawlings has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pettaway 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.
Rawlings stands and throws Pettaway's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Rawlings are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pettaway is not content to let Rawlings control the position.
The referee asks Rawlings politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rawlings prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rawlings in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rawlings throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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!
Rawlings throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rawlings is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Rawlings tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pettaway's legs.
Rawlings misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Herschel Pettaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway dodges the ground and pound from Rawlings.
Rawlings tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pettaway stops Rawlings from passing to mount.
Rawlings creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pettaway sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rawlings laying and praying for a moment but Pettaway takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rawlings trying to pass the guard but Pettaway defending well.
Pettaway is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings wants to pass to mount but Pettaway is defending the position.
Rawlings working over Pettaway with some ground and pound. Pettaway looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rawlings is keen to just control but Pettaway is a slippery customer.
Pettaway has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rawlings is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawlings lands with a punch from half guard.
Rawlings is looking to advance position but Pettaway won't allow it.
My spies in White's ELITE Fitness Gym inform me that Rawlings has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rawlings trying to control from half guard but Pettaway is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rawlings is just content to waste time from the top position. Pettaway takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reno Rawlings.
I think Pettaway 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Herschel Pettaway!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Herschel Pettaway!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Herschel Pettaway!
Herschel Pettaway wins by unanimous decision!
Herschel Pettaway managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Reno Rawlings stepped up to the mic, saying '(Dracul laughs... he then disapears.)'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Jeaux Jr (ranked 1258 p4p, 168 weight class) and Rokurou Kyo (ranked 4538 p4p, 502 weight class). Jeaux Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gucci Mane - St. Brick. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Jeaux Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rokurou Kyo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeaux Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyo works the jab nicely.
Kyo throws a shot from downtown. Jeaux Jr moves away and avoids it.
Jeaux Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Jeaux Jr's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kyo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyo lands with a straight right. Jeaux Jr didn't see that one coming.
Jeaux Jr is rocked!
Rokurou Kyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jeaux Jr sprawling to the canvas! Jeaux Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kyo finish him?!
Oh Jeaux Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeaux Jr circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kyo. Jeaux Jr falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kyo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rokurou Kyo!
Rokurou Kyo is the new middleweight champion!
Rokurou Kyo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
August Jeaux Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'To lose is to gain an understanding of your flaws, to win is to go without. You know my slogan, I am the lion's strike and the wolf's jaws! Before my next bout I pray I fix my flaws!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Montgomery (ranked 1960 p4p, 235 weight class) and Maddox Wood (ranked 4214 p4p, 449 weight class). Wood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 3 6 mafia 1 hitta quita kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcos Montgomery could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maddox Wood's chin.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Montgomery !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddox Wood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Marcos Montgomery has been cut.
Montgomery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montgomery counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Montgomery .
Wood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Montgomery up against the cage.
Montgomery lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wood.
Montgomery is stalling here.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montgomery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Wood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood gets through Montgomery 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Montgomery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montgomery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montgomery blocks an uppercut.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montgomery is defending well for now.
Montgomery struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Montgomery scores with a nice short uppercut.
Montgomery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montgomery creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Wood's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Wood drops to his knees and Montgomery pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Montgomery !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sudo (ranked 2473 p4p, 244 weight class) and Charlie Theron (ranked 4688 p4p, 420 weight class). Dan Sudo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Theron!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theron can't keep his opponent in guard - Sudo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Theron keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sudo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Theron's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo is trying to control the action in half guard but Theron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Theron wants to improve his position but Sudo is controlling well.
Sudo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Theron tries to get to full guard but Sudo has control of the leg.
Sudo throwing shots but Theron is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Theron manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Theron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Theron is trying to keep Sudo in close.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Theron is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Theron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
Sudo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Theron has Sudo pulled in close to control his posture.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
Sudo distracts Theron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sudo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sudo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theron trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Sudo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Theron looking to control.
Theron keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Theron is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sudo landing some decent shots from guard.
Theron controlling Sudo's posture.
Sudo preventing the sweep.
Theron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Theron is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Theron is trying to keep Sudo in close.
Sudo landing some decent shots from guard.
Theron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sudo looking to pass the guard.
Theron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sudo throws a big elbow that misses.
Theron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sudo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo with a nice head shot there.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
Sudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sudo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sudo throwing strikes but missing.
Sudo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sudo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sudo distracts Theron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sudo lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sudo is looking to work some ground and pound but Theron has wrist control.
Sudo scoring with some ground and pound.
Theron is pulling down on Sudo's head. It's preventing any offense from Sudo, at least for the moment.
Sudo works over Theron with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sudo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Theron gets caught flat footed, as Sudo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Theron working a defensive guard here.
Sudo postures up and lands a big shot to Theron's brow.
Sudo stopping the sweep attempt from Theron.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Theron is keeping the position.
Theron looking for a sweep. Not yet Theron, not yet.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo scoring with some ground and pound.
Theron working a defensive guard here.
Sudo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sudo postures up in Theron's guard and throws a big left but Theron blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sudo is one step ahead there.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sudo throws a big elbow that misses.
Sudo preventing the sweep.
Sudo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Theron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sudo is in close to Theron's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sudo postures up.
Sudo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Theron trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Theron might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sudo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a big right hand that misses.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
Sudo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Theron lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sudo trying to keep a closed guard but Theron is proving a slippery customer.
Sudo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sudo wants to hit a switch here but Theron passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sudo there!
Theron with a couple of short strikes.
Sudo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sudo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Theron.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theron with shots to the head and body - Sudo looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to escape the mount.
Sudo wants to hold on but Theron pushes him away.
Sudo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Theron with good strikes from the mount here!
Sudo is looking to get to half guard.
Sudo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Theron looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sudo has hold of Theron's hands but Theron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to maintain the position but Theron is very close to passing his half guard.
Sudo tries to get to full guard but Theron has control of the leg.
Theron is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sudo wants to get back to full guard.
Theron winds up and cracks Sudo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sudo trying to control but Theron postures up.
Sudo is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theron is looking to take a break and control but Sudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Dan Sudo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Theron misses the jab.
Theron tries to sprawl but Sudo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sudo lands strikes from half guard.
Sudo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Theron wants to control but Sudo is keeping busy.
Sudo trying to mount his opponent but Theron defends it.
Theron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sudo is one step ahead there.
Theron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sudo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sudo postures up.
Theron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sudo throwing strikes from guard but Theron blocks nicely.
Sudo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Theron wants to sweep but no luck.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Theron is keeping the position.
Theron is trying to keep Sudo in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theron is pulling down on Sudo's head. It's preventing any offense from Sudo, at least for the moment.
Sudo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sudo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sudo trying to control but Theron is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Theron controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Theron throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sudo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Theron is in Sudo's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sudo is on top in guard.
Sudo postures up in Theron's guard and throws a big left but Theron blocks it.
Sudo trying to control but Theron is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theron trying to keep a closed guard but Sudo is proving a slippery customer.
Sudo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Theron trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sudo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Theron avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sudo throws an elbow that misses. Theron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sudo's guard. Nice move by Theron!
Sudo looking to control.
Sudo wants to sweep but no luck.
Theron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theron postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theron throwing strikes from guard but Sudo blocks nicely.
Theron stays in close to Sudo's body and controls the position.
Theron advances position into side control!
Sudo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sudo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Theron is looking to take a break and control but Sudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sudo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sudo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Dan Sudo!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dan Sudo!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dan Sudo!
Dan Sudo wins by unanimous dec
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Sha (ranked 1587 p4p, 226 weight class) and Lahden Linkki (ranked 1415 p4p, 205 weight class). Linkki has chosen Cypress Hill - Cuban Necktie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lahden Linkki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linkki throws out the jab.
Sha lunges at Linkki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Linkki's hand.
Linkki misses with a body shot.
Linkki misses with an uppercut.
Linkki misses with a body shot.
Sha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linkki. Sha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Linkki misses with a straight left.
Linkki misses with a wild body shot.
Linkki throws a poor cross that misses
and Sha counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linkki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linkki misses with a body shot.
Sha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linkki as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linkki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Sha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Linkki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linkki misses with a body punch
enabling Sha to counter with a crisp jab.
Linkki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sha.
Linkki throws a hook but Sha avoids it easily.
Sha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linkki needs to keep his hands up - Sha had a free shot at his head there.
Linkki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Linkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha slips a jab from Linkki.
It looked like Sha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linkki misses with a right hand
and Sha counters with a straight right hand.
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 combination from Linkki does no damage.
Linkki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sha.
Linkki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sha shoots in but no luck this time.
Linkki throws the left hand but Sha avoids the punch easily.
Linkki misses with a body punch
and Sha counters with an outside leg kick.
Linkki thuds a left hand into Sha's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sha.
Sha throws a big counter combination but Linkki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Linkki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sha counters with a stiff right hand.
Linkki throws a right and a left that Sha avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Sha misses the target.
Lahden Linkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linkki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Linkki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Linkki.
Linkki misses with a hook
and Sha counters with a stiff right hand.
Linkki loads up on a big right hand but Sha slips the punch.
Linkki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sha.
Linkki throws a hook to the side of Sha's head but Sha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkki looks to throw the jab but Sha is out of range.
Sha attempts a counter takedown but Linkki avoids it well and moves away.
Linkki throws a jab but it's blocked by Sha.
Sha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Linkki lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linkki throws an overhand right that lands on Sha's shoulder, as Sha tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Sha there.
Linkki misses with a few strikes there.
Sha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Linkki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sha somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seb Sha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sha defending well as Linkki loads up on a big left hand.
Linkki misses with a straight left.
It looked like Sha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sha is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linkki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sha in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lahden Linkki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Linkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sha manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Sha finds it's target.
Linkki throws a jab when Sha was well out of range.
Linkki misses the shot to the body.
Linkki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sha looks to land a combination. Linkki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sha misses with a looping right.
Linkki throws out a loose jab but Sha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linkki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sha.
Linkki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sha throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Linkki quickly recovers to half guard.
Linkki is trying to maintain the position but Sha is very close to passing his half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Sha's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sha trying to mount his opponent but Linkki defends it.
Linkki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sha lands with a punch from half guard.
Linkki has his hands clasped together around Sha's back. He's all about the action.
Linkki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sha prevents Linkki from improving his position.
Sha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Linkki taking some punishment here, with Sha in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkki has his hands clasped together around Sha's back. He's all about the action.
Sha is nestled in close to Linkki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sha wants to control but Linkki is keeping him busy.
Sha is thwarting Linkki's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sha in particular looking to stall.
Sha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Linkki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sha is working away from the top position though.
Linkki has hold of Sha's hands but Sha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Linkki is looking for a sweep. Sha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Linkki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Linkki wants to get back to full guard.
Sha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkki wants to control but Sha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Linkki is pressing down on Sha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sha content to stall in guard here.
Sha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sha wants to pass the guard but Linkki is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Linkki is trying to control the position but Sha postures up.
Sha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sha scoring with some ground and pound.
Sha landing some decent shots from guard.
Sha looking to pass the guard.
Sha prevents Linkki from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linkki trying to control the position here.
Linkki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Linkki is rocked!
Sha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Linkki is still in real trouble! Can Sha finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Linkki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Linkki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sha arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Linkki's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seb Sha!
A very excited looking Seb Sha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Lahden Linkki had this to say: 'That was fucking awesome! Can I go again?!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 989 p4p, 111 weight class) and James Franklin (ranked 927 p4p, 103 weight class). Franklin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tron Cat- Tyler, The Creator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang swings for the body but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Franklin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A control attempt from Franklin but he's now mounted!
Wang trying to control but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wang landing punches.
Wang prevents Franklin from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin tries to hold on but Wang postures up.
Franklin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang avoids the attempt from Franklin to control.
Franklin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wang is staying active.
Wang prevents Franklin from getting the reversal.
Wang landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Franklin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Franklin is looking to escape.
Franklin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang breaks from Franklin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Franklin is trying desperately to improve position.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Franklin hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang lands a nice shot to the head.
Wang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin is trying to escape the mount.
Wang landing shots from mount.
Franklin is rocked!
Wang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Franklin looks a forlorn figure.
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can Wang finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
Franklin is looking to improve his position but Wang isn't that keen on the idea.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Franklin hang on?
Franklin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Franklin wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Franklin is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Wang has latched onto it... Big trouble! Wang pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Franklin is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Wang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Long Wang!
Long Wang retains his lightweight title!
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