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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oke Yagin (ranked 6472 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 16660 p4p, 352 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oke Yagin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagin rushes Labosky and presses him up against the cage.
Yagin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yagin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Labosky up against the cage.
Yagin blocks an uppercut.
Yagin has Labosky pressed against the cage, preventing Labosky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yagin keeps control of Labosky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Labosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yagin walks away with a smile on his face. Labosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Labosky.
Labosky jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin darts in looking for a takedown but Labosky gets double underhooks and turns Yagin into the cage.
Yagin has Labosky up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yagin.
Labosky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yagin controlling the action here for a moment.
Yagin is looking for a takedown.
Labosky told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Yagin has Labosky pushed against the cage.
Labosky working hard to break the clinch.
Yagin has Labosky pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yagin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Labosky tumbling to the mat - Yagin dives into Labosky's guard.
Yagin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Labosky for as long as he can get away with.
Labosky pulls Yagin in to control the position.
Yagin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Labosky looking for a guillotine here but Yagin defends easily.
Yagin drops back looking for a leg! Labosky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Labosky manages to kick Yagin off! Yagin jumps back into Labosky's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky working a defensive guard but Yagin passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yagin not doing much here.
Yagin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yagin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Labosky has his hands clasped together around Yagin's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yagin controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yagin throws the kick towards the body but Labosky avoids it.
Labosky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yagin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yagin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Labosky keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yagin in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Yagin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yagin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Labosky.
Labosky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Labosky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yagin's sensitive parts.
Nice sprawl there from Labosky as Yagin shoots in.
Yagin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oke Yagin. 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.
Yagin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Labosky but Labosky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yagin dives in for a single leg takedown but Labosky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Labosky moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagin slips under a jab.
Labosky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Labosky stuffs the takedown attempt from Yagin. Yagin gets slowly back to his feet.
Labosky tries to sprawl but Yagin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Labosky tries to kick Yagin off in order to stand up. Yagin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Labosky is being controlled here.
Labosky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Labosky will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Labosky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Labosky is not content to let Yagin control the position.
Labosky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yagin wants to control for a moment but Labosky uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Labosky trying to control here.
Labosky wants to get back to full guard but Yagin has mounted him!
Labosky is squirming around, avoiding Yagin's attempts to control the action.
Yagin controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yagin raining down shots from the mount!
Yagin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Labosky wants to hold on but Yagin pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Labosky is trying to escape the mount.
Labosky tries to hold on but Yagin pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Labosky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yagin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yagin is fighting to break Labosky's control of his arms but Labosky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yagin won't allow Labosky to sweep him here.
Yagin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Labosky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin won't allow Labosky to get back to his feet.
Oke Yagin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin stopping the sweep attempt from Labosky.
Yagin cracks Labosky with a solid left hand.
Yagin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yagin preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yagin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yagin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yagin slows the pace down.
Yagin advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Labosky wants to try and get back to his feet.
Labosky tries to hold on but Yagin pushes him away.
Labosky is working to get back to half guard.
Yagin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Labosky's face.
Labosky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Yagin working Labosky over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yagin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Labosky's face.
Yagin content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Labosky is looking to escape.
Yagin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Labosky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Labosky sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Labosky wants to control but Yagin passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Labosky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yagin trying to control the position but Labosky is working away.
Labosky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yagin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Labosky trying to hold on to Yagin's head to control him but Yagin postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Yagin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yagin 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oke Yagin!
During a confident post fight interview, Oke Yagin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Parent (ranked 2824 p4p, 264 weight class) and Buzz Baxster (ranked 5073 p4p, 424 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Parent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Buzz Baxster!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parent.
Parent misses with an uppercut.
Baxster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parent darts in and clinches Baxster up against the cage.
Parent has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Baxster regains guard immediately.
Parent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parent 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baxster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baxster keeping moving, preventing Parent from controlling successfully.
Parent looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parent is looking to work some ground and pound but Baxster has wrist control.
Baxster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baxster wants to stand but Parent is controlling the position.
Parent throws a big right hand that misses.
Baxster wants to stand and escape but Parent is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baxster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parent is in close to Baxster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baxster keeping moving, preventing Parent from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parent thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baxster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parent wants to control from the top but Baxster keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Parent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parent moves out of range as Baxster throws a body kick.
Parent checks a low kick from Baxster.
As Baxster tries to get set, Parent tries to push him back and clinch up but Baxster manages to avoid the attempt.
Parent moves to clinch but Baxster breaks away
and Baxster counters with a thumping low kick.
Parent misses with a lunging right hand
and Parent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baxster has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baxster bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baxster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parent tries for a takedown but Baxster circles away easily
and Baxster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parent moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parent moves into the clinch successfully.
Baxster stops a takedown attempt from Parent.
Parent pulls guard effortlessly.
Parent 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.
Parent looking to control.
Parent looking to control but Baxster passes into half guard.
Parent wants to get back to full guard.
Parent is trying to control but can't.
Baxster stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Parent to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parent tries to clinch there but Baxster circles away.
Baxster throws out a powerful jab.
Parent wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parent.
Buzz Baxster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parent moves in looking to clinch but Baxster pushes him off.
Baxster lands a nice shot that snaps Parent's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parent looks for a takedown but Baxster sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Parent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxster blocks a head kick by Parent.
Parent shoots in but no luck this time.
Good shot there by Baxster.
Baxster stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baxster wants it to stay on the feet.
Baxster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buzz Baxster will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baxster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parent fails to land the takedown.
Baxster throws a counter combo.
Parent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baxster can pounce on him.
Baxster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baxster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parent is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Parent has been cut.
Baxster cracks Parent on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Parent falls backwards against the cage. Baxster follows up with more strikes that drop Parent to his knees. Baxster keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Parent! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Baxster!
Buzz Baxster tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Jackiewicz (ranked 3120 p4p, 152 weight class) and Kyle Rad (ranked 5909 p4p, 283 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafal Jackiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackiewicz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackiewicz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rad is rocked!
Rad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackiewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rad is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackiewicz finish him?
Rad cracks a nice hook into Jackiewicz's ribs.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackiewicz. Jackiewicz obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Jackiewicz has closed the distance and engaged Rad in a clinch.
Rad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackiewicz scores with a knee to the head.
Rad tries to break the clinch but Jackiewicz is controlling the position.
Jackiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rad keeps Jackiewicz at a distance using the push kick.
Jackiewicz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackiewicz misses the shot to the body.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Rad got wobbled bad by a big combination! Jackiewicz presses forward with punches and knees until Rad stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Rad closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Jackiewicz!
In defeat, Kyle Rad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just a bad day bitch. next time i will fuck you up good.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higgs Boson (ranked 2635 p4p, 87 weight class) and Dwayne Boskins (ranked 4942 p4p, 175 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Higgs Boson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boskins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boskins tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Boson.
Boson scoring well with a low kick there.
Boson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boskins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boskins throws a jab when Boson was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Boson. Those never looked like landing.
Boson misses with a lunging right hand
and Boskins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Higgs Boson has been cut.
Boskins rushes Boson and presses him up against the cage.
Boson manages to break the clinch.
Boson misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boskins counters with a straight right hand.
Boskins defending well as Boson loads up on a big left hand.
Boskins moves away from the strike by Boson.
Boson misses with a looping right.
Boskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boson avoids the head kick by Boskins.
Boskins lands a head kick!
Boskins goes for a double leg but Boson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boson continues to drive forward.
Boskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boskins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boson throws a series of punches but Boskins avoids them all with ease.
Boson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boskins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boskins checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Boskins finds it's way through Boson's defenses.
Boson ducks under a wild hook from Boskins.
Boson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boson throws a jab when Boskins was well out of range.
Boskins tries a quick counter leg kick but Boson is wise to it.
Boson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boskins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boskins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boskins, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boskins wants to sweep here but Boson controlling him for the moment.
Boson looking to sit in guard and control but Boskins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boskins throws a big right hand that misses.
Boskins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boskins wants to control from the top but Boson keeps moving.
Boskins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boskins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boskins forces his way into half guard.
Boskins throwing shots but Boson is blocking nicely.
Boskins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boskins slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boskins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Higgs Boson's cut is getting worse.
Boskins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boskins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Boskins there.
Jeez, Higgs Boson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Higgs Boson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwayne Boskins!
Dwayne Boskins very nearly forgot to thank Cartel Elite Supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Higgs Boson had this to say: 'Thank you to all the fans here tonight, I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 2458 p4p, 247 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 2857 p4p, 288 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a head kick.
The Zealot tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Zealot.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Zealot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Zealot lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Zealot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Zealot misses with some punches.
The Zealot works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
The Zealot misses with a punch on the inside.
The Zealot takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot throws a head punch that misses.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from The Zealot - that landed with a thud.
Man jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
The Zealot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from The Zealot'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.
Man has his foot on The Zealot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Zealot works his way back into a safe position though.
The Zealot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Zealot throws a strike but Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Zealot is proving hard to escape from.
The Zealot is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man wants to stand but The Zealot is controlling his posture from full guard.
The Zealot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but The Zealot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Zealot's guard.
Man pushing down on The Zealot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Man tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Man wants to pass to mount but The Zealot is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing shots but The Zealot is blocking nicely.
The Zealot looks like he's trying to stand up.
Man is looking for a kimura but The Zealot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Man to get the leverage.
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Zealot is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Zealot moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Knees to the body from Man.
The Zealot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Zealot up against the cage.
Man looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jontte Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jontte Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Zealot instigates a clinch.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man tries a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks it.
The Zealot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Man blocks an uppercut.
The Zealot misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot working aggressively here.
Jontte Man seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Zealot pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by The Zealot.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Zealot works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
The Zealot lands with a light punch inside.
The Zealot blocking some punches.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but The Zealot blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man is trying to pull guard but The Zealot has him pressed against the cage.
The Zealot takes an elbow to the temple.
The Zealot misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to stall but The Zealot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
The Zealot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands an elbow just above The Zealot 's eye.
Man misses with some punches.
The Zealot being controlled against the cage.
Man works on The Zealot's body with a couple of short punches.
The Zealot swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but The Zealot is blocking nicely.
Man lands a good knee to the midsection. The Zealot won't want to take too many of those.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Man blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from The Zealot fails to land.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but The Zealot avoids the damage to the body.
Man is trying to stall.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Zealot misses with a punch to the body.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Zealot's elbow.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man drags the fight down to the ground.
The Zealot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Zealot has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Zealot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Zealot has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Man is looking for a triangle but The Zealot pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a couple of elbows.
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Zealot is aware though and is defending well.
The Zealot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
The Zealot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Zealot has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Man has momentary wrist control but The Zealot slips an elbow through the middle.
Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man is breathing heavily.
The Zealot lands a couple of digs.
The Zealot landing with the ground and pound.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Zealot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man 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.
Man is looking for a triangle but The Zealot pushes his legs off easily.
The Zealot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Zealot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Zealot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Zealot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Zealot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Zealot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
The Zealot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Zealot connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Zealot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head.
The Zealot working some strikes from top position.
The Zealot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Man is rocked!
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 Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jontte Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The Zealot forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Man prevents a body shot from The Zealot.
The Zealot avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man lands a knee to the body.
The Zealot avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
The Zealot throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man lands a good knee to the midsection. The Zealot won't want to take too many of those.
The Zealot takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Zealot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man connects with a knee to the head.
The Zealot takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Zealot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as The Zealot controls the action.
Man blocks a body shot from The Zealot.
Man successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Zealot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Zealot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Zealot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Zealot cracks Man with a solid left hand.
The Zealot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Zealot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jontte Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Zealot chips away with some ground and pound.
Man has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think The Zealot should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Man has tightened it up now! The Zealot should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jontte Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 2894 p4p, 323 weight class) and Mauler Jackman (ranked 2550 p4p, 288 weight class). Fakiiri's entrance music is Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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260 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauler Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jackman misses.
Jackman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fakiiri connects with the punch.
It looks like Mauler Jackman has been cut.
Jackman misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackman misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fakiiri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackman - the referee stops the clock and Fakiiri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackman. Fakiiri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri looks to land a left hand but Jackman moved out of range nicely.
Jackman throws a right hand that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A left lands for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackman takes a step back to recover.
Fakiiri throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman wants to counter with a clinch but Fakiiri pushes him away.
Jackman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fakiiri misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackman.
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!
Jackman scores with a hook.
Fakiiri looks to land a body kick but Jackman moved away.
Jackman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fakiiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman closes the distance but Fakiiri moves to the side
enabling Fakiiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fakiiri can pounce on him.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Fakiiri.
Jackman clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fakiiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackman's brow.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow strike.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow strike.
Fakiiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackman blocking some punches.
Fakiiri pushes Jackman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fakiiri is trying to break the clinch but Jackman is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackman blocks an elbow strike from Fakiiri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackman tries to stall but Fakiiri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackman is trying to stall.
Jackman stalling in the clinch.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Fakiiri misses with a kick to the body.
Fakiiri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackman takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
Jackman moves out of range as Fakiiri throws a body kick.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fakiiri catches Jackman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fakiiri scores with a leg kick.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fakiiri loads up on a big right hand but Jackman slips the punch.
Jackman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackman is looking to clinch but Fakiiri is avoiding it.
Jackman misses the jab.
Fakiiri jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Donk. Jackman catches Fakiiri right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Jackman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackman throws a sloppy body shot
and Fakiiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackman misses the target.
Jackman throws the left hand but Fakiiri avoids the punch easily.
Fakiiri lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackman off the cage and back into range.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Fakiiri throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jackman avoids it.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Fakiiri finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackman.
Jackman moves into range and clinches up with Fakiiri.
Jackman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fakiiri misses with the head strike.
Jackman takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Mauler Jackman's cut even more.
Fakiiri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fakiiri wants to break free but Jackman has control.
Fakiiri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fakiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackman throws an off balance right hand
and Fakiiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackman misses with a leg kick
and Fakiiri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackman throws the left hand but Fakiiri avoids the punch easily.
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Jackman sees coming a mile off.
Jackman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fakiiri blocks a jab.
Fakiiri checks a leg kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fakiiri. Jackman shrugs it off though.
Jackman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman instigates a clinch.
Fakiiri manages to break the clinch.
Nakki Fakiiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fakiiri.
Jackman missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri is looking to slow Jackman down with leg kicks.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Jackman.
Fakiiri throws a wild body kick that Jackman sees coming a mile off.
Fakiiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackman can do to turn this around?
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackman tries to bum rush Fakiiri with a series of wild strikes but Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fakiiri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackman jabs Fakiiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackman is looking to clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that misses.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Jackman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Fakiiri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackman falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fakiiri counter with a right hand.
Mauler Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackman throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Fakiiri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fakiiri doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Jackman has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fakiiri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri throws an elbow that misses.
Jackman lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackman struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman working aggressively here.
Fakiiri lands a damaging elbow.
Jackman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fakiiri.
Jackman lands a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Jackman connects with a solid leg kick.
Fakiiri keeps Jackman at a distance using the push kick.
Jackman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fakiiri blocks a leg kick.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackman.
Jackman walks into a straight right hand from Fakiiri.
Jackman looks for the body kick but Fakiiri saw that one coming.
Jackman tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fakiiri.
Jackman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Fakiiri throws a leg kick that misses.
Fakiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Fakiiri misses its target.
Fakiiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackman is just out of range.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Jackman misses
and Jackman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Mauler Jackman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fakiiri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jackman.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jackman.
Jackman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fakiiri. That did some damage!
Jackman misses with a wild body shot.
Jackman misses the body punch
and Fakiiri counters with a nice body kick.
Jackman is breathing heavily.
Jackman throws a leg kick which misses Fakiiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Fakiiri tries to avoid it.
Jackman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauler Jackman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Fakiiri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fakiiri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fakiiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fakiiri can pounce on him.
Fakiiri tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackman throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fakiiri. Fakiiri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Fakiiri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackman is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Jackman.
Good shot there by Fakiiri.
A slow jab from Jackman misses its intended target.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Fakiiri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fakiiri looks for the body kick but Jackman saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fakiiri misses with a body kick.
Jackman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fakiiri can pounce on him.
Jackman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fakiiri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fakiiri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fakiiri throws a right hand that Jackman ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackman also avoids with ease.
Fakiiri works over Jackman's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Fakiiri is looking for a counter combo.
Jackman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fakiiri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackman connects with a body shot that sends Fakiiri's belly button to the back.
Jackman misses with a right hand
letting Fakiiri counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Jackman misses
and Fakiiri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackman moves away.
Jackman wants to counter the offense by Fakiiri and move into the clinch position.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Jackman's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackman tries to avoid it.
Jackman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fakiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakiiri misses with a body kick.
Jackman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fakiiri.
A leg kick checked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Jackman.
As Jackman backs away, Fakiiri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fakiiri walks into a jab.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman misses with a body kick.
Fakiiri misses with a hook.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Jackman.
Fakiiri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackman if he has to take too many more of those.
Jackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fakiiri lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fakiiri with a nice cross.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fakiiri checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fakiiri.
Jackman tries to clinch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri is looking to land body kicks.
Fakiiri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman moves out of range of the body kick from Fakiiri.
Jackman checks a low kick from Fakiiri.
Jackman with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackman keeps Fakiiri at a distance using the push kick.
Jackman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri checks a low kick from Jackman.
Jackman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fakiiri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackman throws out a loose jab but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackman cracks Fakiiri with a good jab.
Jackman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackman blocks a leg kick.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauler Jackman.
I think Jackman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
After the fight, Nakki Fakiiri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erland Eliasson (ranked 1123 p4p, 174 weight class) and Atlas Metaxas (ranked 1414 p4p, 206 weight class). Eliasson comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. Metaxas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Richard Humpty Vission-Superstar . Erland Eliasson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Atlas Metaxas's chin.
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29
205 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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223 lbs
11 - 8 - 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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atlas Metaxas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxas misses with a combination
and Eliasson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Metaxas thinking.
Metaxas misses with a right hand
and Eliasson counters with a right hand to the body.
Metaxas is looking to land body kicks.
Atlas Metaxas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eliasson misses with a hook.
Metaxas throws a right and a left that Eliasson avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metaxas.
Eliasson misses with a left hand
and Metaxas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Erland Eliasson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Metaxas throws a wild body kick that Eliasson sees coming a mile off.
Eliasson checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Eliasson misses the target.
Metaxas scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxas cracks Eliasson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Metaxas throws a lazy uppercut
and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Atlas Metaxas has been cut.
Metaxas scores with the left hand. Eliasson knows he should have avoided that one.
Metaxas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metaxas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eliasson's head.
Eliasson checks a leg kick nicely.
Metaxas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eliasson cracks Metaxas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Metaxas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Eliasson finish him?
Eliasson 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Eliasson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Metaxas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxas defending well as Eliasson loads up on a big left hand.
Metaxas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eliasson checks a low kick from Metaxas.
Metaxas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eliasson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Metaxas is rocked!
Metaxas scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Metaxas does it's job there.
Metaxas scores with a nice head shot.
Metaxas throws a hook to the side of Eliasson's head but Eliasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Metaxas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Metaxas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metaxas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eliasson slips under a jab from Metaxas.
Metaxas throws a big shot that misses.
Eliasson loads up on a big right hand but Metaxas slips the punch.
Eliasson throws a lazy right hand but Metaxas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metaxas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metaxas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Metaxas lands a slapping body shot.
Eliasson jabs Metaxas right on the nose. Metaxas blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Eliasson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxas thuds his shin into the meat of Eliasson's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Metaxas misses.
It looked like Eliasson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Metaxas lands with a slapping head kick.
Eliasson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metaxas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eliasson.
That has opened up Atlas Metaxas's cut even more.
Eliasson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Metaxas throws out the jab.
Metaxas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Metaxas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eliasson on the side of the head.
Metaxas throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Eliasson counter with a right hand.
Metaxas is still on wobbly legs! Can Eliasson finish him?
Metaxas thumps Eliasson with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eliasson misses with a hook. Metaxas ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Metaxas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Metaxas thumps Eliasson with a low kick.
Metaxas seems to have recovered his senses.
Metaxas throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Eliasson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atlas Metaxas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Metaxas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eliasson's calf.
Eliasson takes one on the button.
Metaxas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eliasson's sensitive parts.
Eliasson moves out of range of the body kick from Metaxas.
A punch combination from Eliasson misses.
Metaxas throws a jab when Eliasson was well out of range.
Eliasson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson misses with a double jab
and Metaxas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Metaxas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metaxas looks for the body kick but Eliasson saw that one coming.
Eliasson throws out a loose jab but Metaxas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metaxas wants to counter with a clinch but Eliasson pushes him away.
Eliasson takes a swing at Metaxas's ribcage but misses.
Eliasson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eliasson swats away the attempt to clinch by Metaxas.
A leg kick checked by Eliasson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Metaxas.
Donk. Metaxas catches Eliasson right on the button with a cross.
Metaxas throws a leg kick which misses Eliasson's front leg but catches the back leg as Eliasson tries to avoid it.
Eliasson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Metaxas.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Metaxas manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metaxas tries to clinch up.
Metaxas throws a big shot that misses.
Metaxas throws a front kick that sends Eliasson stumbling back into the cage.
Metaxas throws a body kick that misses.
Metaxas misses with a body shot
and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metaxas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eliasson will feel that in the morning.
Metaxas misses with a leg kick
and Eliasson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Eliasson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Metaxas throws a body kick that misses.
Metaxas misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson misses with a two punch combination.
Metaxas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eliasson lands a head shot.
Metaxas tries to clinch but Eliasson is having none of it.
Eliasson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Metaxas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Metaxas misses.
Metaxas loads up on a big right hand but Eliasson slips the punch.
Metaxas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Metaxas scores with a jab to the head.
Eliasson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eliasson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Metaxas.
Metaxas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Eliasson blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metaxas thuds a left hand into Eliasson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metaxas misses with the body kick
and Eliasson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Atlas Metaxas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Metaxas tried to score with a low kick but Eliasson checks it.
Metaxas misses the jab.
Metaxas misses with an uppercut
and Eliasson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Metaxas! Eliasson lets Metaxas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Metaxas cracks a nice hook into Eliasson's ribs.
Metaxas scores with a jab. Eliasson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Metaxas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eliasson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Metaxas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metaxas throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Metaxas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crack! Eliasson connects with the perfect overhand right and Metaxas falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Eliasson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erland Eliasson!
Erland Eliasson gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Atlas Metaxas stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great now I know my big brother will be talking smack every day for the next 2 weeks '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 966 p4p, 33 weight class) and Mats Thoreson (ranked 1244 p4p, 40 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boromir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Møme – Aloha. 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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38
265 lbs
27 - 17 - 1 |
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36
302 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Mats Thoreson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boromir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thoreson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thoreson lands a front kick.
Boromir throws a jab when Thoreson was well out of range.
A big right from Boromir misses.
Boromir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thoreson throws out the jab.
Thoreson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boromir.
Thoreson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thoreson! But no joy.
Thoreson lands a front kick.
Thoreson throws a sloppy head kick and Boromir moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Thoreson.
Thoreson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boromir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boromir was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boromir throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Thoreson.
Boromir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thoreson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boromir moves out of range of the body kick from Thoreson.
Boromir swats away the attempt to clinch by Thoreson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thoreson misses the jab.
Boromir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boromir thuds his right hand into Thoreson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
A cross from Boromir lands.
The fighters circling - Thoreson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thoreson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boromir sprawls well. Boromir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thoreson gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Boromir misses.
Thoreson misses with a few strikes there.
Boromir moves out of range as Thoreson strikes.
Thoreson misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson tries to clinch there but Boromir circles away.
Boromir works Thoreson's body with a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thoreson - that will leave a mark!
Boromir jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoreson tries to clinch but Boromir moves out of range.
Thoreson throws a front kick that sends Boromir stumbling back into the cage.
Thoreson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thoreson avoids the body shot from Boromir.
Thoreson thinks about the counter body kick.
Thoreson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boromir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boromir swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thoreson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boromir, pushing him back against the cage.
Boromir misses with a body punch.
Thoreson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boromir lands a left hand.
Boromir presses Thoreson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thoreson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boromir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Boromir. That snapped Thoreson's head back.
Boromir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boromir walks into a left hand.
Thoreson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boromir just misses with a punch to the body.
Thoreson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thoreson rushes Boromir and presses him up against the cage.
Thoreson working aggressively here.
Boromir misses with a body punch.
Thoreson prevents a body shot from Boromir.
Thoreson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoreson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thoreson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoreson.
Boromir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boromir tries to throw a body punch but Thoreson avoids it by throwing Boromir back against the cage.
Thoreson prevents a body shot from Boromir.
Thoreson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thoreson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boromir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boromir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoreson's elbow.
Boromir scores with a shot to the side of Thoreson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boromir.
Thoreson misses with a punch to the body.
Thoreson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boromir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thoreson trying to land knees to the body.
Boromir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Thoreson.
Thoreson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mats Thoreson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boromir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thoreson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boromir defends it nicely.
Thoreson throws a wild body kick that Boromir sees coming a mile off.
Thoreson throws a shot to the body.
Thoreson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boromir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boromir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thoreson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boromir is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thoreson postures up in Boromir's guard and throws a big left but Boromir blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thoreson manages to get himself to full guard.
Boromir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thoreson wants to get back to his feet but Boromir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson being controlled here, momentarily.
Thoreson trying to control the position here.
Boromir passes Thoreson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thoreson is staying active underneath Boromir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boromir works his way into full mount!
Boromir content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thoreson is looking to escape.
Boromir moves to the back.
Boromir tries to keep control of the position but Thoreson is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Thoreson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boromir tries to keep control of the position but Thoreson is staying busy.
I would not like to be Thoreson right now.
Boromir struggling to keep hold of the position.
Thoreson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Boromir gets his way!
Boromir looking to break Thoreson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Thoreson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boromir will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir looking for the choke but no joy.
Thoreson trying to control the hands but Boromir breaks the grip.
Boromir is looking to control Thoreson but Thoreson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Boromir controls the action.
Boromir working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boromir looking for the RNC.
Thoreson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boromir off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thoreson trying to control the hands but Boromir won't let him.
Boromir trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Thoreson doesn't escape.
Boromir is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thoreson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thoreson for a finish.
Thoreson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Thoreson wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thoreson staying busy and making it hard for Boromir to control.
Thoreson trying to control the hands but Boromir breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Boromir 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boromir jabs Thoreson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thoreson misses with a straight left.
Thoreson closes the distance and clinches.
Boromir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mats Thoreson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boromir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thoreson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boromir avoiding damage as Thoreson throws knees to the body.
Boromir lands with a left to the head.
Boromir scores with a shot to the side of Thoreson's head.
Boromir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thoreson misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boromir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Boromir fails to land.
Boromir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Boromir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thoreson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoreson misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoreson.
Thoreson blocks a body shot from Boromir.
Thoreson blocking some punches.
Thoreson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boromir here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short left from Thoreson.
Thoreson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boromir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boromir lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoreson.
Thoreson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Boromir on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boromir.
Boromir lands a hook that snaps the head of Thoreson backwards.
Thoreson lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boromir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thoreson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boromir misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thoreson.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boromir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thoreson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoreson.
Boromir misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Boromir.
Nice body punch from Boromir - that landed with a thud.
Boromir lands a shot to the body.
Thoreson takes a shot to the head.
Boromir throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoreson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thoreson obliges.
Thoreson lands a knee to the body.
Thoreson lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson missing with knees to the body.
Boromir gets through Thoreson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thoreson trying to land knees to the body.
Boromir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thoreson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boromir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boromir misses with a body punch.
Thoreson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boromir is defending well for now.
Boromir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Thoreson fails to land.
Boromir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoreson.
Boromir misses with a punch on the inside.
Boromir gets through Thoreson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boromir misses with some punches.
Boromir misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoreson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boromir misses with the head strike.
Boromir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thoreson lands a knee to the body.
Thoreson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boromir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thoreson landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoreson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boromir blocks it with crossed arms.
Thoreson misses with a knee to the head.
Thoreson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boromir blocks it with crossed arms.
Boromir blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boromir.
Boromir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thoreson lands a knee to the head.
Thoreson missing with knees to the body.
Boromir avoiding damage as Thoreson throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Boromir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boromir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Boromir!
A very excited looking Captain Boromir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 1040 p4p, 103 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 612 p4p, 61 weight class). De Fran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Worries. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gaal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from De Fran. Those never looked like landing.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Gaal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Gaal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Gaal closes the distance and pushes De Fran back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Gaal.
De Fran is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Gaal digs a right hand underneath De Fran's ribcage. De Fran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal scores with a shot to the side of De Fran's head.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Van Gaal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Gaal blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Van Gaal in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal blocks the elbow strike.
Van Gaal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Gaal avoids it.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Fran throws an elbow but misses.
De Fran avoiding damage.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal avoids a wild elbow strike from De Fran.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gaal.
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran connects with a knee to the head.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Gaal lands a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal tries to throw a body punch but De Fran avoids it by throwing Van Gaal back against the cage.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gaal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Fran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gaal is blocking nicely.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Gaal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gaal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Gaal's defenses.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
De Fran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Van Gaal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Fran lands a left hand.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal lands an uppercut.
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gaal avoids the damage to the body.
De Fran misses with a knee strike.
Van Gaal is leaning against De Fran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
Van Gaal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran takes a shot to the head.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Fran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Van Gaal - that landed with a thud.
De Fran working aggressively here.
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Fran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Gaal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
De Fran trying to control the position but instead, Van Gaal has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Fran into the cage.
Van Gaal managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gaal scores with a hook to the body.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal is trying to stall.
Van Gaal misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gaal blocks the elbow strike.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cholo Van Gaal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Gaal dodges the punch combination from De Fran.
De Fran ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Fran is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Fran throws a lazy right hand but Van Gaal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gaal looks to land a combination. De Fran sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Andr De Fran has been cut.
De Fran dodges the punch combination from Van Gaal.
Jab by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Fran tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
De Fran is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gaal.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gaal.
Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran.
Van Gaal scores with a punch to the head.
Van Gaal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Fran on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fran. That did some damage!
Van Gaal looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
Van Gaal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from De Fran.
It looks like Cholo Van Gaal has been cut.
De Fran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Gaal lands with a good body shot.
Van Gaal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Gaal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Fran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fran blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gaal cracks De Fran with an open hand slap.
Van Gaal lands a nice shot that snaps De Fran's head back.
Van Gaal misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Gaal counters with a body kick.
Van Gaal lands a big right hook! De Fran looks hurt but is still standing! Van Gaal lands a left jab and another right hook! This time De Fran falls down and Van Gaal dives in with a huge hammer fist! De Fran's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Van Gaal runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cholo Van Gaal!
Cholo Van Gaal is the new featherweight champion!
Cholo Van Gaal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Andr De Fran was interviewed post fight and said 'this was my last fight...
thanks for support'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 223 p4p, 31 weight class) and Dominic Fortune (ranked 779 p4p, 87 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 Dominic Fortune was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune throws the left hand but Bestarsson avoids the punch easily.
Fortune walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bestarsson closes the distance and clinches.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
Fortune goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bestarsson 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.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bestarsson as Fortune tries to tie him up.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bestarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Fortune controls the action.
A short right from Fortune.
Fortune working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortune working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortune lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
Bestarsson misses with a punch 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!
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Bestarsson.
Fortune works on Bestarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Fortune lands a left hand.
Bestarsson misses with some punches.
Fortune slows down the pace here.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bestarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Fortune is leaning against Bestarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fortune breaks from the clinch.
Fortune lands a slapping body shot.
Fortune tries to land a front kick but Bestarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortune throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bestarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortune checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bestarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fortunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bestarsson tries to clinch up but Fortune circles away and keeps his distance.
Fortune shapes to counter with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortune dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bestarsson sizes up Fortune with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bestarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortune checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bestarsson throws a leg kick but Fortune moved away.
Bestarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortune is just out of range.
And Fortune tries to counter it with a takedown but Bestarsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fortune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Bestarsson.
Some wild striking there from Fortune.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bestarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fortune scores with a head kick. Bestarsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fortune missing with a left hand there. Bestarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws out a loose jab but Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bestarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fortune appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bestarsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fortune momentarily.
Fortune throws out a powerful jab.
Fortune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bestarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bestarsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fortune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Bestarsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bestarsson cracks Fortune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle, before Fortune throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bestarsson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fortune lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dominic Fortune!
Dominic Fortune is the new lightweight champion!
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