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Pulse 96 - Aldo vs Svensson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyber Bully (ranked 3330 p4p, 438 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 5378 p4p, 625 weight class). McBarz has chosen Pharrell - How does it feel? as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyber Bully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bully. That's going to slow McBarz down.
Bully tests McBarz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Bobby McBarz has been cut.
McBarz lands a glancing blow to the side of Bully's head.
Bully walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bully scores with a leg kick.
McBarz throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McBarz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bully tries a head kick but it misses.
McBarz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bully finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bully seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bully. That's going to slow McBarz 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!
McBarz throws a body punch but Bully moves out of range.
Bully looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bully punishes McBarz's body with a nice straight punch.
Bully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bully works McBarz's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Bully.
McBarz misses with a straight right.
Bully shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bully trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bully throwing shots but McBarz is blocking nicely.
McBarz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bully's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bully's back!
McBarz decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
McBarz misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully tries to score a power double leg takedown but McBarz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bully somewhat.
Bully lands with a straight right. McBarz didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bully.
Bully throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBarz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McBarz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bully - the referee stops the clock and McBarz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bully. McBarz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBarz throws a body shot but no joy.
McBarz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bully half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bully avoids a punch combination nicely.
McBarz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McBarz throws a poor cross that misses
and Bully makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBarz tries to bum rush Bully with a series of wild strikes but Bully uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bully clobbers McBarz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McBarz misses with a double jab
and Bully counters with a straight right hand.
Bully scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McBarz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bully circles away quickly and effectively.
Bully scores with a punch to the head.
Bully is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McBarz lands a nice shot to the body.
Bully scores with a hook to the body. McBarz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bully sizes up McBarz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
McBarz misses with a double jab
and Bully counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bully dodges the punch combination from McBarz.
Nice straight punches there by McBarz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McBarz.
McBarz misses with a two punch combination.
McBarz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Bully finds it's way through McBarz's defenses.
McBarz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bully is just out of range.
Bully lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bully fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bully throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bully throws out a powerful jab.
McBarz cracks Bully with a right hand to the side of the head.
McBarz misses with a looping left.
McBarz misses with a two punch combination.
Bully scores with a jab. McBarz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bully lands a right hook to the body.
Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBarz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bully counters with a solid body kick.
McBarz looks winded!
Bully scores with a kick to the midsection.
McBarz misses with a combination
and Bully counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyber Bully dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby McBarz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McBarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bully scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bully scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McBarz to see if he's OK.
Bully landing strikes.
Bully scoring with punches and elbows.
Bully lands an elbow.
Bully controls the position.
Bully trying to control the action but McBarz is working from the bottom.
Bully advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bully content just to control the position here.
Bully tries to control but McBarz wriggling away.
Bully with a couple of short strikes.
Bully 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.
McBarz is trying to escape the mount.
Bully looking to finish McBarz with some ground and pound. This is bad for McBarz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bully fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bully lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McBarz hang on?
Bully is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBarz can do to turn this around?
Bully landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bully lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bully is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McBarz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bully looking for a guillotine from mount but McBarz is having none of it.
McBarz working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully working the ground and pound effectively.
Bully looking to finish McBarz with some ground and pound. This is bad for McBarz!
Bully tries to control but McBarz wriggling away.
McBarz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bully controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully landing shots from mount.
Bully is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McBarz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bully with shots to the head and body - McBarz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bully lands a big shot there that rocks McBarz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McBarz is rocked!
Bully goes for an armbar but he's not got it… McBarz turns into him and now he's in Bully's guard.
McBarz is still in real trouble! Can Bully finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBarz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bully to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McBarz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bully pulls down on the head and he's put McBarz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cyber Bully!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 4025 p4p, 369 weight class) and Thorn Drysdale (ranked 3912 p4p, 361 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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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorn Drysdale!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drysdale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Drysdale counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Drysdale. Those never looked like landing.
Drysdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drysdale shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Drysdale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drysdale stuffs the takedown.
Drysdale fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drysdale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Drysdale.
Aldo throws a push kick but Drysdale slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Drysdale shows good takedown defense.
Despite the aggression on Drysdale's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aldo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drysdale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aldo somewhat.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Drysdale.
Aldo dives in and grabs Drysdale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drysdale pushes down on Aldo's head and hops out.
Drysdale shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aldo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drysdale is putting a hurting on Aldo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drysdale throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Aldo'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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Aldo is trying to get back to his feet.
Drysdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale working away.
Aldo tries to control but Drysdale manages to take his back.
Drysdale throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drysdale struggling to keep hold of the position.
Aldo trying to control the position but Drysdale manages to sink in the hooks.
Aldo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Drysdale looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale struggling to keep hold of the position.
Aldo covers up after that shot from Drysdale.
Aldo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Drysdale cracks Aldo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Aldo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Drysdale looking for the choke from the back.
You can see the frustration on Aldo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Drysdale misses with punches from the back.
Drysdale trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Aldo is really stuck here.
Aldo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Drysdale is hanging on to Aldo's back as he tries to escape.
Aldo trying to control the hands but Drysdale won't let him.
Drysdale is looking to control Aldo but Aldo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Drysdale lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Aldo breaks Drysdale's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorn Drysdale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Drysdale scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drysdale tries to avoid it but Aldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drysdale to the ground. Drysdale escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drysdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drysdale shoots in and drives through. Aldo sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo forces Drysdale back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo is working for takedown but Drysdale is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldo is working for takedown but Drysdale is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drysdale wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drysdale pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drysdale drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drysdale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo kicks Drysdale off and gets to his feet.
Drysdale misses with a straight left.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drysdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drysdale steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Drysdale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Drysdale is predictable there
and Aldo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aldo.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drysdale is on top in guard.
Aldo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drysdale is controlling him.
Drysdale lying in Aldo's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Aldo decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Drysdale taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Aldo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Budimon (ranked 1918 p4p, 285 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 3559 p4p, 465 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budimon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo is looking to chop away at Budimon's legs.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Budimon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
Budimon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Budimon.
Budimon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Budimon throws a hook but Aldo avoids it easily.
Budimon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Budimon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Budimon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budimon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Budimon throws a monster overhand right that drops Aldo! Budimon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Budimon!
Our winner, Simon Budimon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berg Captain Hook (ranked 5968 p4p, 612 weight class) and San Sanich (ranked 2750 p4p, 314 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Berg Captain Hook has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Berg Captain Hook seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berg Captain Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, San Sanich!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Captain Hook is trying to control but can't.
Captain Hook is looking to improve his position.
Captain Hook gets back to full guard.
Captain Hook had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanich defends it easily.
Sanich wants to control from the top but Captain Hook keeps moving.
Sanich is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanich preventing the sweep.
Sanich is in close to Captain Hook's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Captain Hook looking for a sweep. Not yet Captain Hook, not yet.
Sanich trying to control the position from guard on top but Captain Hook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Captain Hook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanich trying to control but Captain Hook is working from the bottom.
Captain Hook bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanich's guard.
Sanich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanich tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanich keeping moving, preventing Captain Hook from controlling successfully.
Sanich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Captain Hook drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanich manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Captain Hook has Sanich in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Captain Hook is looking to sweep but instead, Sanich has passed into half guard.
Sanich thows a huge punch but Captain Hook dodges it nicely.
Captain Hook is looking to improve his position.
Sanich is trying to work for a kimura but Captain Hook is defending well.
Captain Hook looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Captain Hook's head.
Captain Hook tries to get to full guard but Sanich has control of the leg.
Sanich takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanich is looking to take a break and control but Captain Hook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanich prevents Captain Hook from improving his position.
Captain Hook wants to control but Sanich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanich prevents Captain Hook from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Captain Hook is working hard here to advance position.
Sanich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Captain Hook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Captain Hook is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Captain Hook wants to control but Sanich is keeping busy.
Sanich is trying to control the action in half guard but Captain Hook is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Captain Hook tries to roll over but Sanich keeps him under control.
Captain Hook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Captain Hook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Captain Hook wants to get back to full guard.
Captain Hook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanich.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Captain Hook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanich.
Captain Hook looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Captain Hook wants to improve his position but Sanich is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Sanich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Captain Hook. Those never looked like landing.
Sanich is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanich has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Captain Hook is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sanich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Captain Hook.
San Sanich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Captain Hook swivels and escapes.
Captain Hook throws a body punch but Sanich moves out of range.
Captain Hook misses with a double jab.
Sanich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanich tries for a takedown but Captain Hook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanich drives through with a takedown into Captain Hook's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Captain Hook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Captain Hook looking for a sweep. Not yet Captain Hook, not yet.
Captain Hook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanich wants to control from the top but Captain Hook keeps moving.
Captain Hook seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Captain Hook wants to sweep here but Sanich controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanich wants to control from the top but Captain Hook keeps moving.
Sanich throwing strikes from guard but Captain Hook blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Captain Hook is on top in guard.
Captain Hook won't allow Sanich to sweep him here.
Captain Hook looking to sit in guard and control but Sanich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanich passes into half guard.
Captain Hook is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanich pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Captain Hook's head.
Captain Hook is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanich pulls his head out easily.
San Sanich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanich trying to control from half guard but Captain Hook is working away.
Sanich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Captain Hook defending well though.
Sanich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Captain Hook avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanich.
Sanich is thwarting Captain Hook's attempts to control the position.
Captain Hook slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Captain Hook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Captain Hook escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanich is looking to work some ground and pound but Captain Hook has wrist control.
Captain Hook avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanich throwing strikes from guard but Captain Hook blocks nicely.
Sanich trying to control but Captain Hook is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Captain Hook is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanich throwing strikes but missing.
Captain Hook escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanich throwing strikes but missing.
Sanich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanich passes Captain Hook's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Captain Hook is looking for a sweep. Sanich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Captain Hook trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but San Sanich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanich gets a double leg takedown into Captain Hook's guard.
Sanich trying to control the position from guard on top but Captain Hook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanich is looking to work some ground and pound but Captain Hook has wrist control.
Captain Hook trying to control the position.
Sanich throwing strikes from guard but Captain Hook blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Captain Hook looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanich passes into side control.
Captain Hook is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanich tries to score with some ground and pound. Captain Hook controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Captain Hook is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Captain Hook looks to move to half guard but instead Sanich has passed into mount! Damn!
Captain Hook can't escape the position.
Sanich looking to control but Captain Hook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Captain Hook keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanich looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sanich throwing strikes here but Captain Hook is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Captain Hook is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Captain Hook is looking to escape.
Sanich misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Captain Hook is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanich sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sanich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sanich misses with a head shot.
Sanich lands with some strikes.
Captain Hook wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanich.
Sanich throwing strikes here but Captain Hook is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Sanich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanich looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanich punching from mount but Captain Hook doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Captain Hook is looking to get to half guard.
Sanich looking to secure an arm triangle but Captain Hook defends it well.
Captain Hook is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Captain Hook is trying to escape the mount.
Berg Captain Hook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook blocking the ground and pound.
Sanich thowing shots but they're missing.
Captain Hook is trying to escape the mount.
Sanich thowing shots but they're missing.
Sanich looking to ground and pound but Captain Hook is blocking nicely.
Sanich throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Sanich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sanich throws some wild stikes that Captain Hook manages to avoid easily.
Sanich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Captain Hook holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Captain Hook is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
San Sanich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Sanich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simone Gentile (ranked 1165 p4p, 157 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 3617 p4p, 413 weight class). Lee has chosen Von Thronstahl - Dressed in black uniforms as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simone Gentile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Gentile gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Gentile is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from Gentile.
Gentile throws a head punch that misses.
Gentile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gentile blocking some punches.
Gentile blocks an uppercut.
Gentile tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentile stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gentile has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Gentile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gentile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentile.
We've been hearing reports that Gentile has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gentile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gentile fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentile misses with a body punch.
Gentile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentile misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gentile.
Gentile with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Gentile.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Gentile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gentile working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gentile blocking some punches.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentile tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simone Gentile. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Gentile on the inside.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Gentile has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentile misses with the head strike.
Gentile misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gentile.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Gentile lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gentile.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee is rocked!
Gentile lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Gentile finish him?
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gentile backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gentile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gentile throws a head punch that misses.
Gentile working aggressively here.
Gentile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gentile lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gentile backwards.
Gentile lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Gentile tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Gentile is looking for a takedown.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Gentile tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Gentile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gentile pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gentile blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentile swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
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 Gentile fails to land.
Gentile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gentile has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lee regains guard immediately.
Gentile pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Gentile drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gentile jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee is looking to stand up but Gentile isn't so interested in that idea.
Gentile cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee keeping full guard, as Gentile tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simone Gentile dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gentile throws a body shot but no joy.
Gentile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Gentile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee throws a right hand that Gentile ducks under and follows up with a left that Gentile also avoids with ease.
Gentile fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gentile swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentile dodges the punch combination from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentile fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentile.
Gentile shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but Gentile finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentile missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gentile 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.
Lee kicks off Gentile and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Gentile.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Gentile misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Gentile.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Gentile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gentile sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentile moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gentile shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gentile is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gentile wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simone Gentile overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gentile trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentile is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gentile to get the leverage.
Gentile throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gentile passes to full mount!
Lee trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gentile connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gentile wants to take his opponent's back but Lee doesn't allow it.
Lee is trying to stand but he's just given Gentile his back.
Lee takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Gentile is looking for the choke from the back position but Lee is controlling his hands well.
Lee showing good submission defense here.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gentile is persistently looking for the submission but Lee is defending it well.
Lee trying to get back to his feet but Gentile is in full control for now.
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 Simone Gentile will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gentile counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Gentile - that landed with a thud.
Gentile has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Gentile working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gentile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Simone Gentile has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gentile tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gentile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee working aggressively here.
Gentile blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gentile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentile lands with a left to the head.
Gentile lands a nice uppercut.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gentile stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gentile lands a right hand.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gentile lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Gentile.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gentile.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gentile works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gentile throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Gentile blocks an uppercut.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Gentile misses with some punches.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gentile.
Gentile lands a nice uppercut.
Gentile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentile pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Gentile.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentile scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Gentile can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Gentile is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gentile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Gentile.
Gentile pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gentile tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Gentile blocks an uppercut.
Gentile digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Gentile throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Gentile digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gentile is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lee can't fight it off and eventually Gentile manages to take the fight to the floor. Lee looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gentile throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Simone Gentile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Gentile is controlling the position.
Gentile engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gentile has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentile thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Gentile misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gentile moves into the clinch.
Gentile blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Gentile.
Gentile blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simone Gentile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gentile, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simone Gentile!
Bruce Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger than ever!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams Junior (ranked 1420 p4p, 171 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 760 p4p, 94 weight class). Adams Junior comes to the cage accompanied by Looking for the Stone. JR Adams Junior is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JR Adams Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Adams Junior slips a straight right by John.
Adams Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John ducks under a wild hook from Adams Junior.
John punishes Adams Junior's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from John! But no joy.
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John throws a body kick that misses
and Adams Junior counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams Junior with the ground and pound but John regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John trying to control but Adams Junior postures up.
Adams Junior is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so John is just riding it out for now. Adams Junior eventually gives up the hold.
John regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adams Junior trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
John trying to control the position here.
That's two 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.
Adams Junior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adams Junior sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed John's guard.
Adams Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
John moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Adams Junior stays in close to John's body and controls the position.
Adams Junior content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
John pulls Adams Junior in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
John keeping moving, preventing Adams Junior from controlling successfully.
John is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adams Junior throwing strikes from guard but John blocks nicely.
John is trying to control the position but Adams Junior postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams Junior misses with a low kick.
John has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adams Junior is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adams Junior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
John lands a jab to the nose.
Adams Junior throws a lazy body kick
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Adams Junior swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John only half commits to the counter leg kick.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adams Junior decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in John's guard.
Adams Junior wants to pass the guard but John is keeping the position.
Adams Junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams Junior being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott John will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adams Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams Junior shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
John with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Adams Junior.
Adams Junior throws a body kick that misses
and Adams Junior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams Junior misses with a leg kick.
John looks to land a body kick but Adams Junior moved away.
John cracks Adams Junior with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John blocks a head kick by Adams Junior.
John checks a low kick from Adams Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams Junior closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
John is pushing Adams Junior's head away, looking to escape. Adams Junior manages to hold on to the position though.
John is not content to let Adams Junior control the position.
Adams Junior staying calm.
John is trying to control Adams Junior's posture but Adams Junior avoids it.
Adams Junior creates some space and throws a big elbow, but John sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior in side control, throwing shots but John defends.
John wants to control but Adams Junior postures up.
Adams Junior 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.
John is looking to reverse the position.
JR Adams Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John keeps trying to improve his position.
John tries to escape but Adams Junior is in control.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams Junior working the ground and pound.
John stops Adams Junior from passing to mount.
Adams Junior tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adams Junior scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to buck Adams Junior off.
John tries to bench press Adams Junior off him but Adams Junior keeps the position.
John is not content to let Adams Junior control the position.
John tries to improve position but can't.
Adams Junior landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
John is looking for a sweep.
John wants to control but Adams Junior postures up.
Adams Junior tries to advance position but instead John slips a leg back in to half guard.
Adams Junior seems to be working for a kimura but John defends the submission attempt.
John has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams Junior is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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 JR Adams Junior will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams Junior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Scott John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams Junior on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John throws a hook but Adams Junior blocks it.
John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams Junior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John connects with a looping right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John throws a jab when Adams Junior was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Adams Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
John misses with a hook.
Adams Junior attempts a counter takedown but John avoids it well and moves away.
Adams Junior misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Scott John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John throws a leg kick
and Adams Junior counters with a single leg into guard. John didn't expect that.
John pushes Adams Junior off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Adams Junior checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adams Junior blocks a jab.
Adams Junior appears to be looking for a big counter.
A low kick from John misses
and Adams Junior counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John being controlled here, momentarily.
Adams Junior passes John's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
John tries to roll over but Adams Junior keeps him under control.
Adams Junior seems to be looking for submissions.
Adams Junior trying to mount his opponent but John defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams Junior is working away from the top position though.
John controlling the position well.
Adams Junior trying to mount his opponent but John defends it.
John is looking to escape.
Adams Junior uses his free foot to push down on John's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for John.
Adams Junior landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John can't escape the position.
Adams Junior working John over with strikes here.
Adams Junior with good strikes from the mount here!
John doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
John takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adams Junior moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, John has worked his arm free - good work by John!
Adams Junior tries for a kimura but John is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to JR Adams Junior.
I think Adams Junior has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JR Adams Junior!
A very excited looking JR Adams Junior 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 Aleks Breznhev (ranked 1829 p4p, 203 weight class) and Yuki Shojo (ranked 1651 p4p, 178 weight class). Breznhev comes to the cage accompanied by Death Grips - No Love. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yuki Shojo enters the cage!
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shojo stuffs the takedown attempt from Breznhev. Breznhev gets slowly back to his feet.
Breznhev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shojo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Breznhev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Breznhev with that takedown attempt.
Breznhev goes for a double leg but Shojo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shojo continues to drive forward.
Shojo throws a hook to the side of Breznhev's head but Breznhev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shojo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been told by Breznhev's head coaches at Blackscar Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Breznhev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Breznhev takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Shojo. No joy for Breznhev on that attempt.
Shojo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shojo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Breznhev back to the cage. Shojo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shojo feints and then cracks Breznhev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Breznhev down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shojo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shojo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo misses the jab.
Shojo lands with a cross.
Breznhev throws out a loose jab but Shojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shojo sprawls well. Shojo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breznhev gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shojo. That's going to slow Breznhev down.
Shojo stuffs the takedown attempt from Breznhev. Breznhev gets slowly back to his feet.
Breznhev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shojo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Breznhev is on him like a limpet, forcing Shojo back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breznhev misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev misses with the head strike.
Shojo misses with a knee strike.
Shojo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shojo prevents a body shot from Breznhev.
Breznhev is trying to pull guard but Shojo has him pressed against the cage.
Shojo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shojo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Breznhev coming out on top.
A jab from Shojo finds it's way through Breznhev's defenses.
Breznhev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shojo quickly recovers to half guard.
Shojo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Breznhev is trying to control the action in half guard but Shojo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shojo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Breznhev is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to control from half guard but Shojo is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shojo is looking to improve his position.
Shojo keeps trying to improve his position.
Shojo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Breznhev working Shojo over with strikes.
Breznhev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shojo defending well though.
Shojo is trying to maintain the position but Breznhev is very close to passing his half guard.
Breznhev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Breznhev is trying to control the action in half guard but Shojo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Breznhev passes to side control.
Shojo struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shojo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Breznhev is controlling him well.
Breznhev in the domination position with Shojo hanging on.
Shojo tries to buck Breznhev off but Breznhev is having none of it.
Shojo sneaks out the side door and pushes Breznhev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A good leg kick by Shojo.
Breznhev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Breznhev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Breznhev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Shojo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shojo wants to clinch.
Yuki Shojo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shojo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shojo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breznhev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shojo misses with a hook. Breznhev ducked under it nicely.
Shojo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Breznhev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Breznhev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shojo is keeping the position for now.
Yuki Shojo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Breznhev being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo keeping full guard, as Breznhev tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Breznhev is aware though and is defending well.
Breznhev content to stall in guard here.
Breznhev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shojo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Breznhev pushing down on Shojo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Breznhev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shojo sees it coming and defends easily.
Shojo wants to control but Breznhev is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shojo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Breznhev cracks Shojo with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev passes into half guard.
Shojo is refusing to be controlled, as Breznhev sits in half guard.
Breznhev thows a huge punch but Shojo dodges it nicely.
Breznhev winds up and cracks Shojo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Breznhev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Breznhev trying to control from Shojo's half guard. Shojo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shojo looking to control.
Breznhev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Breznhev working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Breznhev wants to control but Shojo is keeping him busy.
Shojo tries to improve position but can't.
Breznhev cracks Shojo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Breznhev tries to move to mount but Shojo blocks the move with his legs.
Shojo stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Breznhev working away.
Breznhev wants to control but Shojo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojo is trying to get back to half guard.
Breznhev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Breznhev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shojo some visible discomfort.
Breznhev tries to advance to mount but can't.
Breznhev staying calm.
Shojo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Breznhev connects with a decent elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shojo is looking to regain half guard here but Breznhev keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shojo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Breznhev feinted with a counter takedown.
Shojo moves in looking to clinch but Breznhev pushes him off.
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Breznhev tries to keep at a distance but Shojo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shojo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Breznhev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
Breznhev tries a body shot but Shojo blocks it.
Shojo tries to stall but Breznhev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shojo looking to throw knees to the head but Breznhev is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breznhev lands with a light punch inside.
Breznhev jumps guard but Shojo stands there with Breznhev around his waist. Breznhev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Breznhev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Breznhev scores with a shot to the side of Shojo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev jumps guard but Shojo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Breznhev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breznhev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shojos head.
Breznhev has hold of one of Shojo's legs. Shojo is fighting the takedown attempt but Breznhev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Breznhev 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.
Shojo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Shojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev tries to free his leg and advance position but Shojo is retaining full guard.
Shojo looking to control.
Breznhev trying to control but Shojo is working from the bottom.
Shojo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Breznhev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Shojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Breznhev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shojo is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojo struggling a bit here.
Breznhev swings around for an armbar but Shojo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Breznhev's guard.
Shojo wants to stand but Breznhev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shojo stopping the sweep attempt from Breznhev.
Shojo wanted to stand there but Breznhev had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shojo has passed into side control.
Shojo decides to stand back up.
Breznhev jabs Shojo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yuki Shojo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shojo slaps away a takedown attempt from Breznhev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yuki Shojo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shojo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Breznhev is out of range.
Breznhev misses the shot to the body.
Shojo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Breznhev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shojo walks away with a smile on his face. Breznhev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breznhev looks for a takedown but Shojo sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shojo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuki Shojo.
I think Shojo 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yuki Shojo!
Yuki Shojo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Lion Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 3171 p4p, 426 weight class) and Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 853 p4p, 130 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford darts in looking for a takedown but The Terror Of The Island gets double underhooks and turns Ford into the cage.
The Terror Of The Island doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown but The Terror Of The Island manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Terror Of The Island looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Terror Of The Island looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Terror Of The Island is refusing to be controlled, as Ford sits in half guard.
Ford is looking to advance position but The Terror Of The Island won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford is working hard here to advance position.
The Terror Of The Island is staying active underneath Ford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Terror Of The Island is trying to get back to full guard.
Ford is looking to advance position but The Terror Of The Island won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is trying to control the action in half guard but The Terror Of The Island is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Terror Of The Island is doing well to control the position and prevent Ford from advancing to side control.
Ford tries to pass to full mount but The Terror Of The Island defends it.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to improve his position.
Ford is working for a kimura but The Terror Of The Island is defending it quite comfortably.
Ford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Terror Of The Island doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ford wants to free his trapped foot but The Terror Of The Island is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Terror Of The Island wants to control but Ford is keeping busy.
Ford is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Terror Of The Island sees it coming and defends easily.
Ford wants to pass to mount but The Terror Of The Island is defending the position.
Ford wants to take a breather but The Terror Of The Island is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is looking for a kimura here.
Ford uses his free foot to push down on The Terror Of The Island's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Terror Of The Island can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ford fails to take his opponent's back.
Ford looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Terror Of The Island sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is looking to advance position but The Terror Of The Island won't allow it.
The Terror Of The Island gets full guard.
Ford forces his way into half guard.
Ford is thwarting The Terror Of The Island's attempts to control the position.
Ford is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Terror Of The Island sees it coming and defends easily.
Ford is looking to advance position but The Terror Of The Island won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martyn Ford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ford has his takedown stuffed
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ford with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a left to the body.
The Terror Of The Island looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
The Terror Of The Island fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Terror Of The Island defends well and Ford ends up having to push The Terror Of The Island into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford shoots in and drives through. The Terror Of The Island sprawls well.
The Terror Of The Island is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ford with a body shot.
Ford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ford thinking.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a jab. Ford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford fails with a takedown attempt.
The Terror Of The Island let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford tries for a takedown but The Terror Of The Island circles away easily
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ford sprawling to the canvas! Ford rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can The Terror Of The Island finish him?!
The Terror Of The Island dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Terror Of The Island throws a monster overhand right that drops Ford! The Terror Of The Island follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 983 p4p, 153 weight class) and Bertil Bengtsson (ranked 1108 p4p, 172 weight class). Bengtsson has chosen Easy Does It - WILDSTREET as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bertil Bengtsson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruglov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kruglov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cats Killers Academy Mma in the buildup to the fight.
Bengtsson throws a series of punches but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov tries to clinch up but Bengtsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruglov.
A big left from Bengtsson misses.
Bengtsson avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Bengtsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Bengtsson tries to keep at a distance but Kruglov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bengtsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kruglov lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov scores with a knee to the head.
Kruglov lands a right hand.
Kruglov lands a shoulder strike.
Bengtsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruglov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bengtsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bengtsson misses with some punches.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bertil Bengtsson has been cut.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bengtssons head.
Kruglov gets through Bengtsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bengtsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov is struggling to control the position.
Bengtsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruglov finish him?
Kruglov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bengtsson backwards.
Kruglov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bengtsson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kruglov is unloading with more strikes now! Bengtsson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Kruglov!
An out of breath Anton Kruglov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 1017 p4p, 136 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 784 p4p, 107 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aldo throws a right hand that Svensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svensson also avoids with ease.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Svensson moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Svensson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Aldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson closes the distance but Aldo moves to the side
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Svensson counters with an outside leg kick.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Svensson. That did some damage!
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
A nice combination there by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Svensson feints a counter leg kick.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Svensson throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Svensson.
Aldo throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Svensson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Svensson tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Svensson checks it
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Svensson dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Svensson misses the jab.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Svensson walks into a straight right hand from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldo tried to score with a low kick but Svensson checks it.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Svensson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Svensson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svensson.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Svensson defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Svensson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
A counter left hand to the body from Aldo misses its target.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Svensson saw it coming and moves away.
Svensson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo scores with a nice head shot.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Aldo connects with a jab.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Svensson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Svensson ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo.
Svensson moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Svensson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Aldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svenssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Svensson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aldo.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Aldo slips under a jab from Svensson.
Nice shot by Aldo.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Svensson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aldo misses the jab.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Svensson moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Svensson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Donk. Svensson catches Aldo right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Aldo.
Aldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aldo feints a jab promting Svensson to slip. Aldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Svensson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Svensson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svensson thuds his right hand into Aldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Svensson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo throws a right hand that Svensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svensson also avoids with ease.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svensson.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sven Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo lands with a hook. Svensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Svensson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Svensson works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Svensson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Svensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Aldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Svensson fails to land.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Svensson scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Aldo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview.
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