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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wright (ranked 24592 p4p, 786 weight class) and Ayotunde Ajanlekoko (ranked 4918 p4p, 520 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Warped Mind. Ajanlekoko has chosen West African Traditional Music - Tribal War Chant as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ayotunde Ajanlekoko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ayotunde Ajanlekoko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajanlekoko misses with a straight left.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ajanlekoko is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Alex Wright has been cut.
Ajanlekoko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ajanlekoko defends it nicely.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt - Ajanlekoko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ajanlekoko lands a big right hand that sends Wright crashing to the mat! Ajanlekoko stays standing though and waves Wright back to his feet!
Wright is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ajanlekoko lands an uppercut, right on the button! Wright tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ayotunde Ajanlekoko!
Ayotunde Ajanlekoko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Alex Wright was interviewed post fight and said 'When I sign a contract, I really want to give 180%. And if I can't give that, it's just not fair to the promotion and it's not fair to the fans and it's not fair to myself'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarryd Henderson (ranked 4733 p4p, 529 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 9373 p4p, 716 weight class). Lee has chosen Wiley - Take That as his entrance music. Jason Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
46 - 42 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarryd Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 42 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Henderson blocks a leg kick.
Henderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Henderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
Henderson thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Henderson successfully pulls guard.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Henderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Lee won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Henderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarryd Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Lee.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Henderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Lee won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henderson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Henderson blocks the elbow strike.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson pulls guard.
Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Henderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson postures up.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson gets to his feet. Lee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarryd Henderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Henderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jarryd Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson 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 preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henderson throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Henderson off! Henderson jumps back into Lee's guard.
Lee is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Henderson stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Henderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Henderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henderson winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Henderson is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Henderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Henderson is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard.
Henderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Henderson working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henderson is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Henderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Henderson lands a couple of good shots and Lee has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Henderson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Henderson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lee. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson looking for the choke but no joy.
Henderson has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Lee is in real trouble here. Henderson gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Lee is tapping out! Henderson wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarryd Henderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles McKill (ranked 4252 p4p, 510 weight class) and Chris Ogbeche (ranked 8701 p4p, 722 weight class). McKill comes to the cage accompanied by CAKEDUP - Money In Da Bank. 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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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Knuckles McKill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Ogbeche!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ogbeche.
Ogbeche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from McKill finds it's target.
Ogbeche throws a series of punches but McKill avoids them all with ease.
McKill ducks under a wild hook from Ogbeche.
A little feinted left hand from McKill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from McKill.
Ogbeche misses with the combination.
McKill throws a hook but Ogbeche avoids it easily.
Ogbeche misses with a double jab.
It looked like McKill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ogbeche looks to score with a jab to the body but McKill is just out of range.
McKill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ogbeche to score with a decent uppercut.
McKill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ogbeche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McKill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ogbeche misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by McKill as he connects with a hook.
Ogbeche tries to bum rush McKill with a series of wild strikes but McKill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ogbeche takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogbeche throws the left hand but McKill avoids the punch easily.
McKill with a jab.
Ogbeche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKill.
Ogbeche slips under a jab from McKill.
McKill throws a shot from downtown. Ogbeche moves away and avoids it.
McKill moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ogbeche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKill lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from McKill.
Ogbeche looks winded!
McKill lands with a left to the head.
Ogbeche blocks an uppercut.
McKill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from McKill.
McKill lands with a light punch inside.
McKill tries to throw a body punch but Ogbeche avoids it by throwing McKill back against the cage.
McKill cracks Ogbeche with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKill lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, McKill scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill lands a nice uppercut.
McKill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ogbeche.
McKill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ogbeche backwards.
A short right from McKill on the inside.
McKill works on Ogbeche's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKill.
McKill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McKill scores with a shot to the side of Ogbeche's head.
McKill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from McKill.
McKill lands a left hand.
McKill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKill cracks Ogbeche with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ogbeche looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McKill finish him?
Ogbeche is rocked!
It looks like Chris Ogbeche has been cut.
McKill steps in with a hook that catches Ogbeche right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McKill follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ogbeche looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckles McKill!
Our winner, Knuckles McKill, 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 Leandro Silva (ranked 17873 p4p, 754 weight class) and Maddox Wood (ranked 4747 p4p, 507 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wood's choice of entrance music: 3 6 mafia 1 hitta quita. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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283 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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245 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddox Wood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood avoids the body shot from Silva.
Wood thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wood thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Wood looks winded!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva jabs at Wood's body.
Silva digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Silva is looking to wear down Wood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Silva lands a big right hand that sends Wood crashing to the mat! Silva stays standing though and waves Wood back to his feet!
Wood is rocked!
It looks like Maddox Wood has been cut.
Wood has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fakes the body blow, causing Wood to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wood goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Young Gunner (ranked 21401 p4p, 766 weight class) and Prince Jarvan Iiii (ranked 2788 p4p, 375 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Prince Jarvan Iiii enters the cage!
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prince Jarvan Iiii!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvan Iiii.
A little jabbing left from Jarvan Iiii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jarvan Iiii lands with a cross.
Gunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvan Iiii was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunner.
Gunner gets tackled into the cage by Jarvan Iiii. Jarvan Iiii maintains the clinch.
Jarvan Iiii being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.
Gunner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jarvan Iiii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gunner.
Jarvan Iiii lands a right hand.
Gunner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarvan Iiii gets through Gunner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the 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!
Gunner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunner counters with a stiff right hand.
Jarvan Iiii scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii forces Gunner back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Jarvan Iiii.
Gunner pushes Jarvan Iiii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jarvan Iiii slips under a jab from Gunner.
Gunner takes a swing at Jarvan Iiii's ribcage but misses.
Gunner scores with a shot to the body.
Jarvan Iiii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvan Iiii.
Gunner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jarvan Iiii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunner scores with a shot to the body.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up.
Jarvan Iiii doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Gunner throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarvan Iiii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunner thuds a left hand into Jarvan Iiii's body.
Gunner throws a combination that misses
and Jarvan Iiii counters with a stiff right hand.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Gunner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jarvan Iiii.
Jarvan Iiii looks to land a left hand but Gunner moved out of range nicely.
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch
and Gunner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunner tries to keep at a distance but Jarvan Iiii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jarvan Iiii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Gunner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jarvan Iiii backwards.
Jarvan Iiii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarvan Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvan Iiii breaks the clinch.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarvan Iiii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.
Jarvan Iiii clinches up against the cage.
Gunner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvan Iiii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jarvan Iiii throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Gunner.
Gunner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jarvan Iiii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvan Iiii scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarvan Iiii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunner avoiding damage.
Jarvan Iiii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jarvan Iiii working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunner.
Jarvan Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvan Iiii misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.
Gunner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jarvan Iiii pushes Gunner up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarvan Iiii working aggressively here.
Gunner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunner cracks Jarvan Iiii with an open hand slap.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarvan Iiii.
Gunner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jarvan Iiii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarvan Iiii moves in looking to clinch but Gunner pushes him off.
Gunner loads up on a big right hand but Jarvan Iiii slips the punch.
Jarvan Iiii throws out a counter right but Gunner avoids it with no problem.
Gunner gets tackled into the cage by Jarvan Iiii. Jarvan Iiii maintains the clinch.
Jarvan Iiii working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Prince Jarvan Iiii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gunner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jarvan Iiii moves into the clinch successfully.
Jarvan Iiii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jarvan Iiii takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jarvan Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvan Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
Gunner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jarvan Iiii pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunner has Jarvan Iiii pressed against the cage, preventing Jarvan Iiii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarvan Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Jarvan Iiii has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gunner blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner is trying to maintain a safe position but Jarvan Iiii gets an underhook and turns Gunner into the cage.
Jarvan Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch
and Gunner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarvan Iiii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii drives through and clinches with Gunner against the cage.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarvan Iiii's elbow.
Gunner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunner has closed the distance and engaged Jarvan Iiii in a clinch.
Gunner misses with some punches.
Jarvan Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Gunner blocking some punches.
Jarvan Iiii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunner lands with a right to the head.
Jarvan Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
Jarvan Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jarvan Iiii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunner.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
Jarvan Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunner is looking to counter punch.
Jarvan Iiii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jarvan Iiii. Jarvan Iiii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jarvan Iiii thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner throws a looping overhand right but Jarvan Iiii ducks down to avoid it.
Gunner misses the body punch
and Gunner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarvan Iiii doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.
Gunner misses with a right hand
and Gunner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarvan Iiii blocks a jab.
Jarvan Iiii is looking to clinch.
Jarvan Iiii is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
Gunner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch
and Gunner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young Gunner is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarvan Iiii slips a jab from Gunner.
Jarvan Iiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvan Iiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunner clobbers Jarvan Iiii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jarvan Iiii moves in looking to clinch but Gunner pushes him off.
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch but Gunner slips to the side
and Gunner counters with a straight right hand.
Gunner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gunner throws a sloppy body shot
and Jarvan Iiii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jarvan Iiii.
Jarvan Iiii drops his hands momentarily and Gunner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jarvan Iiii moves in looking to clinch but Gunner pushes him off.
Jarvan Iiii is looking to clinch.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch
enabling Gunner to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunner lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.
Gunner scores with a nice right hand.
Jarvan Iiii is rocked!
A head kick by Jarvan Iiii misses
and Gunner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jarvan Iiii is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunner finish him?
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch up but Gunner keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Gunner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunner.
Jarvan Iiii darts in and clinches Gunner up against the cage.
Jarvan Iiii seems to have recovered his senses.
Jarvan Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Jarvan Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunner throws a hook but Jarvan Iiii blocks it.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up
and Gunner counters with a straight right hand.
Gunner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jarvan Iiii. Jarvan Iiii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Gunner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jarvan Iiii rushes Gunner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jarvan Iiii misses with the head strike.
Jarvan Iiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunners head.
Gunner tries to stall but Jarvan Iiii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jarvan Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jarvan Iiii avoids the body shot from Gunner.
Gunner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jarvan Iiii.
Gunner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarvan Iiii can do to turn this around?
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch but Gunner slips to the side
and Gunner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jarvan Iiii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner clinches with his opponent.
Gunner blocking some punches.
Jarvan Iiii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jarvan Iiii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarvan Iiii closes the distance and clinches.
Gunner avoids the elbow strike from Jarvan Iiii, against the cage.
Jarvan Iiii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunner leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvan Iiii.
Jarvan Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvan Iiii working aggressively here.
Jarvan Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvan Iiii misses with an elbow strike.
Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Gunner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gunner.
Prince Jarvan Iiii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarvan Iiii under the eye.
Gunner thuds a left hand into Jarvan Iiii's body.
Gunner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jarvan Iiii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up.
Jarvan Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunner misses with a hook. Jarvan Iiii ducked under it nicely.
Jarvan Iiii throws out a counter right but Gunner avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvan Iiii wants to clinch.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Gunner misses its intended target.
Gunner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jarvan Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gunner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii darts in and clinches Gunner up against the cage.
Gunner lands with a right to the head.
Jarvan Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jarvan Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jarvan Iiii has managed to clinch.
Gunner struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvan Iiii controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jarvan Iiii fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Jarvan Iiii.
Young Gunner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarvan Iiii working hard to break the clinch.
Jarvan Iiii working aggressively here.
Jarvan Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvan Iiii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunner avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvan Iiii.
Jarvan Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvan Iiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarvan Iiii.
Gunner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jarvan Iiii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Gunner. Beautiful body shot.
Gunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarvan Iiii was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunner.
Gunner scores with a body shot.
Jarvan Iiii tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
Jarvan Iiii throws a head kick that misses
and Gunner counters with a left to the body.
Jarvan Iiii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunner throws out the jab.
Gunner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jarvan Iiii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Jarvan Iiii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Gunner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gunner 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Young Gunner!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Young Gunner!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Young Gunner!
Young Gunner wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekkers (ranked 3266 p4p, 333 weight class) and Adolf Satan (ranked 4544 p4p, 431 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Omen . Ramon Dekkers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolf Satan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan misses with a looping right.
Satan missing with a left hand there. Dekkers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dekkers jabs Satan right on the nose. Satan blinks but takes it well.
Dekkers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dekkers takes a swing at Satan's ribcage but misses.
Satan throws a leg kick
and Dekkers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Dekkers.
Satan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dekkers gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Satan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Dekkers!
Ramon Dekkers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shun Watanabe (ranked 3352 p4p, 428 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 4545 p4p, 526 weight class). Darko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Toccata & Fugue kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shun Watanabe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shun Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko looks to throw a body kick
and Watanabe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watanabe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darko closes the distance and clinches.
Watanabe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Watanabe has Darko pushed against the cage.
Watanabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Darko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Watanabe breaks from the clinch.
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Watanabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watanabe throws a big counter combination but Darko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Darko moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Darko back against the cage.
Darko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe's elbow.
Watanabe manages to break the clinch.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
Darko wants to land a leg kick but Watanabe is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darko.
Darko misses with a leg kick.
Darko tries to work over Watanabe's front leg with a kick but Watanabe checks it.
Watanabe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Darko throws a lazy body kick
and Watanabe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watanabe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darko.
Watanabe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Darko sprawls and moves away.
Darko misses with a body punch
and Watanabe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watanabe counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darko throws a leg kick
and Watanabe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko throws a body kick that misses
enabling Watanabe to counter with a crisp jab.
Watanabe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Watanabe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darko manages to circle out of the way.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darko manages to avoid it.
Darko flicks out a counter leg kick but Watanabe steps away.
Darko misses with a kick to the body
so Watanabe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Darko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe throws a big elbow that misses.
Watanabe lands a couple of digs.
Darko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Darko keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Darko holds on and takes a little breather.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watanabe 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.
Darko is controlling Watanabe's posture.
Watanabe postures up in Darko's guard and throws a big left but Darko blocks it.
Darko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Darko has momentary wrist control but Watanabe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is in close to Darko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watanabe cracks Darko with a solid left hand.
Watanabe is in close to Darko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watanabe working some strikes from top position.
Watanabe throwing strikes but missing.
Darko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Darko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watanabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Watanabe has passed into half guard!
Watanabe is stalling here. Darko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Watanabe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Darko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shun Watanabe dominated that round.
That's time! Watanabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watanabe looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko is trying to counter with his kicks.
Darko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watanabe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watanabe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darko to score with a decent uppercut.
Darko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watanabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Watanabe throws a hook but Darko blocks it.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watanabe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darko.
Darko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe walks into a left hand.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Watanabe slips the punch.
Watanabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Watanabe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Darko.
It looked like Watanabe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darko misses with a looping left.
Watanabe is looking to counter the offense by Darko and move into the clinch.
Watanabe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Darko tries to get set, Watanabe tries to push him back and clinch up but Darko manages to avoid the attempt.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Watanabe moved out of range nicely.
Darko lands a jab.
Darko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Watanabe is looking to wear down Darko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Darko misses.
Darko connects with the punch.
Darko connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
A counter left hand to the body from Watanabe misses its target.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watanabe throws a right hand that Darko ducks under and follows up with a left that Darko also avoids with ease.
Vlad Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a right hand to the body.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Watanabe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Vlad Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Watanabe counters with a nice body shot.
Darko misses with a kick to the body
enabling Watanabe to counter with a crisp jab.
Darko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darko. Watanabe shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darko throws a push kick but Watanabe slaps the foot to one side.
Darko misses with a leg kick.
Darko connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Darko misses.
Darko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darko misses with a shot to the body
and Watanabe counters with a leg kick.
Darko misses with an uppercut.
Watanabe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Darko sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Watanabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watanabe lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darko.
Darko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Darko.
Watanabe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watanabe scores with a hook to the body. Darko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Darko scores with the left hand. Watanabe knows he should have avoided that one.
Darko tries to land a front kick but Watanabe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watanabe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darko throws a hook to the side of Watanabe's head but Watanabe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watanabe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Darko throws a chopping leg kick but Watanabe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darko throws a body kick that misses.
Watanabe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Watanabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Watanabe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darko closes the distance and clinches.
Darko misses with some punches.
Darko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watanabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darko misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe.
Darko prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shun Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe fails to pull guard.
Darko lands a nice shot to the body.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darko 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.
Darko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Darko.
Watanabe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darko manages to circle out of the way.
Darko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Darko lands a slapping body shot.
Darko is looking to slow Watanabe down with leg kicks.
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Darko tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands a nice hook to Watanabe's body. Watanabe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watanabe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darko looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Darko.
Watanabe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Darko tries to score with a low kick but Watanabe moves his leg out of the way.
Watanabe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Watanabe moved out of range nicely.
Watanabe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Darko.
Darko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watanabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko throws a jab when Watanabe was well out of range.
Watanabe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Darko wants to slow Watanabe down by chopping away at his legs.
Watanabe lands with a straight right. Darko didn't see that one coming.
Darko avoids the body shot from Watanabe.
Watanabe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looks like Watanabe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Watanabe checks a leg kick.
Darko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Watanabe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko moves into the clinch successfully.
Darko manages to pull guard.
Darko looking for a sweep. Not yet Darko, not yet.
Darko throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Watanabe escapes and throws Darko's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe working the ground and pound.
Watanabe wants to control but Darko is keeping him busy.
Darko defending against the ground and pound.
Shun Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watanabe cracks Darko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Darko wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Watanabe working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Darko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Darko 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shun Watanabe!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Vlad Darko!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Vlad Darko!
Vlad Darko wins by split decision!
A relieved looking Vlad Darko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Alatalo (ranked 1358 p4p, 157 weight class) and John Machado (ranked 2179 p4p, 263 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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260 lbs
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265 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Machado!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Machado.
Machado shoots in but Alatalo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Machado works Alatalo's body with a nice hook.
Alatalo lands a nice hook to Machado's body. Machado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like John Machado has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machado is defended easily by Alatalo.
Alatalo moves forwards but Machado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Mikko Alatalo has been cut.
Alatalo defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
Machado misses with a body shot.
Machado shoots in but Alatalo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alatalo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mikko Alatalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Machado.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Machado shoots in for a takedown but Alatalo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Alatalo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt.
Alatalo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alatalo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Machado dives in and scores a takedown into Alatalo's guard.
Alatalo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alatalo looking for a sweep. Not yet Alatalo, not yet.
Machado drops back looking for a leg! Alatalo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alatalo manages to kick Machado off! Machado jumps back into Alatalo's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Alatalo trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Alatalo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machado preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alatalo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machado on the ground.
Machado content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Machado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Machado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Machado tries to move to mount but Alatalo blocks the move with his legs.
Alatalo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Alatalo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Machado tries to move to mount but Alatalo blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alatalo is looking to regain half guard here but Machado keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Machado will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alatalo as he jumps to the side.
Machado doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alatalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machado thinking.
Alatalo blocks a jab.
Machado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alatalos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Machado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Machado looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Machado slips nicely into half guard.
Alatalo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado wants to work for an arm triangle but Alatalo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alatalo gets full guard.
Machado trying to control but Alatalo is working from the bottom.
Alatalo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alatalo working a defensive guard here.
John Machado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Machado engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alatalo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alatalo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Machado uses it to pass to side control.
Alatalo is not content to let Machado control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo tries to bench press Machado off him but Machado keeps the position.
Alatalo prevents Machado from improving position.
Machado tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alatalo tries to bench press Machado off him but Machado keeps the position.
Alatalo sneaks back into half guard.
Alatalo is trying to get back to full guard.
Alatalo is not content to let Machado control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Machado is trying to control. Alatalo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Machado is thwarting Alatalo's attempts to control the position.
Machado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machado trying to mount his opponent but Alatalo defends it.
Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alatalo is trying to get back to full guard.
Machado is working for a submission of some sort.
Alatalo missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alatalo trying to control from the bottom.
Machado is looking for a kimura here.
Machado tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alatalo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Machado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alatalo defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alatalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machado is trying to work for a kimura but Alatalo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Machado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Machado looks for a takedown but Alatalo sprawls well.
Alatalo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alatalo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machado.
Machado drives through with a takedown into Alatalo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Machado trying to control but Alatalo is working from the bottom.
Machado won't allow Alatalo to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado won't allow Alatalo to sweep him here.
Machado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alatalo has Machado pulled in close to control his posture.
Machado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machado preventing the sweep.
Alatalo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Alatalo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been informed that Machado has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Machado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mikko Alatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikko Alatalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Machado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado clinches.
Machado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alatalo has had enough of the clinch but Machado keeps him there for the moment.
Alatalo manages to break the clinch.
Alatalo gets caught napping as Machado dives in and scores a takedown. Alatalo manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado wants to control from the top but Alatalo keeps moving.
Alatalo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machado slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machado moves nicely into side control.
Machado is trying to get an arm triangle but Alatalo is defending well.
Alatalo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
John Machado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machado sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo actively working from the bottom here.
Alatalo tries to roll over but Machado keeps him under control.
Alatalo trying to control but Machado postures up.
Alatalo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Machado.
I've got Machado 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for John Machado!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for John Machado!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for John Machado!
John Machado wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking John Machado took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Ray Razor (ranked 2854 p4p, 371 weight class) and Jonas Lofmark (ranked 2170 p4p, 291 weight class). Razor comes to the cage accompanied by ONYX Feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Ray Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Lofmark!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lofmark darts in and clinches Razor up against the cage.
Razor struggles to land a body shot inside as Lofmark controls his hands.
Razor stalling against the cage.
Razor lands a nice shot to the body.
Razor scores with a shot to the side of Lofmark's head.
Razor trying to stall but Lofmark improves his position.
Razor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Razor manages to break the clinch.
Lofmark throws a sloppy body shot
and Razor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jonas Lofmark has been cut.
Lofmark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Razor.
Lofmark works Razor's body with a nice hook.
Lofmark just misses with a punch to the body.
Lofmark misses with a looping left.
Razor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Lofmark misses its intended target.
Lofmark throws a right hand that misses
and Razor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lofmark! Razor lets Lofmark back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lofmark is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lofmark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Razor counters with a stiff right hand.
Lofmark is still on wobbly legs! Can Razor finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lofmark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lofmark seems to have recovered his senses.
Lofmark throws the left hand but Razor avoids the punch easily.
Lofmark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Razor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Jonas Lofmark's cut even more.
Lofmark throws a body punch but Razor moves out of range.
Lofmark throws an off balance right hand
and Razor counters with a big right hand! Oh Lofmark is in trouble here! Razor follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Ray Razor!
A very excited looking Sonny Ray Razor 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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