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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Sixx (ranked 7250 p4p, 645 weight class) and Joe James (ranked 7927 p4p, 681 weight class). James has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Sixx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe James!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sixx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sixx is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Sixx circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Sixx wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
James takes one to the chin there.
Sixx cracks James with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sixx has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning James to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sixx connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends James to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Sixx!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinnie Sixx!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matsui Yamamoto (ranked 8543 p4p, 538 weight class) and Ted Truck (ranked 5051 p4p, 440 weight class). Matsui Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsui Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Truck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamamoto attempts a counter takedown but Truck avoids it well and moves away.
Yamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Truck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Truck throws a body shot but no joy.
Truck circles away from the clinch attempt
and Truck counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Truck misses.
It looked like Yamamoto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Truck throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck tries to sprawl but Yamamoto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Truck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.
Yamamoto is nestled in close to Truck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck is looking to control Yamamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Truck avoid being mounted?
Truck is doing well to control the position and prevent Yamamoto from advancing to side control.
Truck is trying to control but can't.
Yamamoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamamoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Truck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yamamoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Truck trying to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Truck is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Yamamoto is staying active.
Truck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamamoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Truck keeps working.
Yamamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Truck wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck is refusing to be controlled, as Yamamoto sits in half guard.
Truck has hold of Yamamoto's hands but Yamamoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Truck is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Truck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yamamoto won't allow Truck to get back to his feet.
Truck keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Truck has his foot on Yamamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yamamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Truck looking to control.
Truck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Truck throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've been hearing that Yamamoto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yamamoto landing with the ground and pound.
Yamamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yamamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Truck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Truck is trying to keep Yamamoto in close.
Yamamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Truck keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Truck wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamamoto stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Truck wants to control the position but Yamamoto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Truck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamamoto is working away from the top position though.
We've been informed that Truck has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yamamoto 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.
Still in half guard, Yamamoto seems content to control.
Truck slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Truck looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Yamamoto stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck trying to control the position.
Yamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Truck's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsui Yamamoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Truck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto feinted with a counter takedown.
Truck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamamoto shoots in but Truck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Truck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Yamamoto misses.
Truck looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Ted Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Truck throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Truck.
Truck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamamoto.
Truck tries to land a leg kick but Yamamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Yamamoto blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto rushes Truck and presses him up against the cage.
Truck prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsui Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck wants to stall.
Truck gets underhooks to prevent Yamamoto's takedown attempt.
Yamamoto works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yamamoto connects with a couple of short punches.
Truck looking to control.
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Truck doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yamamoto passes Truck's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Truck wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Truck is a slippery customer.
Truck is trying to maintain the position but Yamamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Truck has hold of Yamamoto's hands but Yamamoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Truck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Truck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamamoto works over Truck with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Truck's brow.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
Yamamoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Truck wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto is in close to Truck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yamamoto stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yamamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truck's head.
Truck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Truck's brow.
Yamamoto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Truck holds on and takes a little breather.
Yamamoto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamamoto postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto won't allow Truck to sweep him here.
Yamamoto cracks Truck with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsui Yamamoto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Truck wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Truck sprawls and moves away.
Yamamoto 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.
Truck cracks a nice hook into Yamamoto's ribs.
Truck misses with a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truck can do to turn this around?
Truck misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Truck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamamoto attempts a counter takedown but Truck avoids it well and moves away.
Ted Truck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Truck tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck thows a leg kick but Yamamoto checks it
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matsui Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Truck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Truck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Truck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamamoto stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yamamoto postures up.
Truck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Truck's brow.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Truck 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.
Yamamoto stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yamamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Truck's head.
Truck keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Truck pulls Yamamoto in close to prevent any damage.
Truck lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto seems keen to control Truck's posture.
Truck preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Truck tries to pass.
Yamamoto is trying to keep Truck in close.
Truck throws a big right hand that misses.
Truck is fighting to break Yamamoto's control of his arms but Yamamoto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Truck controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Matsui Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto is controlling Truck's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Truck slips the punch.
Yamamoto checks a low kick from Truck.
Yamamoto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yamamoto shoots for a takedown but Truck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsui Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Truck back into the cage.
Truck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Truck stalling against the cage.
Truck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamoto up against the cage.
Yamamoto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ted Truck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Truck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Matsui Yamamoto has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck wants to stall.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Truck. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Matsui Yamamoto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamamoto, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Matsui Yamamoto!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Matsui Yamamoto!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Matsui Yamamoto!
Matsui Yamamoto wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Matsui Yamamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Green (ranked 4017 p4p, 467 weight class) and Tony Adams (ranked 8476 p4p, 709 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - Humble. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tony Adams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Adams!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green gets caught napping as Adams dives in and scores a takedown. Green manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Green holds on and takes a little breather.
Green is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adams defends well.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Green is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Adams wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Green misses with a hook.
Adams unleashes a big counter combination but Green bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Adams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Green to keep the fight standing.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Adams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Green pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jeff Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Adams.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Green has managed to clinch.
Green dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adams is trying to drag Green to the mat but Green just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Adams can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Adams pulls guard effortlessly.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
Green trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams has a closed guard, preventing Green from standing up.
Green drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Green jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Green postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We've been hearing that Green has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeff Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to clinch but Adams moves out of range.
Adams wants to clinch.
Green clinches up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Green prevents it.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Green dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Green's guard.
Green wants to stand but Adams is controlling the position.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green pushes Adams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Adams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Green misses.
A nice side step and Adams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Green defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
Jeff Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Adams.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Adams slips the punch.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Green misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
Green displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Green lands with a nice combination. Adams backs away looking to recover.
Jeff Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Adams gets control of Green's arms and successfully pulls guard. Adams will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Green throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is pushing down on Adams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adams is fighting to maintain full guard but Green has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Jeff Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green throwing shots but Adams is blocking nicely.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Adams.
Green blocks the strikes from Adams.
Green is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Green.
Green blocks the strikes from Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Green dominated that second round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adams.
Green takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jeff Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Adams.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Green tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Green.
Adams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Green after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Green fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green gets caught napping as Adams dives in and scores a takedown. Green manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green pulls Adams in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Adams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adams postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams passes into half guard.
Green is trying to control but can't.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Adams is looking to stall here but Green recovers full guard.
Adams content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Adams wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Adams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Tony Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Adams.
I think Green 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 for Jeff Green!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jeff Green!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jeff Green!
Jeff Green wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Jeff Green made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dauntless and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goban Declan (ranked 2882 p4p, 350 weight class) and Carlos Kruschewsky (ranked 3933 p4p, 439 weight class). Kruschewsky has chosen Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goban Declan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Kruschewsky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan throws a low kick, looking for Kruschewsky's leg but Kruschewsky calmly moves out of range.
Declan avoids the body shot from Kruschewsky.
Kruschewsky avoids the head kick by Declan.
Kruschewsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Declan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kruschewsky has time to react.
Kruschewsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
Kruschewsky slips under a jab from Declan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruschewsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Declan - the referee stops the clock and Kruschewsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Declan. Kruschewsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Declan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruschewsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Declan tries to sprawl out of it but Kruschewsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Declan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Declan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kruschewsky's hands.
Declan tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruschewsky throws a shot from downtown. Declan moves away and avoids it.
Declan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Declan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschewsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Declan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruschewsky scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Declan connects with a solid leg kick.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschewsky is just out of range.
Kruschewsky throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Kruschewsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruschewsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruschewsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kruschewsky throwing shots but Declan is blocking nicely.
Kruschewsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Declan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kruschewsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kruschewsky throwing shots but Declan is blocking nicely.
Kruschewsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kruschewsky lands a nice short elbow.
Kruschewsky is looking to advance position but Declan won't allow it.
Kruschewsky is stalling here. Declan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kruschewsky seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Declan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan tries to score with some ground and pound. Kruschewsky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kruschewsky gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Declan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Declan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kruschewsky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Declan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Declan's back!
Kruschewsky throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kruschewsky thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Declan covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan trying to control the action but Kruschewsky just sinks the hooks in.
Kruschewsky lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Declan.
Kruschewsky softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Declan tries to escape the position.
Declan covering up well under a series of strikes from Kruschewsky.
Kruschewsky controlling well, preventing Declan from escaping the position.
Declan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kruschewsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruschewsky keeps control of the position as Declan tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Declan breaks Kruschewsky's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Declan's guard.
Declan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kruschewsky escapes and throws Declan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kruschewsky lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes but Declan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschewsky looks to move to half guard but instead Declan has passed into mount! Damn!
Declan lands a couple of good shots and Kruschewsky has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Declan not allowing Kruschewsky to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goban Declan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kruschewsky throws out a loose jab but Declan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschewsky swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Kruschewsky saw that one coming.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschewsky is just out of range.
Declan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Declan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschewsky.
Kruschewsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Declan.
Declan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruschewsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Declan tests Kruschewsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Declan lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Kruschewsky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruschewsky.
Declan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Declan throws a wild body kick that Kruschewsky sees coming a mile off.
Declan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Declan takes a swing at Kruschewsky's ribcage but misses.
Kruschewsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschewsky. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruschewsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Declan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Declan finds it's target.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Kruschewsky saw that one coming.
Kruschewsky throws a hook but Declan blocks it.
Declan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschewsky scores with a nice head shot.
Declan misses with a body shot.
Kruschewsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Declan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Declan throws a shot from downtown. Kruschewsky moves away and avoids it.
Declan moves out of range as Kruschewsky strikes.
Declan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Declan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruschewsky can do to turn this around?
Kruschewsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Declan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruschewsky.
Kruschewsky working over Declan with some ground and pound. Declan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've been hearing good reports from Declan'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.
Declan trying to hold on to Kruschewsky's head to control him but Kruschewsky postures up.
Declan has hold of Kruschewsky's hands but Kruschewsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Declan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carlos Kruschewsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Declan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Declan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschewsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kruschewsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Declan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kruschewsky manages to get himself to full guard.
Kruschewsky 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.
Declan looking to sit in guard and control but Kruschewsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Declan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruschewsky postures up in Declan's guard and throws a big left but Declan blocks it.
Kruschewsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kruschewsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Declan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kruschewsky passes into half guard.
Declan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kruschewsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Declan gets back to full guard.
Kruschewsky cracks Declan with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Declan has wrist control.
Kruschewsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruschewsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kruschewsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Declan managing to control the position.
Kruschewsky won't allow Declan to sweep him here.
Kruschewsky postures up in Declan's guard and throws a big left but Declan blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kruschewsky misses with a straight left.
Goban Declan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruschewsky instigates a clinch.
Declan tries to stall but Kruschewsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Declan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruschewsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Declan thumps Kruschewsky with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Kruschewsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Declan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruschewsky cracks Declan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Declan throws a hook but Kruschewsky blocks it.
Kruschewsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruschewsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Declan is fending him off so far but Kruschewsky persists. Nope, Declan circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruschewsky clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Declan.
Kruschewsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Declan tries to bum rush Kruschewsky with a series of wild strikes but Kruschewsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Kruschewsky misses with a body shot.
Good work by Kruschewsky as he checks the leg kick.
Declan delivers a nice body kick.
Declan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschewsky blocks a head kick by Declan.
Declan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschewsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Kruschewsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kruschewsky scores with a hook.
Kruschewsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kruschewsky misses.
Kruschewsky misses the shot to the body.
Declan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Declan throws a looping overhand right but Kruschewsky ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschewsky misses with a wild body shot.
Declan cracks the inside of Kruschewsky's front leg.
Declan throws a leg kick but Kruschewsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Declan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Declan gets caught napping as Kruschewsky dives in and scores a takedown. Declan manages to retain guard.
Kruschewsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kruschewsky postures up in Declan's guard and throws a big left but Declan blocks it.
Declan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Declan managing to control the position.
Kruschewsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Declan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes but missing.
Kruschewsky trying to control but Declan is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kruschewsky swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Declan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan.
Kruschewsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruschewsky lands a jab to the nose.
Kruschewsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it.
Kruschewsky connects with a jab.
Declan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschewsky.
Declan cracks Kruschewsky with a good jab.
Kruschewsky misses with an uppercut. Declan saw that one coming.
Declan throws a shot from downtown. Kruschewsky moves away and avoids it.
Kruschewsky misses with a looping left.
Declan tries to land a front kick but Kruschewsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruschewsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Declan is looking to counter punch.
Declan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kruschewsky's sensitive parts.
Kruschewsky looks to land a left hand but Declan moved out of range nicely.
Declan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Declan slips a straight right by Kruschewsky.
An inside leg kick lands from Declan.
Kruschewsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
Kruschewsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Declan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Declan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruschewsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Declan.
Kruschewsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Declan connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruschewsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Declan lands a slapping body shot.
Declan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruschewsky misses the jab.
Kruschewsky throws a looping overhand right but Declan ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschewsky takes a swing at Declan's ribcage but misses.
Declan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschewsky loads up on a big right hand but Declan slips the punch.
Kruschewsky takes a swing at Declan's ribcage but misses.
Kruschewsky moves away from the strike by Declan.
A telegraphed right hand from Declan misses the target.
Kruschewsky walks into a left hand.
Declan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschewsky.
Declan slips a straight right by Kruschewsky.
Declan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruschewsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruschewsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Declan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruschewsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Declan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Declan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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 Goban Declan.
I think Declan 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 for Goban Declan!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Carlos Kruschewsky!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Goban Declan!
Goban Declan wins by split decision!
Goban Declan very nearly forgot to thank King of Fists amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Divac (ranked 1339 p4p, 187 weight class) and August Jeaux Jr (ranked 2247 p4p, 291 weight class). Divac comes to the cage accompanied by Nas- Do you hate me now. Jeaux Jr has chosen Gucci Mane - St. Brick as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Jeaux Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divac throws a body punch but Jeaux Jr moves out of range.
Jeaux Jr misses with an uppercut. Divac saw that one coming.
Divac cracks Jeaux Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Divac drops Jeaux Jr with a big left hand and mounts him. Jeaux Jr is in big trouble!
Jeaux Jr is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Jeaux Jr wants to control but Divac is having none of it.
Jeaux Jr is still in real trouble! Can Divac finish him?
Divac lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Jeaux Jr! Divac sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Jeaux Jr and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roman Divac!
A very excited looking Roman Divac made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated August Jeaux Jr had this to say: 'To lose is to gain an understanding of your flaws, to win is to go without. You know my slogan, I am the lion's strike and the wolf's jaws! Before my next bout I pray I fix my flaws!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Griffin (ranked 2004 p4p, 240 weight class) and Tsing Tsing Khan (ranked 2486 p4p, 293 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsing Tsing Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khan slips a straight right by Griffin.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Griffin catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Tsing Tsing Khan has been cut.
Griffin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin lands with a right hand.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khan defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Khan misses with a hook.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan throws out a counter right but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
Griffin lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Tsing Tsing Khan's cut even more.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan feints a jab promting Griffin to slip. Khan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan misses with a left hand
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
The cut above Tsing Tsing Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Griffin sends Khan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Griffin is motioning to the referee to let Khan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Griffin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Khan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin misses with a looping left.
Griffin throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tito Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tsing Tsing Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tito Griffin!
Our winner, Tito Griffin, 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.
In defeat, Tsing Tsing Khan stepped up to the mic, saying 'i will get stronger'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Clack (ranked 2566 p4p, 321 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 967 p4p, 142 weight class). Derek Trucks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kenny Clack's chin.
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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
26 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kenny Clack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clack shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clack showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Clack.
Clack is just content to waste time from the top position. Trucks takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Trucks is trying to control the position but Clack postures up.
Trucks pulls Clack in close to prevent any damage.
Clack controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clack wants to control from the top but Trucks keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clack content to stall in guard here.
Clack trying to move into half guard but instead Trucks has managed to sweep!
Clack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trucks manages to get himself to full guard.
Trucks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trucks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trucks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clack tries to free his leg and advance position but Trucks is retaining full guard.
Clack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trucks keeping moving, preventing Clack from controlling successfully.
Clack looking to pass the guard.
Clack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack trying to control the position from guard on top but Trucks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trucks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clack slips a jab from Trucks.
Clack feinted with a counter takedown.
Trucks takes the fight into the clinch.
Trucks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trucks tries to work over Clack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trucks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clack takes a shot to the head.
Trucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clack manages to pull guard.
Trucks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trucks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks looking to pass the guard.
Clack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trucks is one step ahead there.
Clack trying to keep a closed guard but Trucks is proving a slippery customer.
Trucks won't allow Clack to sweep him here.
Trucks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trucks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clack has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trucks has managed to get both his arms back between Clack's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenny Clack will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clack digs a good hook to Trucks's body.
Clack connects with an inside leg kick.
Trucks connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Trucks.
The crowd cheers as Clack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trucks doesn't seem phased though.
Trucks rushes Clack and presses him up against the cage.
Trucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clack pulls Trucks into guard.
Clack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clack looking to control.
Trucks slips nicely into half guard.
Clack with the active half guard here but Trucks passes nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Clack'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.
Clack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trucks is working away from the top position though.
Clack is pressing down on Trucks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clack throws his legs up looking for a submission but Trucks uses it to pass to side control.
Clack seems a little lost for a moment, as Trucks dominates the positioning.
Trucks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clack keeps working.
Clack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trucks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack is trying to control Trucks's posture but Trucks avoids it.
Clack is looking to reverse the position.
Trucks misses with the ground and pound.
Clack is trying to improve his position.
Clack struggling a bit here.
Clack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack gets back to half guard.
Clack tries to get to full guard but Trucks has control of the leg.
Clack wants to control but Trucks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Clack.
Trucks tries to clinch
and Clack counters with a nice uppercut.
Derek Trucks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trucks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trucks, as that shot connected.
Clack slips a jab from Trucks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks doesn't manage to clinch there - Clack circles away.
Trucks fails to land with a series of punches.
Trucks scores with the left hand. Clack knows he should have avoided that one.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Clack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derek Trucks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trucks throws the left hand but Clack avoids the punch easily.
Trucks throws an off balance right hand
and Clack counters with a single leg into guard. Trucks didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clack slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trucks controlling the position.
Clack wants to control from the top but Trucks keeps moving.
Trucks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Trucks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Trucks defending well as Clack loads up on a big left hand.
Trucks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clack was well out of range. Poor timing from Trucks.
Trucks sizes up Clack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trucks tries to clinch but Clack is having none of it.
Trucks throws a big shot that misses.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Clack.
Trucks lands with a straight right. Clack didn't see that one coming.
Trucks takes the fight into the clinch.
Clack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clack.
Clack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trucks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trucks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clack.
Trucks has a couple of punches blocked by Clack.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
Trucks digs a right hand underneath Clack's ribcage. Clack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clack.
Trucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Clack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks blocking some punches.
Trucks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trucks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trucks has a couple of punches blocked by Clack.
Trucks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clack wants a takedown.
Trucks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks throws a punch but it's blocked by Clack.
Clack pulls guard effortlessly.
Clack wants to sweep but no luck.
Trucks stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Clack staying out of range there.
Trucks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clack throws a big shot that misses.
Clack misses with a looping left.
Derek Trucks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Trucks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clack half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trucks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clack's hands.
Clack just misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trucks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trucks ducks under a wild hook from Clack.
As Clack backs off Trucks throws a huge counter combo but Clack manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Trucks.
Clack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Trucks to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Clack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clack swats away the attempt to clinch by Trucks.
Clack connects with a jab.
Trucks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clack throws a leg kick but Trucks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Derek Trucks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trucks checks a low kick from Clack.
Trucks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clack is defended easily by Trucks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks lands with an uppercut that bounces Clack off the cage and back into range.
Kenny Clack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trucks connects with a looping right hand.
Trucks slips under a jab.
Clack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trucks.
Trucks throws out a counter right but Clack avoids it with no problem.
Trucks thuds his right hand into Clack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Trucks misses.
Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Clack's shoulder, as Clack tries to avoid the shot.
Clack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clack misses with a hook
letting Trucks counter with a right hand.
Trucks scores with a jab.
Clack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trucks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Trucks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trucks 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 for Derek Trucks!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Derek Trucks!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Derek Trucks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jones (ranked 619 p4p, 87 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 2156 p4p, 284 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Quando Quando Quando blaring out of the sound system. Mario Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Suleijma Tudekiks's chin.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tudekiks has managed to clinch.
Tudekiks lands an uppercut.
Tudekiks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Tudekiks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Tudekiks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones is leaning against Tudekiks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tudekiks misses with some punches.
Tudekiks throws a head punch that misses.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tudekiks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Tudekiks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones pulls Tudekiks in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tudekiks is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones wants to sweep here but Tudekiks controlling him for the moment.
Tudekiks wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tudekiks wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tudekiks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tudekiks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones jumps guard but Tudekiks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tudekiks prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tudekiks lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tudekiks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Tudekiks is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Tudekiks's head.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Tudekiks takes a shot to the head.
Tudekiks is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Tudekiks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tudekiks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Tudekiks.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones has Tudekiks pressed against the cage, preventing Tudekiks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones pulls guard.
Tudekiks stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Tudekiks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tudekiks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tudekiks throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tudekiks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tudekiks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up.
Tudekiks misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a crisp right that sends Tudekiks to the canvas! Jones follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Jones!
Mario Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 919 p4p, 129 weight class) and Dick Mahoney (ranked 2974 p4p, 386 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. 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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185 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Mahoney breaks away and moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Mahoney's hands, connecting with Mahoney's forehead.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Mahoney defends the submission attempt.
Mahoney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mahoney is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Mahoney controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahoney wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Mahoney tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
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.
Mahoney keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Mahoney is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahoney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mahoney is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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