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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahul Jhadav (ranked 7376 p4p, 615 weight class) and Vasyl Kovalchick (ranked 4264 p4p, 424 weight class). Kovalchick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ukrainian . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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235 lbs
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BJJ White 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rahul Jhadav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasyl Kovalchick!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalchick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Rahul Jhadav has been cut.
Jhadav throws a shot to the body.
Jhadav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovalchick darts in trying to clinch
and Jhadav counters with a crisp one two that drops Kovalchick! Jhadav thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kovalchick to his feet! Kovalchick is in big trouble!
Kovalchick is rocked!
Kovalchick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kovalchick is still on wobbly legs! Can Jhadav finish him?
Kovalchick looks winded!
Jhadav connects with a nice cross there... Kovalchick is looking wobbly and Jhadav recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Kovalchick to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Jhadav jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rahul Jhadav!
Rahul Jhadav 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 332 p4p, 38 weight class) and Vinicio Serpico (ranked 8887 p4p, 684 weight class). Bartlett comes to the ring accompanied by KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petey Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinicio Serpico!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett avoids the body shot from Serpico.
A little feinted left hand from Bartlett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Serpico tries a low kick but Bartlett avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Bartlett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serpico takes a swing at Bartlett's ribcage but misses.
Bartlett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Serpico counters with a good low kick that Bartlett was not able to check.
Bartlett has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bartlett misses the shot to the body.
Bartlett works the jab nicely.
Bartlett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Serpico swings widly with a right hand
and Serpico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartlett avoids the body shot from Serpico.
Bartlett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Serpico throws a hook but Bartlett avoids it easily.
Serpico throws a good cross that connects.
Serpico throws a body shot but no joy.
Serpico looks to land a left hand but Bartlett moved out of range nicely.
Serpico defending well as Bartlett loads up on a big left hand.
Serpico scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartlett misses with a wild body shot.
Serpico appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serpico looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Vinicio Serpico has been cut.
That kick from Serpico tenderised Bartlett's leg. Bartlett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartlett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Bartlett scores with a four punch combination!
Serpico just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartlett throws out a loose jab but Serpico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serpico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Serpico takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serpico throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Serpico.
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 Bartlett. Beautiful body shot.
Serpico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Serpico slips under a jab from Bartlett.
A slow jab from Bartlett misses its intended target.
Bartlett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Serpico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett avoids the body shot from Serpico.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartlett misses the target.
Bartlett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serpico misses with a straight right.
Bartlett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartlett misses with a right hand
and Serpico counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartlett connects with the punch.
Jab, jab by Serpico - just one landing.
Bartlett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Serpico counters with a thumping low kick.
Serpico swinging wildly here.
Serpico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartlett doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartlett misses with a straight left.
Bartlett missing with a left hand there. Serpico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartlett takes a swing at Serpico's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinicio Serpico will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinicio Serpico's cut.
That's time! Bartlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bartlett throws a looping overhand right but Serpico ducks down to avoid it.
Serpico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Serpico scores with a shot to the body.
Serpico throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartlett is looking to counter punch.
Serpico has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Bartlett misses.
Serpico ducks under a wild hook from Bartlett.
A little jabbing left from Serpico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bartlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Serpico manages to avoid it.
Bartlett defending well as Serpico loads up on a big left hand.
Bartlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serpico moves away.
Serpico walks into a straight right hand from Bartlett.
Vinicio Serpico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Serpico scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett slips a jab from Serpico.
Bartlett misses with an uppercut.
Serpico takes a swing at Bartlett's ribcage but misses.
Serpico throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartlett lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartlett throws a sloppy body shot
and Serpico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serpico.
Serpico misses with a left hand
enabling Bartlett to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartlett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bartlett scores with a jab to the head.
Serpico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinicio Serpico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serpico catches Bartlett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bartlett looks to land a left hand but Serpico moved out of range nicely.
Serpico lands with a straight right. Bartlett didn't see that one coming.
Bartlett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Serpico misses with a shot to the body
and Bartlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serpico throws a lazy right hand but Bartlett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Serpico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bartlett misses with a few strikes there.
Serpico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serpico thuds a left hand into Bartlett's body.
Bartlett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Serpico's head backwards.
Serpico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bartlett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Serpico throws a body punch but Bartlett moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bartlett misses the target.
Serpico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bartlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartlett throws a right hand that misses
and Serpico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serpico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Serpico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Serpico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartlett looks to throw the jab but Serpico is out of range.
Bartlett misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartlett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serpico.
Serpico lands a glancing blow to the side of Bartlett's head.
Serpico lands with a nice body punch.
Bartlett throws a poor cross that misses
and Serpico counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bartlett thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicio Serpico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinicio Serpico's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Serpico lands a body shot.
Petey Bartlett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serpico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartlett moves away.
Bartlett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Serpico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serpico moves out of range of the strikes.
Serpico feints a counter leg kick.
Bartlett blocks a leg kick.
Bartlett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Serpico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartlett misses with a straight right.
Bartlett avoids the body shot from Serpico.
Bartlett avoids the body shot from Serpico.
Serpico ducks under a wild hook from Bartlett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serpico lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Bartlett finds it's target.
Serpico connects with a body shot.
Bartlett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serpico lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serpico misses with a double jab.
Bartlett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Serpico coming out on top.
Serpico lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Serpico.
Serpico lands with a good body shot.
Serpico getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bartlett scores with a shot to the body.
Serpico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartlett.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartlett misses its target.
Bartlett moves away from the strike by Serpico.
Bartlett throws an off balance right hand
and Serpico counters with a nice uppercut.
Serpico lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serpico moves out of range as Bartlett strikes.
Bartlett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Serpico is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bartlett with a body shot.
Bartlett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serpico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serpico rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartlett counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartlett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bartlett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Serpico to score with a decent uppercut.
Serpico looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bartlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Serpico manages to avoid it.
Serpico unleashes a big counter combination but Bartlett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Serpico connects with a jab.
Bartlett misses with a body punch
and Serpico counters with a nice body shot.
Bartlett just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Serpico connects with a nice looking jab.
Bartlett defending well as Serpico loads up on a big left hand.
Serpico feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bartletts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicio Serpico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Serpico has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicio Serpico!
A victorious Vinicio Serpico 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kin (ranked 8023 p4p, 670 weight class) and Fred Sherman (ranked 4540 p4p, 491 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sherman! But no joy.
Kin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sherman to score with a decent uppercut.
Sherman throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
Sherman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Sherman lunges at Kin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kin's hand.
Sherman lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kin.
Sherman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kin misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sherman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kin throws a lazy head kick
and Sherman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sherman lands a slapping body shot.
Kin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sherman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kin scrambles back to his feet.
Sherman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kin's head backwards.
Kin throws a lazy head kick
and Sherman counters with a nice body shot.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sherman unleashes a big counter combination but Kin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin throws a head kick that half lands.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Sherman lands a body shot.
Sherman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sherman lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
Kin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sherman lands with a nice body punch.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sherman scores with a shot to the body.
Sherman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sherman digs a good hook to Kin's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherman feints a jab promting Kin to slip. Sherman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sherman works Kin's body with a nice hook.
Sherman digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
Kin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherman counters with a right hand to the body.
Sherman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kin momentarily.
Sherman lands with a shot to the body.
Sherman lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kin at a distance.
Sherman cracks Kin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sherman scores with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Sherman 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.
Sherman scores with a three punch combo!
Sherman scores with a body shot.
Sherman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sherman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sherman lands a body shot.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Sherman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sherman cracks a nice hook into Kin's ribs.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Sherman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sherman lands a slapping body shot.
Sherman scores with a hook to the body. Kin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sherman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sherman works Kin's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sherman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sherman scores with a shot to the body.
Sherman lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
Sherman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Sherman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
Sherman lands a body shot.
Sherman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sherman lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman lands a body shot.
Sherman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fred Sherman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherman connects with a body shot.
Sherman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman lands a nice looking body shot.
James Kin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kin. Kin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sherman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sherman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sherman.
Sherman connects with a body shot that sends Kin's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman lands a head shot.
Kin is rocked!
James Kin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sherman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Sherman works Kin's body with a nice hook.
Sherman lands a body shot.
Sherman with a hook.
Sherman punishes Kin's body with a nice straight punch.
Sherman scores with a body shot.
Sherman scores with a nice right hand.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sherman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sherman jabs at Kin's body.
Sherman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sherman connects with a body shot.
Sherman lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sherman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands with a straight right. Kin didn't see that one coming.
Sherman connects with a body shot that sends Kin's belly button to the back.
Jab from Sherman.
Sherman connects with a jab.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sherman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sherman lands with a straight right. Kin didn't see that one coming.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Sherman - just one landing.
Sherman scores with a decent looking hook.
Kin throws a head kick that misses
and Sherman counters with a right hand to the body.
Sherman lands with a nice body punch.
Sherman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman lands a body shot.
Sherman lands with a hook. Kin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sherman scores with a jab. Kin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sherman lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good exchange - Sherman coming out on top.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Sherman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sherman digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
Sherman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kin's hands.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kin throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.
Sherman with a hook.
Sherman lands a glancing blow to the side of Kin's head.
Sherman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Sherman. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherman scores with a body shot.
Kin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sherman scores with a body shot.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sherman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sherman scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman with a jab.
Sherman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sherman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kin at a distance.
Sherman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sherman connects with a single shot there.
A head kick by Kin misses
and Sherman counters with a right hand to the body.
Sherman digs a good hook to Kin's body.
Sherman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sherman scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherman lands a right hook to the body.
Kin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sherman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman connects with a crisp jab.
Sherman scores with a hook to the body. Kin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
Sherman jabs Kin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sherman works Kin's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Sherman as he connects with a hook.
Kin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sherman scores with a body shot.
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sherman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kin scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Sherman.
Sherman jabs Kin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kin walks into a straight right hand from Sherman.
Kin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sherman digs a good hook to Kin's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman connects with a crisp jab.
Sherman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kin in his tracks.
Sherman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kin throws a head kick that misses
and Sherman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Sherman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sherman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Sherman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fred Sherman thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Fischer (ranked 8379 p4p, 724 weight class) and Seth Rydell (ranked 3719 p4p, 465 weight class). Seth Rydell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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207 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Rydell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Fischer.
We've been informed that Rydell 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.
A cross from Rydell lands.
Fischer tries a head kick but it misses.
Rydell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fischer.
Rydell misses with a body shot.
Rydell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rydell blocks an uppercut.
Fischer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rydell misses with a punch on the inside.
Fischer has a couple of punches blocked by Rydell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fischer.
Fischer misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer manages to break the clinch.
Rydell walks into a straight right hand from Fischer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rydell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fischer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fischer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rydell throws a jab when Fischer was well out of range.
Fischer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rydell takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fischer.
Fischer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fischer tries a head kick but it misses.
Rydell misses with a body shot.
Rydell misses with a looping left.
Rydell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Fischer misses the target.
Rydell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rydell throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Fischer to counter with a crisp jab.
Rydell tries to clinch but Fischer is having none of it.
Fischer misses with an uppercut.
Fischer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fischer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rydell is looking to clinch.
Fischer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell closes the distance and pushes Fischer back into the ropes.
Fischer lands with a short shot to the head.
Rydell swings wildly with an uppercut but Fischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fischer lands a hook that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Rydell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fischer misses with some punches.
Rydell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fischer is defending well for now.
Fischer lands with a light punch inside.
Rydell is rocked!
Rydell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rydell is still on wobbly legs! Can Fischer finish him?
Fischer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rydell or not.
Fischer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rydell to his knees! Fischer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Fischer!
During a confident post fight interview, Dennis Fischer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Robinson (ranked 4473 p4p, 484 weight class) and Rodrigo Valdez (ranked 8865 p4p, 694 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdez misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson rushes Valdez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Valdez is working Robinson over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Valdez.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Valdez has him pressed against the ropes.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez sizes up Robinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valdez can pounce on him.
We've been informed that Valdez 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.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Valdez does no damage.
Robinson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Valdez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigo Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valdez gets caught napping as Robinson dives in and scores a takedown. Valdez manages to retain guard.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valdez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valdez, not yet.
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
Valdez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robinson defends it easily.
Robinson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Robinson defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valdez, as that shot connected.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Valdez sprawls and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valdez, as that shot connected.
Valdez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Robinson throws a right hand that Valdez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdez also avoids with ease.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.
Robinson scores with a takedown into Valdez's guard.
Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Robinson looks to land a body kick but Valdez moved away.
Robinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Robinson swings around for an armbar but Valdez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Robinson's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
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 Brandon Robinson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valdez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valdez.
Brandon Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Valdez is controlling Robinson's trapped leg to prevent Robinson from advancing to side control.
Valdez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robinson is working away from the top position though.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Valdez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Robinson with the ground and pound but Valdez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Valdez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valdez on the ground.
Valdez is working Robinson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valdez.
Robinson 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.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valdez throwing strikes but missing.
Valdez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robinson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Valdez has passed into side control.
Robinson is looking to reverse the position.
Valdez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Robinson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Valdez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valdez in side control, throwing shots but Robinson defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Valdez lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valdez doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson is looking for a counter combo.
Valdez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson trying to control the action but Valdez is working from the bottom.
Robinson looks to land a strike but Valdez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Valdez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Valdez has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to stand up but Valdez is controlling him.
Valdez throws a big elbow that misses.
Valdez won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Valdez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valdez trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Valdez prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Robinson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Valdez stacks Robinson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Valdez!
Robinson is not content to let Valdez control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robinson is trying to improve his position.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Robinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Valdez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Robinson is not content to let Valdez control the position.
Robinson parries the strikes from Valdez easily there. Valdez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Robinson to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Valdez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valdez 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Valdez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evista Fareston (ranked 22523 p4p, 648 weight class) and Matthew Hargreaves (ranked 22499 p4p, 636 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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22
165 lbs
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162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evista Fareston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Hargreaves!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hargreaves tests Fareston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hargreaves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fareston.
Fareston connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for Hargreaves.
Fareston throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Hargreaves crashing down! Hargreaves tries to stagger back to his feet but Fareston just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Hargreaves asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evista Fareston!
Our winner, Evista Fareston, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 2767 p4p, 355 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 2973 p4p, 374 weight class). Starbowski has chosen Traditional Thai Music as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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183 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker works Starbowski's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Starbowski. Those never looked like landing.
Starbowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starbowski tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Starbowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starbowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starbowski looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Starbowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Starbowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Starbowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Starbowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Starbowski misses with a double jab.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Starbowski moved out of range.
Starbowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starbowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starbowski is trying to break free.
Starbowski lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starbowski lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Starbowski fails to land.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Starbowski blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Starbowski fails to land.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker has Starbowski pressed against the ropes.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starbowski.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starbowski breaks from the clinch.
Starbowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starbowski throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Starbowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
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 Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Walker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Starbowski backs up against the ropes.
Walker swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Starbowski.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Starbowski. Those never looked like landing.
Starbowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starbowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starbowski blocks a jab.
Starbowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Starbowski ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Starbowski misses the jab.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Starbowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starbowski throws a right hand that misses
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnny Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker lands a jab.
A jab from Starbowski misses.
Walker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Starbowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Starbowski in his tracks.
Starbowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Starbowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starbowski.
Starbowski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Starbowski misses the body punch
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Starbowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starbowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Starbowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starbowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker lands with a cross.
Walker tries to bum rush Starbowski with a series of wild strikes but Starbowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starbowski wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Starbowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starbowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Starbowski throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Starbowski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starbowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Starbowski throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Starbowski throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker blocks a head kick by Starbowski.
Walker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A combination from Starbowski does no damage.
Starbowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Chong Starbowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starbowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses.
Starbowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Starbowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starbowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starbowski. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a jab when Starbowski was well out of range.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
Starbowski scores with a head kick. Walker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Starbowski lands an overhand right.
Walker wants to clinch
and Starbowski counters with a straight right hand.
Walker works Starbowski's body with a nice hook.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Starbowski pushes him off.
Walker throws a body punch but Starbowski moves out of range.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starbowski has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starbowski manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starbowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starbowski. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Starbowski staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Walker.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starbowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chong Starbowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker throws a series of punches but Starbowski moves out of range.
Walker moves out of range as Starbowski throws a body kick.
Walker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walker lands a head shot.
Walker thuds a left hand into Starbowski's body.
Starbowski drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Starbowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Walker!
Johnny Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny York (ranked 9278 p4p, 699 weight class) and George Allen (ranked 4952 p4p, 485 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Allen's choice of entrance music: The Monster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Allen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York misses with a wild body shot.
Allen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
York lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Allen looks to throw the jab but York is out of range.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from York.
York scores with a nice head shot.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
York is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
York has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with York's head.
Allen misses the jab.
York swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Allen has knocked York down with a huge combo! Allen steps away and waves a wobbly York back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
York is rocked!
York has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York is holding his hands too far apart here. Allen throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! York is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Allen!
George Allen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jido Shoemaker (ranked 6488 p4p, 608 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 7953 p4p, 667 weight class). Shoemaker comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderstruck. 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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jido Shoemaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stalks Shoemaker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shoemaker's face. Shoemaker staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Shoemaker.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shoemaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Shoemaker misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Shoemaker shrugs it off.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shoemaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shoemaker throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Shoemaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shoemaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoemaker misses with an uppercut.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Shoemaker's body.
Shoemaker throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Shoemaker's head back.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Shoemaker's head.
Shoemaker throws an off balance right hand
and Shoemaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a head kick that Shoemaker semi-blocks.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Shoemaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Shoemaker throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shoemaker is breathing heavily.
Shoemaker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shoemaker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shoemaker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson feints and then cracks Shoemaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoemaker down.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shoemaker if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shoemaker.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Shoemaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Shoemaker's defenses.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoemaker at a distance.
Nice shot by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shoemaker throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shoemaker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shoemaker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shoemaker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shoemaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shoemaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shoemaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shoemaker drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shoemaker is rocked!
Johnson cracks Shoemaker with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). CJ Johnson!
The defeated Jido Shoemaker had this to say: 'The next Time'.
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