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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rein Van Antwerpen (ranked 7705 p4p, 605 weight class) and Jesus Maria Zeledon Castro (ranked 4685 p4p, 489 weight class). Zeledon Castro has chosen Somewhere over the Rainbow as his entrance music. Rein Van Antwerpen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Maria Zeledon Castro's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Rein Van Antwerpen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Maria Zeledon Castro! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Antwerpen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zeledon Castro swats him away and circles back towards the center. Van Antwerpen fails with a takedown attempt. Van Antwerpen misses with a kick to the body and Zeledon Castro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Antwerpen won't be happy with that. Van Antwerpen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Van Antwerpen doesn't succeed with the takedown and Zeledon Castro counters with a nice double leg into guard. Van Antwerpen is wriggling around but Zeledon Castro manages to pass to half guard.
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! Van Antwerpen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeledon Castro. Van Antwerpen wants to control but Zeledon Castro is keeping busy.
Van Antwerpen pushes Zeledon Castro off looking to stand but Zeledon Castro dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zeledon Castro thows a huge punch but Van Antwerpen dodges it nicely.
Zeledon Castro is looking for a kimura here.
Van Antwerpen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Zeledon Castro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Van Antwerpen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Zeledon Castro tries to land a sweep but no joy. Zeledon Castro trying to control the position.
Zeledon Castro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zeledon Castro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Antwerpen trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeledon Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Zeledon Castro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zeledon Castro is looking for a triangle but Van Antwerpen pushes his legs off easily.
Van Antwerpen wants to control from the top but Zeledon Castro keeps moving. Van Antwerpen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Van Antwerpen trying to control but Zeledon Castro is working from the bottom. Zeledon Castro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zeledon Castro is looking for a triangle here but Van Antwerpen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Zeledon Castro tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Van Antwerpen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Van Antwerpen avoids the attempt from Zeledon Castro to control. Van Antwerpen prevents Zeledon Castro from getting the reversal. Van Antwerpen lands a couple of good shots and Zeledon Castro has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Van Antwerpen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Zeledon Castro has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Zeledon Castro turns into Van Antwerpen and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zeledon Castro scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Zeledon Castro trying to control but Van Antwerpen is working from the bottom. Zeledon Castro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Van Antwerpen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Zeledon Castro with a flurry of punches that miss. Van Antwerpen looking to control.
Zeledon Castro slips nicely into half guard. Zeledon Castro seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Antwerpen is trying to get back to full guard. Zeledon Castro throwing shots but Van Antwerpen is blocking nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Maria Zeledon Castro will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Antwerpen misses with a takedown attempt - Zeledon Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Zeledon Castro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Antwerpen defends it well. Zeledon Castro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Antwerpen avoids it really well and circles away. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Antwerpen. Zeledon Castro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Antwerpen defends it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Antwerpen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zeledon Castro defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rein Van Antwerpen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Antwerpen with a lazy takedown attempt and Zeledon Castro counters with a nice double leg into guard. Van Antwerpen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zeledon Castro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Zeledon Castro preventing the sweep. Zeledon Castro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zeledon Castro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Zeledon Castro looking to pass the guard. Zeledon Castro works a leg free and moves into half guard. Zeledon Castro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Van Antwerpen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Zeledon Castro has gone for a leg lock! Van Antwerpen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zeledon Castro's guard. Van Antwerpen trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeledon Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Zeledon Castro looking for subs off his back but Van Antwerpen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Zeledon Castro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Zeledon Castro looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Zeledon Castro works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zeledon Castro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Antwerpen has picked Zeledon Castro up and slammed him! Zeledon Castro can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Antwerpen manages to pass to side control! Zeledon Castro is looking to regain half guard here but Van Antwerpen keeps moving and retains side control. Zeledon Castro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Van Antwerpen trying to pass the guard but Zeledon Castro defending well. Zeledon Castro gets back to full guard.
Van Antwerpen throws a big right hand that misses. Jesus Maria Zeledon Castro has got the better of the ground game so far. Zeledon Castro keeping full guard, as Van Antwerpen tries to pass. Zeledon Castro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Antwerpen slips nicely into half guard. Zeledon Castro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Van Antwerpen is trying to work for a kimura but Zeledon Castro is defending well.
Zeledon Castro looking for submissions off his back. Zeledon Castro looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Zeledon Castro looking for submissions from an awkward position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Maria Zeledon Castro will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Antwerpen misses with a kick to the body and Zeledon Castro counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Van Antwerpen has one foot on Zeledon Castro's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Rein Van Antwerpen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Van Antwerpen closes the distance and clinches. Zeledon Castro wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Antwerpen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zeledon Castro.
Zeledon Castro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Antwerpen's efforts to push away. Van Antwerpen pulls Zeledon Castro into guard.
Van Antwerpen looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Antwerpen is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Antwerpen is sitting in close to Zeledon Castro's body. Zeledon Castro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Van Antwerpen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Van Antwerpen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Zeledon Castro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesus Maria Zeledon Castro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Butler (ranked 23449 p4p, 601 weight class) and Sammy Berggren (ranked 3725 p4p, 394 weight class). Berggren has chosen Mozart - Lacrimosa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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180 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Butler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Berggren! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berggren. Butler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Butler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berggren counters with a takedown into side control. Butler struggling a bit here. Berggren wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butler, who protects the arm well. Butler is trying to buck Berggren off. Berggren is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Butler looks calm but he's in trouble here. Berggren gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Butler is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Berggren lets go of the hold and Butler can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sammy Berggren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 6887 p4p, 531 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 6719 p4p, 529 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rex clinches up against the cage. Rex missing with knees to the body.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson works on Rex's body with a couple of short punches. Rex can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Rex.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rex throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. Johnson lands a nice shot to the body. Johnson has Rex pushed against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Rex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rex has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Rex's head. Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head. Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head. Johnson digs a right hand underneath Rex's ribcage. Rex let out a lung full of air as it connected. Rex working aggressively here.
Johnson works on Rex's body with a couple of short punches. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head. Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Rex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a left to the head. Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rex is rocked! Johnson pushes Rex against the cage. Johnson is working some dirty boxing. Johnson pushes off with a quick right hook! Rex goes down! Rex tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Johnson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lac Duc Lao (ranked 23116 p4p, 636 weight class) and Henning Lind (ranked 3358 p4p, 383 weight class). Lind has chosen War of the Gods as his entrance music. Lac Duc Lao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Lac Duc Lao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henning Lind! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lind shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duc Lao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Duc Lao wants to get back to his feet but Lind passes into half guard.
Duc Lao is trying to control but can't.
Lind wants to work for an arm triangle but Duc Lao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Duc Lao is trying to control but can't.
Lind looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lind is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Duc Lao trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lind is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duc Lao defends it well. Duc Lao tries to roll over but Lind keeps him under control. Lind seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duc Lao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Lind in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Duc Lao tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lind!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henning Lind!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rumpel Stiltskin (ranked 2848 p4p, 341 weight class) and Swift Griffin (ranked 22411 p4p, 664 weight class). Rumpel Stiltskin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumpel Stiltskin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Swift Griffin! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stiltskin shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin lands a jab. Stiltskin closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Stiltskin pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Griffin shapes to counter with a head kick. Stiltskin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Rumpel Stiltskin has been cut. Stiltskin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Stiltskin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Griffin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Stiltskin dives in and grabs Griffin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes down on Stiltskin's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumpel Stiltskin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Stiltskin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffin. A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Stiltskin down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Griffin throws out a powerful jab. Griffin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stiltskin eats them both and turns towards Griffin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stiltskin. Griffin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stiltskin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Stiltskin's head. Stiltskin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Griffin to the mat! Griffin manages to get full guard. Griffin keeping moving, preventing Stiltskin from controlling successfully. Stiltskin is fighting to break Griffin's control of his arms but Griffin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Griffin controls Stiltskin momentarily but Stiltskin frees himself. Griffin working a defensive guard but Stiltskin passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stiltskin is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Griffin actively working from the bottom here. Stiltskin is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stiltskin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stiltskin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Stiltskin is looking for a kimura here.
Griffin moves into full guard.
Stiltskin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Stiltskin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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. Stiltskin trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Griffin looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Stiltskin shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well. A little jabbing left from Griffin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Stiltskin tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily letting Griffin counter with a right hand. Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swift Griffin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rumpel Stiltskin's cut. That's time! Stiltskin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffin lunges at Stiltskin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stiltskin's hand. Swift Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup. Stiltskin darts in looking for a takedown but Griffin gets double underhooks and turns Stiltskin into the cage. Stiltskin tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily and Griffin counters with a two punch combo. Stiltskin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Griffin bucks up and tries to throw Stiltskin off but instead Stiltskin has got his back! Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stiltskin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Stiltskin has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Griffin is defending well but eventually Stiltskin manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Griffin has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rumpel Stiltskin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fri Day (ranked 3677 p4p, 166 weight class) and Graham Hunt (ranked 5605 p4p, 213 weight class). The key to victory for Fri Day has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fri Day! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graham Hunt! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Day shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Hunt scores with a takedown into Day's guard. Day pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage. Day keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass. Day wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Day continues to stall. Hunt wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hunt passes easily into side control. Nice work. Hunt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round. Day is looking for a sweep. Day controls the position for a moment. Hunt wants to control but Day is keeping him busy. You can see the frustration on Day's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hunt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Day rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hunt's guard! Nice work there by Day! Hunt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Day has passed into half guard!
Day wants to pass the guard but Hunt is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Still in half guard, Day seems content to control. Hunt actively working from the bottom here. Day is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Day keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Hunt tries to get to full guard but Day has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Day is looking to stall here but Hunt recovers full guard. Day controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. More hug and hope from Day. Day avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Day avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Day sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Day trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom. Hunt looking for a guillotine here but Day defends easily.
Day controlling from the top position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Day is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Graham Hunt will probably get the nod. 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.
Day cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Day misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming. Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Day finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head. Day scores with a hook. Hunt walks into a left hand. Day slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat. Day connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Day looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range. Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day. Hunt slips a jab from Day. A telegraphed right hand from Day misses the target. Day throws a big shot that misses. Day scores with a jab to the head.
Graham Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Day avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Day lands an overhand right. Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Day is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Day circles away and we're back to standing. Fri Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Hunt. Day punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch. Hunt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Day trying to control but Hunt postures up.
Day knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hunt on the ground. Hunt tries to pass to full mount but Day defends it. Hunt trying to control from half guard but Day is working away. Day is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard. Hunt is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Day is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Graham Hunt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keyboard Warrior (ranked 6420 p4p, 403 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 2481 p4p, 230 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Biernat's choice of entrance music: Someday. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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138 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keyboard Warrior! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Biernat tries a head kick but it misses.
Warrior scores with a nice head shot. Warrior with a nice cross. Warrior slips a jab and a cross from Biernat.
Biernat throws a sloppy head kick and Warrior moves out of range easily. Biernat looks to land a combination but Warrior avoids it well. Biernat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Biernat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warrior counters with a leg kick. Biernat throws a head kick but Warrior moves out of range.
Biernat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Warrior tries to clinch but Biernat moves out of range. Biernat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Warrior lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Warrior blocks the body kick.
Warrior seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. No joy there for Biernat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warrior closes the distance and clinches. Biernat breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Warrior. Warrior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biernat. That did some damage! Biernat misses the shot to the body. Warrior fires out a quick counter leg kick but Biernat just manages to avoid it. Warrior lunges at Biernat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Biernat's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good standup being displayed there by Warrior as he connects with a hook. Biernat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warrior can pounce on him.
Warrior takes the fight into the clinch. Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Warrior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biernat.
Biernat tries to clinch there but Warrior circles away.
Warrior lands with a nice body kick. Warrior scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A lazy body kick from Biernat and Warrior counters with a nice kick to the body. Nice body kick there by Warrior. Biernat misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Warrior. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Biernat takes a swing at Warrior's ribcage but misses. Biernat wants to clinch. Warrior scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Biernat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biernat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warrior. Warrior obviously looking to wear him down.
Biernat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biernat throws out a loose jab but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it. Warrior lands with an overhand left. Biernat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Biernat misses with a kick to the body.
Warrior moves into the clinch. Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Biernat lands with a shot to the body. Warrior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Warrior thumps Biernat with a low kick. Warrior works the jab nicely. Biernat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warrior circles away quickly and effectively. Warrior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. The fight stays on the outside here - Biernat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Warrior works the jab nicely. Biernat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Warrior back to the cage. Biernat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Warrior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Warrior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biernat doesn't seem phased though. Warrior throws out a loose jab but Biernat uses good head movement to avoid it. That kick from Warrior tenderised Biernat's leg. Biernat is trying to keep his angry face on. Warrior moves into range and clinches up with Biernat. Biernat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Biernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Warrior throws a body punch but Biernat moves out of range. Warrior throws a jab when Biernat was well out of range. Warrior throws a leg kick which misses Biernat's front leg but catches the back leg as Biernat tries to avoid it. Warrior wants to clinch up but Biernat keeps it at a distance. Warrior pushes Biernat away with a front kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Warrior tries to keep at a distance but Biernat has taken the fight into the clinch. Warrior has Biernat pushed against the cage. Warrior lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Biernat misses with a two punch combination.
Biernat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warrior moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Biernat moves into range and clinches up with Warrior. Biernat blocking some punches.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Warrior scores with a body shot.
Warrior throws a nice inside leg kick. Warrior misses with a hook. A punch combination from Biernat misses. Biernat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A solid body kick from Warrior. Warrior misses with a body kick. Warrior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biernat. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Biernat scores with a three punch combo!
Warrior clobbers Biernat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Biernat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Warrior avoids the head kick by Biernat.
Biernat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warrior. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyboard Warrior 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.
Biernat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Biernat swinging wildly here.
Biernat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warrior. Warrior connects with a crisp jab. Biernat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Biernat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warrior scores with a body shot.
Warrior defending well as Biernat loads up on a big left hand. It looked like Warrior was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Biernat closes the distance and clinches. Warrior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warrior works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat wants to break free but Warrior has control.
Warrior misses with a punch to the body.
Warrior misses with a punch to the body.
Warrior wants to stall.
Biernat tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Biernat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warrior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warrior was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Warrior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Biernat tries to clinch but Warrior is having none of it. Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Warrior throws a quick inside leg kick. Warrior scores with a nice strike. Warrior cracks Biernat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Warrior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Biernat closes the distance and clinches. Warrior misses with a punch to the body.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Biernat.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior scores with a hook to the body. Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Warrior misses with an uppercut. Biernat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Biernat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warrior throwing a counter right hand but Biernat manages to avoid it. Biernat throws a right and a left that Warrior avoids nicely. Biernat slips under a jab from Warrior. Biernat takes one to the side of the head.
Biernat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mateusz Biernat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Biernat clinches with his opponent.
Biernat wants to get back to striking at distance but Warrior won't allow it.
Warrior tries a body shot but Biernat blocks it.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Biernat uses good head movement to avoid it. Warrior has Biernat pressed against the cage, preventing Biernat from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Warrior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Biernat both land. Nice combination. The fighters circle momentarily. Biernat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Biernat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Biernat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Biernat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Warrior is rocked!
It looks like Keyboard Warrior has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Biernat. We've been informed that Biernat has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Warrior throws a hook but Biernat blocks it. Warrior is looking to clinch but Biernat is avoiding it.
Warrior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Warrior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warrior thuds his right hand into Biernat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Warrior connects with the punch. Biernat tries to keep at a distance but Warrior has taken the fight into the clinch. Warrior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Warrior tries to throw a body punch but Biernat avoids it by throwing Warrior back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Warrior here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Warrior misses with some punches.
Biernat tries to break free but Warrior pushes him back against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Warrior. Biernat is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position. Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Warrior takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Biernat 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! An inside leg kick lands from Warrior. Warrior scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Warrior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biernat. Warrior fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biernat checks it well. Warrior does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Biernat on the wrong end of a nice hook. Warrior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biernat can do to turn this around? Biernat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Warrior can't find room to land a body shot as Biernat controls the action.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Warrior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warrior has Biernat pressed against the cage, preventing Biernat from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Warrior tries a body shot but Biernat blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyboard Warrior dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Keyboard Warrior's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Warrior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Biernat looks to throw a body kick enabling Warrior to counter with a crisp jab. An inside leg kick lands from Warrior. Warrior delivers a nice body kick. Biernat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warrior. Nice body punch from Warrior. Warrior throws a body kick that misses. Biernat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warrior bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Biernat rushes Warrior and presses him up against the cage. Biernat is trying to push Warrior away but Warrior has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Biernat prevents a body shot from Warrior. Biernat blocks an uppercut.
Biernat is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position. Biernat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Biernat. Biernat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warrior moves away. Warrior blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Biernat cracks Warrior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Biernat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Warrior takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Left hook, right uppercut from Biernat. Oh Warrior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A punch combination from Biernat misses. Biernat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Biernat checks a low kick from Warrior. Warrior seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Biernat shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Warrior is backing up but Biernat catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Warrior covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Biernat Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateusz Biernat! A determined Mateusz Biernat didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Kamen (ranked 3197 p4p, 126 weight class) and Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 3989 p4p, 149 weight class). Huberto Arnaboldi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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296 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Kamen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi ! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arnaboldi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Charles Kamen has been cut. Arnaboldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arnaboldi sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kamen rushes Arnaboldi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnaboldi . Arnaboldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnaboldi misses with a short punch on the inside. Arnaboldi lands with a right to the head. Arnaboldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamen working aggressively here.
Kamen blocks an uppercut.
Kamen misses with a body punch.
Arnaboldi pushes Kamen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Kamen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamen lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnaboldi backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kamen misses with some punches.
Arnaboldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kamen lands with an uppercut that bounces Arnaboldi off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Huberto Arnaboldi has been cut. Kamen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnaboldi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Arnaboldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kamen lands with a good body shot. A combination from Kamen does no damage. The fight stays on the outside here - Kamen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kamen ducks under a wild hook from Arnaboldi . Kamen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arnaboldi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kamen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnaboldi paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kamen clinches up against the cage. Kamen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kamen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnaboldi backwards. Arnaboldi misses with a short punch on the inside. Arnaboldi has a couple of punches blocked by Kamen.
Kamen swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnaboldi uses good head movement to avoid it. Kamen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arnaboldi . Kamen working some nice short punches in the clinch. Arnaboldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arnaboldi blocking some punches.
Arnaboldi throws a head punch that misses. Kamen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arnaboldi backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Arnaboldi misses with the head strike.
Arnaboldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamen's elbow. Arnaboldi blocking some punches.
Kamen misses with a short punch on the inside. Arnaboldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arnaboldi . Kamen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnaboldi . A right handed body shot lands from Kamen.
Kamen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A short right hand to the side of the head by Arnaboldi . Arnaboldi takes a shot to the head. Kamen lands a nice uppercut. Arnaboldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A left hand lands to the body for Kamen.
Arnaboldi looks winded! Kamen scores with a shoulder strike. Arnaboldi takes a shot to the head. Arnaboldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arnaboldi has a couple of punches blocked by Kamen.
Arnaboldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kamen.
Kamen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arnaboldi or not. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamen.
That has opened up Huberto Arnaboldi 's cut even more. Arnaboldi blocks an uppercut.
Arnaboldi lands a left hand.
Arnaboldi can't break the clinch.
Kamen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamen. Arnaboldi misses with a hook from the clinch. Arnaboldi blocking some punches.
Arnaboldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnaboldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamen. Kamen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnaboldi misses with a body punch.
Arnaboldi prevents a body shot from Kamen. Arnaboldi wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamen won't allow it.
Arnaboldi working aggressively here.
Kamen lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arnaboldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamen backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Arnaboldi misses with the head strike.
Arnaboldi tries to work over Kamen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Arnaboldi has a couple of punches blocked by Kamen.
Arnaboldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arnaboldi has a couple of punches blocked by Kamen.
Arnaboldi can't break the clinch.
Kamen scores with a shoulder strike. Arnaboldi takes a shot to the head. Arnaboldi misses with a hook from the clinch. Kamen tries a body shot but Arnaboldi blocks it.
Kamen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamen. Kamen is working Arnaboldi over against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Arnaboldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kamen. Arnaboldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Arnaboldi scores with a shoulder strike. A short right from Kamen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Kamen dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kamen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Kamen is looking to clinch. Kamen tries to clinch there but Arnaboldi circles away.
Arnaboldi throws a counter combo. Kamen lands a big uppercut and Arnaboldi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Arnaboldi looks OK. Kamen waves Arnaboldi back to his feet!
Arnaboldi is rocked! Kamen lands a nice looking body shot.
Arnaboldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamen finish him? Arnaboldi circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kamen. Arnaboldi falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kamen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Kamen! Charles Kamen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 961 p4p, 45 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 7572 p4p, 194 weight class). Bartlett comes to the cage accompanied by KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. 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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275 lbs
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280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 5 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lopeared Galute! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Bartlett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartlett throws a body punch but Galute moves out of range. Galute lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bartlett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Bartlett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Galute. Bartlett is breathing heavily. Galute clinches up with Bartlett and pushes him back against the cage. Galute gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bartlett wants to break free but Galute has control.
Galute scores with a nice hook to the head. Galute lands with a short shot to the head. A short left from Galute. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galute just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bartlett's brow. Galute misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Galute on the inside. Galute scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galute lands an uppercut. Galute pushes off an throws an elbow but Bartlett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Galute works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Galute. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galute creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Galute misses with a punch to the body.
Galute lands an uppercut. Galute cracks Bartlett with a nice body shot. Galute working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bartlett takes an elbow to the forehead. Bartlett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Galute is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Galute lands an elbow that stopped Bartlett in his tracks for a moment. Galute tries to throw a body punch but Bartlett avoids it by throwing Galute back against the cage. Come on Galute - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Galute lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Galute blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galute lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Galute lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards. Galute just leaning against Bartlett, taking a breather. Galute swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlett uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartlett. Galute tries a body shot but Bartlett blocks it.
Galute comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Still in the clinch, Bartlett scores with a nice short uppercut. Galute scores with a shot to the side of Bartlett's head. Bartlett has a couple of punches blocked by Galute.
Bartlett tries to break the clinch but Galute is controlling the position. Galute throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett. Galute throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett. Galute lands a body shot. Galute prevents Bartlett from breaking the clinch. Galute softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bartlett tries a body shot but Galute blocks it.
Galute can't find room to land a body shot as Bartlett controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Galute throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galute. Bartlett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Galute lands a body shot in the clinch.
Galute lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Bartlett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Galute uses good head movement to avoid it. Galute throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartletts head. Galute makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Galute tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bartlett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galute steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartlett. Galute clinches. Galute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galute blocks a body shot from Bartlett. A short right hand to the side of the head by Galute. Galute works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Still in the clinch, Galute scores with a nice short uppercut. With the fighters up against the cage, Galute throws an elbow but misses. Galute lands with a right to the head. Galute lands a shot to the body. Galute throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartletts head. Galute lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A short uppercut from Galute. Bartlett misses with a hook from the clinch. Galute works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Galute creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bartlett's defenses.
It looks like Petey Bartlett has been cut. Galute misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galute.
Bartlett is rocked! Galute lands a nice elbow. Oh Bartlett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Clinched against the cage, Galute lands a big elbow that drops Bartlett! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Bartlett is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lopeared Galute! An out of breath Lopeared Galute thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wildhauser (ranked 421 p4p, 56 weight class) and Danny Duff (ranked 2279 p4p, 264 weight class). Duff has chosen Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe as his entrance music. Danny Duff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Wildhauser's chin.
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Wildhauser! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Duff! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wildhauser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Danny Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A big left from Duff misses. Wildhauser drops down looking for a counter takedown but Duff sprawls and moves away. Wildhauser defending well as Duff loads up on a big left hand. Wildhauser manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Duff on his heels. He'll look to pass Duff's guard now, I'm sure. Wildhauser passes Duff's left leg - he's now in half guard. Duff tries to kick Wildhauser off but Wildhauser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Duff is defending against the submission attempts here by Wildhauser.
Wildhauser prevents Duff from standing back up.
Wildhauser works his foot free and advances to mount. Duff tries to buck Wildhauser off but he can't manage it. Wildhauser fails to take his opponent's back. Wildhauser with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wildhauser wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wildhauser working for a submission but Duff is keeping him at bay. Wildhauser trying to control but Duff is having none of it. Duff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wildhauser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Duff is trying to stand up. Wildhauser looking to control but Duff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Duff tries to buck Wildhauser off so he can stand up but Wildhauser has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Duff falls backwards, slamming Wildhauser to the mat but Wildhauser holds on tight! Duff is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Wildhauser! Frank Wildhauser 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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