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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theophile Bonnet (ranked 22863 p4p, 660 weight class) and Toby Marsh (ranked 22569 p4p, 655 weight class). Toby Marsh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Theophile Bonnet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Toby Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bonnet on his heels. He'll look to pass Bonnet's guard now, I'm sure.
Bonnet manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bonnet could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marsh has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bonnet regains guard immediately.
Marsh is standing up over Bonnet. Bonnet looks to escape but Marsh dives into side control.
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!
Bonnet is looking for a sweep.
Bonnet can't do much from the bottom here.
Bonnet is looking to regain half guard here but Marsh keeps moving and retains side control.
Bonnet wants to control but Marsh postures up.
Bonnet is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh wants to control but Bonnet is keeping him busy.
Marsh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bonnet is avoiding damage well.
Marsh wants to take a breather but Bonnet manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Marsh.
Bonnet has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Marsh should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bonnet has tightened it up now! Marsh should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Theophile Bonnet!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Blackburn (ranked 24079 p4p, 612 weight class) and Wen Chou (ranked 22862 p4p, 617 weight class). Blackburn comes to the cage accompanied by Ultra Nate - Free (Super Extended Dance Vocal Mix). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Wen Chou!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackburn shoots in and bounces Chou off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chou being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackburn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chou dives on top into guard.
Chou is fighting to break Blackburn's control of his arms but Blackburn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chou looking to sit in guard and control but Blackburn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chou looking for a sweep. Not yet Chou, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackburn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blackburn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chou looking to control.
Blackburn controlling from the top position.
Blackburn postures up and lands a big shot to Chou's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chou wants to stand and escape but Blackburn is having none of it.
Blackburn with a nice head shot there.
Chou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blackburn.
Chou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chou wants to sweep here but Blackburn controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blackburn.
Blackburn stuffs the takedown.
Blackburn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackburn gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blackburn lands a big shot there that rocks Chou but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Wen Chou has been cut.
Blackburn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blackburn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackburn landing punches.
Blackburn controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Blackburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wen Chou's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blackburn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chou trying to hold on to Blackburn's head to control him but Blackburn postures up.
Christopher Blackburn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blackburn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Blackburn.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chou wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chou is looking to clinch.
Blackburn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chou did well to prevent Blackburn getting side control.
Blackburn working Chou over with strikes.
Blackburn not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chou tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Blackburn has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Blackburn controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Blackburn lands with some strikes.
That has opened up Wen Chou's cut even more.
Blackburn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chou can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chou is rocked!
The cut above Wen Chou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wen Chou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christopher Blackburn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Fjeld (ranked 4300 p4p, 135 weight class) and Lanny Langley (ranked 22039 p4p, 227 weight class). Fjeld's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Little Big - Big Dick. Langley has chosen Bagpipes Of War as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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343 lbs
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278 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magnus Fjeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanny Langley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjeld throws a head kick but Langley moves out of range.
Langley shoots in and bounces Fjeld off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fjeld wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Langley manages to pass to side control.
Langley trying to control from half guard but Fjeld is working away.
Langley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fjeld is just riding it out for now. Langley eventually gives up the hold.
Langley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fjeld is just riding it out for now. Langley eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langley decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Lanny Langley has been cut.
Langley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fjeld drops Langley with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fjeld follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Fjeld!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Black (ranked 3502 p4p, 118 weight class) and Nick Crompton (ranked 23625 p4p, 232 weight class). Black comes into the arena with The Dicks - Rich Daddy blaring out of the sound system. Nick Crompton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Crompton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crompton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crompton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crompton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Black controls the pace.
Crompton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black is pushing down on Crompton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crompton is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crompton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black is looking for a kimura but Crompton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage.
Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crompton sees it coming and defends easily.
Crompton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crompton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Black is looking for a kimura but Crompton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage.
Crompton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
Black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Black is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crompton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black controlling the action here.
Crompton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black wants to pass the guard but Crompton is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black 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.
Crompton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crompton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.
Black is looking for a kimura here.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Black takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crompton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crompton's head.
Black passes to full mount!
Black is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crompton is surviving well by controlling Black's body position as best he can.
Black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Crompton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Crompton and Black has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Black decides to stand back up. Black steps back and let's Crompton get back to his feet.
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crompton!
Black in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Black goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crompton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Black's guard! Nice work there by Crompton!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crompton manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is in close to Crompton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crompton keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black forces his way into half guard.
Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Crompton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crompton as he avoids it easily.
Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Black is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crompton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Black has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Crompton tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black dives in and grabs Crompton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crompton pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crompton darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Crompton into the cage.
Crompton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crompton enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crompton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Crompton is working from the bottom.
Crompton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black drops back looking for a leg! Crompton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crompton manages to kick Black off! Black jumps back into Crompton's guard.
Crompton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Crompton has wrist control.
Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Dick Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Crompton's brow.
Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Black stands and throws Crompton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Black working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Black are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crompton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Black wants to control but Crompton is keeping him busy.
Black has an Americana. Crompton didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Black is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Black hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dick Black!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rumpel Stiltskin (ranked 2674 p4p, 313 weight class) and Rein Van Antwerpen (ranked 22662 p4p, 643 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rein Van Antwerpen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
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191 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
10 - 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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Rein Van Antwerpen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiltskin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van Antwerpen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van Antwerpen is trying to control the position but Stiltskin postures up.
Stiltskin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Antwerpen's guard.
Stiltskin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Antwerpen is trying to control Stiltskin's posture. Stiltskin takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Van Antwerpen! Stiltskin is rotating here... this could be the end... Van Antwerpen is out! Stiltskin has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rumpel Stiltskin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Bowen (ranked 2502 p4p, 93 weight class) and Ben Tong (ranked 22834 p4p, 120 weight class). Bowen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JPATTERSSON - Like A Hippo. Ben Tong has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Tong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tong is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bowen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Tong crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Tong's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Bowen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Irrozios (ranked 3147 p4p, 153 weight class) and Taigro Henrique (ranked 4696 p4p, 199 weight class). Irrozios comes to the cage accompanied by L'Algérino - Hasni. Taigro Henrique will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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112 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Irrozios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taigro Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henrique dives in and grabs Irrozios's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irrozios pushes down on Henrique's head and hops out.
Irrozios cracks Henrique with a big right hand and Henrique goes down!
Henrique is rocked!
Irrozios loads up on a big left hand. Henrique felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Irrozios looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Henrique can't hide his disappointment, as Irrozios celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Irrozios!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 3029 p4p, 324 weight class) and Pavo Nurmi (ranked 3477 p4p, 374 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavo Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Pony counters with a quick kick to the body but Nurmi blocks it.
Nurmi forces Pony back against the cage and clinches.
Pony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmi.
Nurmi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pony.
A little feinted left hand from Pony on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmi connects with a crisp jab.
Pony defending well as Nurmi loads up on a big left hand.
Pony went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nurmi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pony counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nurmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pony is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pony manages to avoid it.
Pony takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pony went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nurmi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pony slips under a jab.
Nurmi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pony thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nurmi instigates a clinch.
Pony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurmi is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Pony.
Pony tries to throw a body punch but Nurmi avoids it by throwing Pony back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Pony.
Nurmi looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony crunches a lovely knee into Nurmi's ribcage.
Pony is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pony lands an uppercut.
Pony lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pavo Nurmi has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Pony has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but Nurmi blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Pony.
Pony connects with a knee to the head.
Pony lands with a right to the head.
Pony with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pony.
Pony with a knee to the head.
Nurmi is rocked!
Nurmi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pony putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nurmi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmi tries to clinch up but Pony circles away and keeps his distance.
Pony throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nurmi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurmi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmi misses with a body shot.
Nurmi looks to clinch
and Pony counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nurmi! Pony lets Nurmi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nurmi is still on wobbly legs! Can Pony finish him?
Pony circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pony counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pony Pony!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bo Angliese (ranked 3046 p4p, 246 weight class) and Nosyaj Rram (ranked 1486 p4p, 147 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rram's choice of entrance music: Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Bo Angliese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Angliese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nosyaj Rram!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Angliese misses the target.
Angliese connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rram momentarily.
Angliese scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
Angliese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Angliese will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rram throws out a leg kick but Angliese moves out of range and Rram only half commits.
Angliese scores with a jab.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram misses with a combination
and Angliese counters with a body kick that stops Rram in his tracks momentarily.
Rram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angliese throws a nice head kick!
Rram misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angliese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angliese was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
A jab from Angliese misses.
As Angliese backs off Rram throws a huge counter combo but Angliese manages to avoid it all.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angliese throws a series of punches but Rram moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Angliese misses with a head kick.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angliese counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angliese moves away.
Angliese throws a big counter combination but Rram scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angliese throws a leg kick which misses Rram's front leg but catches the back leg as Rram tries to avoid it.
Angliese lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
Angliese misses with an uppercut.
Angliese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Angliese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angliese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram connects with an inside leg kick.
Angliese moves out of range as Rram strikes.
Rram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rram is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Angliese rather than just go for the knockout.
Rram throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Angliese slips a jab from Rram.
Angliese throws a lazy body kick
and Rram counters with a two punch combo.
Rram tries to score with a low kick but Angliese moves his leg out of the way.
Rram throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Angliese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Angliese counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Rram tries a low kick but Angliese avoids it.
Rram is looking to score with low kicks.
Angliese lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Angliese has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Angliese misses with a looping right.
Angliese is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Angliese throws a series of punches but Rram avoids them all with ease.
Rram throws a series of punches but Angliese avoids them all with ease.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a solid leg kick but Angliese takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rram.
A quick step to the side and Angliese tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Angliese just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram throws a leg kick
and Angliese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angliese. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Rram misses.
Angliese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Angliese looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Angliese dips to his left and cracks Rram with an uppercut!
Angliese misses with a hook.
Rram unleashes a big counter combination but Angliese bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Angliese misses with a looping right.
Rram is looking for the big counter here.
Rram connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Angliese scores with a body shot.
Rram misses with a kick to the body
and Angliese counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angliese blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Angliese misses the target.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Angliese throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rram counters with a left and a right that stings Angliese.
Angliese checks a leg kick.
Rram takes a swing at Angliese's ribcage but misses.
Angliese throws an overhand right that lands on Rram's shoulder, as Rram tries to avoid the shot.
Rram throws a counter combo.
Rram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angliese. That did some damage!
Rram throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Angliese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rram scores with a kick to the body.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angliese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Angliese misses.
Rram scores with a one two! Angliese had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
and Angliese counters with a series of strikes. Rram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Angliese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rram circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Angliese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
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 Bo Angliese will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Angliese drops his hands momentarily and Rram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Angliese throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Angliese throws the left hand but Rram avoids the punch easily.
Rram appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Rram.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Angliese.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angliese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rram throws a leg kick which misses Angliese's front leg but catches the back leg as Angliese tries to avoid it.
Angliese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angliese avoids a kick to the body.
Rram misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Rram both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Rram as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Angliese.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angliese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram throws a sloppy body shot
and Angliese counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Angliese throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Angliese. Those never looked like landing.
Rram closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rram on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rram throws a series of punches but Angliese avoids them all with ease.
Rram takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angliese throws a series of strikes that have Rram backpedaling.
Rram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rram throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Angliese on the side of the head.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Angliese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Angliese throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angliese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angliese.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Angliese went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rram has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Angliese.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rram.
Rram misses with a jab to the body
letting Angliese counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angliese misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Rram throws a series of punches but Angliese avoids them all with ease.
Angliese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
and Angliese makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Rram there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rram works Angliese's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a hook but Angliese avoids it easily.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angliese.
Rram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rram defending well as Angliese loads up on a big left hand.
Rram throws a counter combo.
Angliese moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Angliese bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick.
Rram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angliese.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angliese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angliese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rram slips a jab and a cross from Angliese.
A low kick from Rram misses
and Angliese counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Rram both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rram tries a low kick but Angliese avoids it.
Angliese lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rram - that will leave a mark!
Angliese bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rram throws a body kick that misses.
Rram blocks a head kick by Angliese.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Rram misses
and Angliese counters with a series of strikes. Rram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram is breathing heavily.
Rram stalks Angliese and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Angliese's face. Angliese staggers backwards, shaken.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Angliese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rram.
Angliese lands a head kick. Rram smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nosyaj Rram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Angliese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Angliese loads up on a big right hand but Rram slips the punch.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angliese feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Angliese misses with a double jab.
Rram throws a leg kick
and Angliese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angliese looks for the body kick but Rram saw that one coming.
Bo Angliese is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram tries to bum rush Angliese with a series of wild strikes but Angliese uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram throws a leg kick that is checked
and Angliese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angliese scores with a decent looking hook.
Rram takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Angliese lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angliese has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rram misses with a body kick.
It looked like Angliese was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rram.
Angliese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angliese scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram throws a hook but Angliese blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Angliese throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Angliese throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rram counters with a good low kick that Angliese was not able to check.
Angliese is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Angliese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Angliese moves out of range as Rram throws a body kick.
As Rram backs away, Angliese returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rram digs a good body shot into Angliese's ribs.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Angliese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Angliese checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Angliese moves into range and connects with a jab.
Angliese avoids a kick to the body.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rram tried to score with a low kick but Angliese checks it.
Angliese throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Rram misses
and Angliese counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Angliese counters with a nice uppercut.
Angliese scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Angliese misses with a wild combination.
Rram throws a right and a left that Angliese avoids nicely.
Rram walks into a straight right hand from Angliese.
Rram lands a nice shot to the body.
Angliese tests Rram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Angliese lunges at Rram with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rram's hand.
Rram connects with a single shot there.
Angliese pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rram back to the cage. Angliese follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Angliese closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rram is rocked!
Rram stalks Angliese and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Angliese's face. Angliese staggers backwards, shaken.
Rram is still on wobbly legs! Can Angliese finish him?
Rram scores with a one two! Angliese had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rram seems to have recovered his senses.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
and Angliese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram jabs Angliese right on the nose. Angliese blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram cracks Angliese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Angliese throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rram on the side of the head.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Angliese throws a head kick that misses.
Rram misses with a shot to the body
and Angliese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angliese lands a leg kick that knocks Rram off balance momentarily.
Rram's corner calls for a 1-2. Rram obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram feints and then cracks Angliese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Angliese down.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Angliese loads up on a big right hand but Rram slips the punch.
Angliese throws a lazy right hand but Rram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Angliese misses its intended target.
Rram moves away from the strike by Angliese.
Rram avoids the body shot from Angliese.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Angliese throws a right hand that Rram ducks under and follows up with a left that Rram also avoids with ease.
Angliese throws a head kick that misses.
Angliese avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Angliese counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Angliese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angliese 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Angliese!
Bo Angliese managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), into his post fight interview.
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 2027 p4p, 73 weight class) and Johnny Twborg (ranked 1476 p4p, 54 weight class). Bartlett comes to the cage accompanied by KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Twborg has chosen I Own Swag as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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272 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Twborg!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Twborg moves in looking to clinch but Bartlett pushes him off.
Bartlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twborg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Johnny Twborg has been cut.
Bartlett throws a poor cross that misses
and Twborg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Twborg.
Bartlett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartlett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Twborg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Twborg.
Twborg pushes Bartlett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartlett's elbow.
Bartlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg lands with a light punch inside.
Twborg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartletts head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bartlett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartlett is trying to force a seperation but Twborg has the dominant position.
Bartlett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Twborg has him pressed against the cage.
Twborg blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bartlett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Twborg lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Twborg.
Bartlett is breathing heavily.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartlett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartlett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Twborg has him pressed against the cage.
Bartlett digs a right hand underneath Twborg's ribcage. Twborg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bartlett wants to break free but Twborg has control.
Twborg gets through Bartlett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Twborg lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Twborg fails to land.
Twborg misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartlett.
Bartlett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartlett lands a body shot.
Twborg rushes Bartlett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bartlett misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twborg has Bartlett pressed against the cage, preventing Bartlett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartlett digs a right hand underneath Twborg's ribcage. Twborg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Twborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twborg swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartlett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Twborg scores with a shot to the body.
Twborg moves in looking to clinch but Bartlett pushes him off.
Twborg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartlett loads up on a big right hand but Twborg slips the punch.
Bartlett throws a looping overhand right but Twborg ducks down to avoid it.
Bartlett misses with a straight right.
Bartlett misses with a body shot.
Twborg tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartlett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Twborg pushes Bartlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartlett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartlett missing with a left hand there. Twborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twborg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Twborg clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twborg blocks an uppercut.
Bartlett wants to break free but Twborg has control.
Bartlett misses with a punch to the body.
Bartlett is looking to break free of the clinch but Twborg has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Twborg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Twborg throws a head punch that misses.
Twborg cracks Bartlett with a nice body shot.
Bartlett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartlett throws a lazy right hand but Twborg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Twborg darts in and clinches Bartlett up against the cage.
Bartlett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twborg backwards.
Twborg misses with some punches.
Bartlett working hard to break the clinch.
Bartlett lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Twborg.
Twborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartlett manages to break the clinch.
Twborg doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartlett circles away.
Bartlett takes a swing at Twborg's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twborg moves into range and clinches up with Bartlett.
Twborg misses with some punches.
Twborg swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twborg has a couple of punches blocked by Bartlett.
Bartlett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartlett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twborg.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartlett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Twborg's elbow.
Bartlett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartlett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartlett swings for the body but Twborg moves out of range.
Twborg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartlett.
Bartlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twborg moves away.
Bartlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twborg wants to counter the offense by Bartlett and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Twborg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Twborg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bartlett throws a lazy right hand but Twborg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twborg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartlett, pushing him back against the cage.
Twborg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Twborg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Twborg.
A left hand lands to the body for Twborg.
Twborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Twborg.
Twborg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Twborg lands a nice uppercut.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twborg lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Twborg.
A nice right hand lands inside from Twborg.
Twborg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Twborg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twborg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Twborg.
Twborg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Twborg.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Twborg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bartlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Twborg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Twborg misses with a punch to the body.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Twborg.
Johnny Twborg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Twborg is working Bartlett over against the cage.
Twborg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Twborg lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Twborg.
Twborg lands a body shot.
Twborg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Twborg lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twborg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Twborg scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twborg.
Twborg lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Twborg.
Nice body punch from Twborg - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Twborg.
Twborg tries to work over Bartlett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twborg lands a shoulder strike.
Bartlett is rocked!
Twborg lands a body shot.
Oh Bartlett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Twborg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Twborg lands a big right hand that drops Bartlett! The killer instinct kicks in and Twborg finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Twborg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Twborg!
Johnny Twborg 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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FIGHT
RATING
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