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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Gray (ranked 24469 p4p, 495 weight class) and Jorge Zusi (ranked 24423 p4p, 484 weight class). Gray's entrance music is House of Pain - Jump Around. A fine choice. Zusi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Staring at the sun - The Offsprings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jim Gray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorge Zusi's chin.
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225 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Zusi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zusi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zusi keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
Gray stands up over Zusi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray lands a couple of elbows.
Zusi wants to stand up but Gray is controlling him.
Gray distracts Zusi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gray cracks Zusi with a solid left hand.
Gray connects with a couple of short punches.
Gray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zusi wants to stand up but Gray is controlling him.
Zusi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gray dives into side control.
Gray scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gray lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gray is putting a hurting on Zusi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zusi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray staying calm.
Gray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gray in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gray scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Zusi is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gray can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Gray!
After winning the bout, Jim Gray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sifis Pantelakis (ranked 5179 p4p, 187 weight class) and Scott Juwan (ranked 24789 p4p, 239 weight class). Scott Juwan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sifis Pantelakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Juwan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantelakis clinches up against the cage.
Pantelakis drags the fight down to the ground.
Juwan wants to stand but Pantelakis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Juwan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Juwan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pantelakis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Juwan is looking to defend but Pantelakis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Juwan! Pantelakis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Juwan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sifis Pantelakis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between MpJuice MpJuice (ranked 3964 p4p, 160 weight class) and Johnny Barkley (ranked 4095 p4p, 166 weight class). The key to victory for MpJuice MpJuice has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MpJuice MpJuice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnny Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MpJuice has Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MpJuice.
MpJuice definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A hook to the body from Barkley.
MpJuice swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
MpJuice blocking some punches.
MpJuice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MpJuice has him pressed against the cage.
Barkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barkley moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley throws a body punch but MpJuice moves out of range.
Barkley throws a poor cross that misses
and MpJuice counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MpJuice circles away quickly and effectively.
MpJuice seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barkley tests MpJuice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MpJuice staying out of range there.
MpJuice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barkley.
Barkley misses with an uppercut
and MpJuice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MpJuice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MpJuice slips under a jab.
MpJuice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Barkley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but MpJuice defends it well.
MpJuice moves into the clinch successfully.
Barkley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barkley manages to break the clinch.
Barkley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barkley throws a lazy right hand but MpJuice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MpJuice is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
MpJuice tries to clinch
and Barkley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Barkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Barkley looks to move away, MpJuice throws a big counter combo but Barkley just gets out of the way.
Jab, jab by MpJuice - just one landing.
Barkley walks straight into a right hand from MpJuice - that's dropped him! MpJuice jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Barkley from any more punishment! Barkley complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). MpJuice MpJuice!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 3340 p4p, 309 weight class) and Errol Browse (ranked 4694 p4p, 365 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Errol Browse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browse throws a head kick but Lothbrok moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Browse.
Lothbrok avoids the head kick by Browse.
Browse throws a lazy head kick
and Lothbrok counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Browse!
Lothbrok working the ground and pound.
Browse takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Browse takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lothbrok is looking to take a break and control but Browse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lothbrok in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrok wants to control but Browse is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Lothbrok has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A lull in the action here.
Browse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lothbrok working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browse wants to control but Lothbrok postures up.
Lothbrok cracks Browse with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lothbrok is trying to get an arm triangle but Browse is defending well.
Browse is trying to escape the position but Lothbrok is controlling the position.
Browse is trying to improve his position.
Lothbrok is trying to get an arm triangle but Browse is defending well.
Lothbrok working away.
Lothbrok lands an elbow.
Lothbrok wants to control but Browse is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok working the ground and pound from side control.
Browse can't do much from the bottom here.
Lothbrok lands a nice forearm strike.
Browse is rocked!
Lothbrok scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Browse to see if he's OK.
Browse is still in real trouble! Can Lothbrok finish him?
Lothbrok scoring with punches and elbows.
Lothbrok has hold of Browse's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Browse seems comfortable defending it but Lothbrok has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Browse is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Browse is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lothbrok couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ragnar Lothbrok!
Ragnar Lothbrok thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobb Le Tobb (ranked 2324 p4p, 232 weight class) and Lebo Westwood (ranked 4569 p4p, 369 weight class). Lebo Westwood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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266 lbs
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World class boxer
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Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobb Le Tobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lebo Westwood!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westwood misses with a hook
and Le Tobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Tobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
Le Tobb scores with a hook to the body. Westwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Tobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Westwood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Tobb counters with a crisp right hand that drops Westwood! Le Tobb lets Westwood back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Westwood is rocked!
It looks like Lebo Westwood has been cut.
Westwood looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westwood circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Le Tobb. Westwood falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Le Tobb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobb Le Tobb!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Severini (ranked 2804 p4p, 326 weight class) and Joey Johnson (ranked 2503 p4p, 295 weight class). Johnson has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. Joey Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Severini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips under a jab.
Severini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Severini fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Severini is now in Johnson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson has control of Severini's left arm, preventing Severini from doing any damage.
Severini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Severini works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Severini working some strikes from top position.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Severini with a flurry of punches that miss.
Severini is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Severini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Severini is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson controls Severini momentarily but Severini frees himself.
Severini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Severini distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Severini wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Severini throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson wants to stand up but Severini is controlling him.
Severini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severini controls from within his opponent's guard.
Severini working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Severini scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Joey Johnson has been cut.
Severini is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severini trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Severini is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Severini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Severini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Severini.
Severini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Severini scoring with some ground and pound.
Severini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Severini landing with the ground and pound.
Severini with a nice head shot there.
Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Severini is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severini is one step ahead there.
Severini won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Severini lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson is rocked!
Severini postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Severini finish him?
Severini arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Johnson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dom Severini!
A very excited looking Dom Severini made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Almighty Great No Mercy (ranked 2559 p4p, 302 weight class) and Carter Donovan (ranked 1397 p4p, 178 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Almighty Great No Mercy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan lands with an uppercut that bounces No Mercy off the cage and back into range.
Donovan punishes No Mercy 's body with a nice straight punch.
No Mercy tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Donovan.
Donovan lands a nice shot that snaps No Mercy 's head back.
No Mercy tries to clinch
and Donovan counters with a straight right hand.
No Mercy darts in trying to clinch
and Donovan counters with a nice uppercut.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by No Mercy .
No Mercy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
No Mercy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Donovan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No Mercy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donovan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No Mercy drops his hands momentarily and Donovan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donovan lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Mercy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Donovan.
Donovan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donovan scores with a shot to the side of No Mercy 's head.
Donovan scores with a shoulder strike.
No Mercy tightens his grip and picks Donovan up, before dumping him to the ground. Donovan manages to land in guard.
Donovan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
No Mercy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donovan keeping moving, preventing No Mercy from controlling successfully.
Donovan trying to keep a closed guard but No Mercy is proving a slippery customer.
Donovan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
No Mercy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
No Mercy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donovan is looking for a triangle but No Mercy pushes his legs off easily.
Donovan looking to hit a scissor sweep but No Mercy is one step ahead there.
Donovan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and No Mercy defends well.
Donovan working for a triangle but No Mercy defends it easily.
No Mercy trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
No Mercy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donovan on the ground.
No Mercy throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
No Mercy keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
No Mercy looking to control.
No Mercy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donovan advances position into side control!
Donovan wants to lay and pray for a moment but No Mercy keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan working away.
Donovan trying to control the position but No Mercy is working away.
Donovan has an Americana. No Mercy didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Donovan is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Donovan hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carter Donovan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Ortega (ranked 2473 p4p, 247 weight class) and Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 2382 p4p, 241 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandrill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ortega!
Mandrill happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega tries to bench press Mandrill off him but Mandrill keeps the position.
Ortega can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega is trying to get back to half guard.
Mandrill working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries to bench press Mandrill off him but Mandrill keeps the position.
Ortega is working hard here to advance position.
Ortega takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mandrill lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ortega down.
Mandrill just content to control the position.
Ortega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mandrill landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Mandrill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mandrill working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Mandrill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mandrill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortega wants to control but Mandrill postures up.
Ortega taking a bit of punishment here - Mandrill scoring with strikes.
Mandrill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ortega is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandrill lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Ortega is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Mandrill! That's hurt Ortega! Will he recover? Mandrill fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludwig Mandrill!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Banks (ranked 1095 p4p, 50 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 2601 p4p, 110 weight class). Luis Maestre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a series of punches but Maestre moves out of range.
Maestre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maestre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banks in his tracks.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maestre sends Banks crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maestre is motioning to the referee to let Banks up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maestre pounces like a tiger and cracks Banks with a vicious hook! Banks is down but not out! Maestre follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Maestre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 393 p4p, 55 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 1454 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi misses with a straight left.
Svensson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fusi manages to circle out of the way.
Svensson jabs at Fusi's body.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Svensson instigates a clinch.
Fusi is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Fusi into the cage.
Fusi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fusi tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Fusi is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Fusi.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fusi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusi lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fusi backwards.
Svensson keeps control of Fusi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fusi.
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Fusi.
Fusi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fusi misses with some punches.
Fusi misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Fusi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fusi has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
A short body shot lands from Fusi as the two fighters clinch.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Fusi tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fusi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svensson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fusi can turn it around.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Fusi trying to stall but Svensson improves his position.
Fusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Svensson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi is trying to stall.
Svensson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fusi just leaning against Svensson, taking a breather.
Svensson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Fusi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fusi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fusi.
Fusi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Fusi.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Svensson.
Fusi can't find room to land a body shot as Svensson controls the action.
Svensson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Svensson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fusi.
Fusi tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Fusi as the two fighters clinch.
Fusi blocking some punches.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Fusi tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
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 Sven Svensson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fusi throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svensson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Fusi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi misses with a body punch
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fusi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fusi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fusi on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Fusi.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fusi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fusi there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.
Fusi is rocked!
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fusi is still on wobbly legs! Can Svensson finish him?
Fusi walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Svensson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson retains his heavyweight title!
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