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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jet Chan (ranked 4385 p4p, 392 weight class) and Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 2666 p4p, 289 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twisty Kneereaper!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan is looking to score with low kicks.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan misses with a kick to the body.
Chan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneereaper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan tries to clinch up.
Chan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kneereaper wants to clinch.
Kneereaper connects with a leg kick. Chan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan misses with a head kick.
Chan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kneereaper!
Kneereaper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kneereaper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chan defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneereaper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kneereaper lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck for Kneereaper with that takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Kneereaper finds it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kneereaper.
Chan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kneereaper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Chan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Kneereaper cracks Chan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kneereaper.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kneereaper connects with a body shot that sends Chan's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kneereaper is out of range.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Chan tries to clinch there but Kneereaper circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kneereaper. That snapped Chan's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper shoots in but Chan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jet Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twisty Kneereaper.
Kneereaper avoids the head kick by Chan.
Kneereaper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chan on his heels. He'll look to pass Chan's guard now, I'm sure.
Kneereaper wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Kneereaper is still trying to improve position.
Kneereaper is looking to pass into half guard but Chan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chan is in guard.
Kneereaper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chan is aware though and is defending well.
Chan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kneereaper has his foot on Chan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chan works his way back into a safe position though.
Chan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kneereaper to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kneereaper pulls down on the head and he's put Chan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Twisty Kneereaper!
After winning the bout, Twisty Kneereaper 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Alpha (ranked 2477 p4p, 276 weight class) and Yanji Klushinwa (ranked 3607 p4p, 344 weight class). Yanji Klushinwa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yanji Klushinwa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klushinwa shoots for a takedown but Alpha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alpha appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alpha swats away the attempt to clinch by Klushinwa.
Klushinwa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alpha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klushinwa pushes Alpha up against the cage in a clinch.
Alpha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alpha is trying to break the clinch but Klushinwa is controlling him.
Klushinwa breaks from the clinch.
Klushinwa wants to clinch
and Alpha counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klushinwa is looking to clinch but Alpha is avoiding it.
Klushinwa gets a clinch.
Alpha can't break the clinch.
Klushinwa keeps control of Alpha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klushinwa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha tries to break the clinch but Klushinwa is controlling the position.
Alpha misses with some punches.
Alpha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klushinwa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alpha's guard.
Klushinwa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klushinwa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alpha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Klushinwa has managed to get both his arms back between Alpha's legs - danger averted.
Alpha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Klushinwa controls the pace.
Alpha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha working for submissions but it's allowed Klushinwa to get to half guard.
Klushinwa is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Klushinwa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alpha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Klushinwa pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha looking for submissions off his back.
Klushinwa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alpha wants to get back to full guard but Klushinwa has mounted him!
Alpha is looking to get to half guard.
Alpha wants to hold on but Klushinwa pushes him away.
Klushinwa controlling the position easily from mount.
Klushinwa avoids the attempt from Alpha to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alpha is working to get back to half guard.
Klushinwa controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alpha wants to hold on but Klushinwa pushes him away.
Alpha is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yanji Klushinwa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Klushinwa forces Alpha back against the cage and clinches.
Klushinwa has Alpha pressed against the cage, preventing Alpha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alpha is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klushinwa is keeping busy.
Klushinwa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alpha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alpha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klushinwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alpha throwing a counter right hand but Klushinwa manages to avoid it.
Alpha blocks a head kick by Klushinwa.
Klushinwa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klushinwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klushinwa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alpha dodges the punch combination from Klushinwa.
A jab from Klushinwa misses.
Alpha went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klushinwa tries to clinch up
enabling Alpha to counter with a crisp jab.
Klushinwa wants to clinch
and Alpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klushinwa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alpha counters with a one-two to the body.
Alpha misses with a few strikes there.
Klushinwa wants to counter the offense by Alpha and move into the clinch position.
Alpha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klushinwa shoots in and bounces Alpha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alpha looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Klushinwa passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa controlling the action here.
Alpha gets back to full guard.
Klushinwa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alpha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alpha tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha has his foot on Klushinwa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Klushinwa works his way back into a safe position though.
Alpha looking for a guillotine here but Klushinwa defends easily.
Alpha has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Klushinwa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alpha.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alpha wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alpha is trying to get back to his feet.
Alpha is looking to reverse the position.
Yanji Klushinwa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klushinwa is staying tight to Alpha's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Alpha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Klushinwa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as Klushinwa stalls from top position.
Alpha manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klushinwa slows the pace down in half guard.
Klushinwa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alpha!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Alpha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Klushinwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alpha avoids it really well and circles away.
Klushinwa throws out a loose jab but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klushinwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eddie Alpha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alpha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eddie Alpha is winning the standup battle so far.
Klushinwa lands a really nice looking cross but Alpha seems unphased.
Alpha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klushinwa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klushinwa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alpha.
Alpha is looking to break free of the clinch but Klushinwa has double underhooks.
Alpha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klushinwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klushinwa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klushinwa controlling from side mount.
Klushinwa is continuing to stall.
Alpha is looking for a sweep.
Alpha is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha wants to control but Klushinwa postures up.
Alpha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Klushinwa is controlling him well.
Alpha is trying to improve his position.
Alpha seems a little lost for a moment, as Klushinwa dominates the positioning.
Alpha is trying to control Klushinwa's posture but Klushinwa avoids it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alpha tries to bench press Klushinwa off him but Klushinwa keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klushinwa controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eddie Alpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alpha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alpha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klushinwa is aware though and is defending well.
Klushinwa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alpha working for submissions but it's allowed Klushinwa to get to half guard.
Alpha is looking to get back to full guard here but Klushinwa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Klushinwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alpha is pushing Klushinwa's head away, looking to escape. Klushinwa manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Klushinwa staying calm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alpha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yanji Klushinwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klushinwa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanji Klushinwa!
Yanji Klushinwa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 3011 p4p, 330 weight class) and Zed Vrienan (ranked 2528 p4p, 297 weight class). Makres's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SABATON - Coat of Arms. Vrienan has chosen Tango Instrumental as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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212 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Makres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zed Vrienan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrienan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vrienan rushes Makres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Makres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makres checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vrienan tries to close the distance and clinch but Makres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makres throwing a counter right hand but Vrienan manages to avoid it.
Makres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vrienan forces Makres back against the cage and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vrienan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Makres can't break the clinch.
Makres can't break the clinch.
Makres breaks from the clinch.
Vrienan tries to close the distance and clinch but Makres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vrienan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vrienan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrienan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makres's sensitive parts.
Donk. Makres catches Vrienan right on the button with a cross.
Vrienan dodges the punch combination from Makres.
Vrienan counters with a body kick.
Vrienan darts in and clinches Makres up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vrienan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makres has Vrienan pushed against the cage.
Vrienan throws a punch but it's blocked by Makres.
Vrienan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Makres avoids the damage to the body.
Makres avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrienan.
Vrienan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vrienan scores with a knee to the head.
Vrienan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makres blocks it with crossed arms.
Vrienan pushes off an throws an elbow but Makres leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vrienan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makres tries to keep at a distance but Vrienan has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makres swats away the attempt to clinch by Vrienan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres swats away the attempt to clinch by Vrienan.
No joy there for Vrienan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Vrienan backs away, Makres returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vrienan wants to clinch up but Makres keeps it at a distance.
Makres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vrienan forces Makres back against the cage and clinches.
Makres blocks the elbow strike.
Makres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makres breaks the clinch.
Vrienan scores with a three punch combo!
Vrienan doesn't manage to clinch there - Makres circles away.
Vrienan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vrienan is looking to clinch but Makres is avoiding it.
Vrienan tries to clinch up but Makres circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Makres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zed Vrienan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makres feints and then cracks Vrienan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vrienan down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vrienan keeps Makres at a distance using the push kick.
Makres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vrienan tries to clinch but Makres is having none of it.
Vrienan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vrienan tries to clinch but Makres is having none of it.
Makres moves out of range as Vrienan throws a body kick.
Vrienan moves into range and clinches up with Makres.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrienan throws an elbow but misses.
Makres breaks the clinch.
Makres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrienan tries to clinch but Makres is having none of it.
Makres gets tackled into the cage by Vrienan. Vrienan maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrienan throws an elbow but misses.
Vrienan misses with a knee to the head.
Makres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vrienan is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrienan throws a punch but it's blocked by Makres.
Vrienan working aggressively here.
Vrienan keeps control of Makres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrienan throws an elbow but misses.
Makres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makres takes an elbow to the forehead.
Makres breaks the clinch.
Vrienan instigates a clinch.
Vrienan being controlled against the cage.
Makres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vrienan wants to clinch
and Makres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vrienan clinches up with Makres and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Makres scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zed Vrienan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vrienan tries to clinch there but Makres circles away.
Vrienan moves into the clinch.
Makres breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vrienan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Makres checks a leg kick.
Vrienan tries to close the distance and clinch but Makres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vrienan is looking to clinch but Makres is avoiding it.
Vrienan doesn't manage to clinch there - Makres circles away.
Vrienan wants to clinch
and Makres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrienan darts in and clinches Makres up against the cage.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makres is defending well for now.
Makres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vrienan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Makres breaks the clinch.
Vrienan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrienan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makres.
Makres is looking to counter punch.
Vrienan has closed the distance and engaged Makres in a clinch.
Vrienan misses with a knee to the head.
Vrienan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vrienan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makres is defending well for now.
Vrienan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makres breaks the clinch.
Makres cracks Vrienan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Makres.
Vrienan closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makres is looking to break free of the clinch but Vrienan has double underhooks.
Makres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vrienan prevents Makres from breaking the clinch.
Makres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vrienan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vrienan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Makres was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vrienan tries to clinch there but Makres circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrienan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makres was well out of range. Poor timing from Vrienan.
Makres appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vrienan clinches up against the cage.
Makres blocks an elbow strike.
Makres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vrienan looks to land a body kick but Makres moved away.
Vrienan throws a combination that misses
and Makres counters with a left to the body.
Vrienan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vrienan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Makres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makres.
Makres connects with a combination that backs up Vrienan into the cage. Makres lands a flurry of punches that gets past Vrienan's guard. Vrienan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Makres bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Makres!
John Makres gave a mention to Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Waters (ranked 1604 p4p, 202 weight class) and Edison Atunes (ranked 2161 p4p, 254 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by Crushing Ice - Chris Travis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes misses with a straight left.
A big left from Waters misses.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Waters forces Atunes back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Waters on the inside.
Atunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Atunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Waters lands a shot to the body.
Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Waters.
Edison Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes cracks Waters with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Tyrone Waters has been cut.
Waters lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Atunes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Atunes staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes swings for the body but Waters moves out of range.
Waters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.
Atunes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Waters doesn't seem bothered though.
Atunes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Atunes.
Atunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atunes moves out of range as Waters strikes.
Waters stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Atunes with a hook.
Atunes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Waters if he has to take too many more of those.
Waters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes lands with a cross.
Waters lands a nice shot that snaps Atunes's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes cracks Waters with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Waters looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Atunes finish him?
Waters is rocked!
Waters throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Oh Waters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waters glances at the clock... BAM! Atunes nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Waters crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Waters is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edison Atunes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snappy Whiplash (ranked 1812 p4p, 194 weight class) and Stan Dickinson (ranked 3013 p4p, 270 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dickinson's choice of entrance music: Dizzee Rascal - Fix up look sharp. Stan Dickinson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Snappy Whiplash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiplash throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dickinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whiplash can pounce on him.
Whiplash connects with a crisp jab.
Whiplash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dickinson.
Dickinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Whiplash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiplash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whiplash definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dickinson misses with a body shot
and Whiplash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickinson has his takedown stuffed
and Whiplash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whiplash lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickinson off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiplash lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Whiplash throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dickinson is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Snappy Whiplash!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chok Delarock (ranked 3746 p4p, 205 weight class) and Branimir Simeon (ranked 2446 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chok Delarock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branimir Simeon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Simeon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Delarock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simeon jabs at Delarock's body.
Branimir Simeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Simeon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simeon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Delarock is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Simeon! Delarock is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Branimir Simeon!
Branimir Simeon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lurifax Andersen (ranked 2907 p4p, 279 weight class) and Edward Newgate (ranked 1613 p4p, 188 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 lbs
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285 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lurifax Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Newgate!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newgate takes a swing at Andersen's ribcage but misses.
Newgate scores with a head kick. Andersen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Lurifax Andersen has been cut.
Newgate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Newgate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newgate connects with a body shot.
Newgate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newgate connects with a leg kick. Andersen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Newgate on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Newgate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newgate digs a good hook to Andersen's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newgate throws a body shot but no joy.
Newgate keeps Andersen at a distance using the push kick.
Newgate misses the jab.
Newgate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle, before Newgate throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Andersen's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Newgate lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Edward Newgate!
An out of breath Edward Newgate thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 2404 p4p, 98 weight class) and Yhorm Cinder (ranked 1799 p4p, 78 weight class). James Fusi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yhorm Cinder's chin.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yhorm Cinder!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi rushes Cinder and presses him up against the cage.
Cinder is trying to force a seperation but Fusi has the dominant position.
Cinder tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fusi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fusi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fusi lands an uppercut.
Cinder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fusi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cinder backwards.
It looks like Yhorm Cinder has been cut.
Cinder being controlled against the cage.
Fusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cinder backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cinder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fusi prevents it.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yhorm Cinder.
Nice body punch from Fusi - that landed with a thud.
Fusi lands a left hand.
Fusi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fusi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cinder looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fusi.
Fusi has Cinder pressed against the cage.
Fusi controlling the action here for a moment.
Fusi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fusi is pushing Cinder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fusi stalling against the cage.
Cinder has Fusi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fusi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fusi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cinder backwards.
Fusi prevents the takedown attempt.
Cinder wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Fusi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fusi.
Fusi digs a right hand into Cinder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cinder's gas tank.
Cinder is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fusi.
Fusi scores with a shot to the side of Cinder's head.
Fusi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fusi drops Cinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cinder is rocked!
Fusi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cinder is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
Fusi drops Cinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fusi stalls.
A right hand to the body from Fusi.
Fusi drops Cinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That has opened up Yhorm Cinder's cut even more.
Fusi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cinder seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Fusi.
Fusi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cinder backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Fusi.
Fusi gets through Cinder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fusi scores with a hook to the body.
Fusi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Fusi.
Fusi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The referee calls for Fusi to work.
Fusi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fusi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fusi.
A hook to the body from Fusi.
A shot in the inside from Fusi.
Fusi pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Cinder out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
After winning the bout, James Fusi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 647 p4p, 79 weight class) and Kevin Maxwell (ranked 2178 p4p, 227 weight class). Maxwell has chosen One Punch Man Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Svensson coming out on top.
Maxwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson cracks Maxwell with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Kevin Maxwell has been cut.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
Maxwell misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kevin Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maxwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maxwell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters with a nice right hand that sends Maxwell toppling to the canvas! Maxwell scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Svensson finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell looks up at the clock. Bad move! Svensson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Maxwell. Svensson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Svensson!
The defeated Kevin Maxwell had this to say: 'whack'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Trigger (ranked 323 p4p, 45 weight class) and Alojz Sanel (ranked 190 p4p, 24 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanel digs a good hook to Trigger's body.
Sanel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trigger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trigger's hands.
It looks like Jackson Trigger has been cut.
Sanel throws a body punch but Trigger moves out of range.
Trigger wants to clinch.
Sanel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alojz Sanel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanel misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanel swings for the body but Trigger moves out of range.
Trigger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanel throws a lazy uppercut
and Trigger counters with a nice uppercut.
Trigger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanel.
Trigger lands a left hand.
It looks like Alojz Sanel has been cut.
Trigger misses with a knee to the head.
Trigger tries to work over Sanel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sanel.
Trigger working Sanel over with knees to the body.
Trigger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanel.
Sanel looks winded!
Sanel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trigger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanel.
Trigger with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Sanel.
Sanel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanel avoids it.
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!
Trigger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trigger lands a right hand.
Sanel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trigger throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanel.
Sanel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trigger tries a knee to the head but Sanel blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanel.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trigger working aggressively here.
Sanel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trigger backwards.
Sanel working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trigger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanel.
Sanel connects with a right hand. Trigger shakes it off.
Sanel lands with a shot to the body.
Sanel looks to land a left hand but Trigger moved out of range nicely.
Trigger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trigger doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanel circles away.
Sanel throws a body punch but Trigger moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sanel misses.
Trigger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanel was well out of range. Poor timing from Trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanel.
Sanel throws a shot from downtown. Trigger moves away and avoids it.
Sanel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trigger moves away.
Sanel scores with a jab to the body.
Trigger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanel swings for the body but Trigger moves out of range.
Trigger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Sanel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Trigger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trigger misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alojz Sanel 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!
Sanel misses with a double jab
and Trigger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trigger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanel lands a nice hook to Trigger's body. Trigger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trigger throws a jab when Sanel was well out of range.
Sanel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanel misses with a jab to the body
and Trigger counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Sanel.
Sanel scores with a shoulder strike.
Trigger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Trigger tries to throw a body punch but Sanel avoids it by throwing Trigger back against the cage.
Trigger tries to throw a body punch but Sanel avoids it by throwing Trigger back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trigger.
Sanel struggles to land a body shot inside as Trigger controls his hands.
Trigger misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Trigger.
Trigger tries a body shot but Sanel blocks it.
Trigger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trigger misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson Trigger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trigger tries a body shot but Sanel blocks it.
Sanel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trigger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trigger misses with a body punch.
Trigger tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanel avoids the damage to the body.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but Sanel blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger connects with a knee to the head.
Sanel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanel blocks a body shot from Trigger.
Sanel manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trigger. Sanel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trigger throws a hook but Sanel blocks it.
Trigger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanel lands a big uppercut and Trigger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trigger looks OK. Sanel waves Trigger back to his feet!
Trigger is rocked!
Jackson Trigger's cut is getting worse.
Sanel throws a body punch but Trigger moves out of range.
Trigger throwing a counter right hand but Sanel manages to avoid it.
Oh Trigger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanel drops Trigger with a huge uppercut! Trigger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sanel is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alojz Sanel!
Alojz Sanel is the new light heavyweight champion!
Alojz Sanel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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