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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus St Stone (ranked 4046 p4p, 130 weight class) and Harri Hurja (ranked 3078 p4p, 107 weight class). Harri Hurja has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus St Stone's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harri Hurja!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurja scores with a crisp jab that stopped St Stone in his tracks.
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Hurja lands with a shot to the body.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja moves out of range.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurja circles away.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Hurja keeps it at a distance.
St Stone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hurja counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Stone's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone avoids the head kick by Hurja.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja is having none of it.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurja circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Stone pushes Hurja up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurja manages to break the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja is having none of it.
Hurja steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
St Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurja throws a body kick that misses.
St Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hurja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja moves away
and Hurja makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone looks to clinch
and Hurja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Stone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch but Hurja is having none of it.
Hurja keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone blocks a leg kick.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone checks a leg kick.
Hurja throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurja throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range.
Hurja fakes the leg kick and cracks St Stone in the body.
Hurja lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurja has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St Stone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hurja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurja turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Hurja is avoiding it.
St Stone wants to clinch
and Hurja counters with a right hand to the body.
Hurja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurja lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hurja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hurja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Stone tries to clinch up
and Hurja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcus St Stone's cut is getting worse.
Hurja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Hurja pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurja! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Hurja lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Stone doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurja.
Hurja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hurja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hurja will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hurja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Stone backing away here, and Hurja unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hurja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hurja counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hurja is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Stone looks to clinch
and Hurja counters with a huge left! St Stone is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hurja isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save St Stone from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hurja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harri Hurja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Theron (ranked 23357 p4p, 175 weight class) and Ray Vision (ranked 3247 p4p, 110 weight class). Theron comes to the cage accompanied by Living on a Prayer. Balthazar Theron has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balthazar Theron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Vision!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Vision misses
letting Theron counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ray Vision has been cut.
Vision moves into range and clinches up with Theron.
Theron tries to land a knee to the head but Vision blocks with his arms.
Vision gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Theron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vision lands a couple of elbows.
Vision not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vision drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Vision as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Theron screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Vision! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ray Vision!
An intense looking Ray Vision took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'm climbing that ladder again and I'm coming for my title! '.
Balthazar Theron was interviewed post fight and said 'Peace man, peace.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Faraimo (ranked 2867 p4p, 288 weight class) and Xavier Blackblood (ranked 2971 p4p, 294 weight class). Faraimo comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - A Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Faraimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faraimo misses with an uppercut. Blackblood saw that one coming.
Faraimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faraimo misses the shot to the body.
Faraimo throws a body punch but Blackblood moves out of range.
Faraimo misses with a combination
and Blackblood moves into the clinch.
Faraimo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faraimo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faraimo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faraimo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faraimo wants to stall.
Blackblood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faraimo is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood missing with knees to the body.
Blackblood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackblood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faraimo's face.
It looks like Brad Faraimo has been cut.
Blackblood landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackblood looking to throw knees to the head but Faraimo is blocking nicely.
Faraimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Blackblood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Blackblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood with a knee to the head.
Blackblood lands a good knee to the midsection. Faraimo won't want to take too many of those.
Blackblood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faraimo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackblood connects with a knee to the head.
Faraimo is rocked!
Brad Faraimo's cut is getting worse.
Blackblood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faraimo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blackblood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackblood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faraimo blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackblood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackblood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Blackblood.
Faraimo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackblood tries to land a knee to the head but Faraimo blocks with his arms.
Blackblood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Faraimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faraimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackblood.
Blackblood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Faraimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Faraimo throws a right and a left that Blackblood avoids nicely.
It seemed like Blackblood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackblood works the jab nicely.
Blackblood cracks Faraimo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blackblood has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Faraimo to stand back up!
Oh Faraimo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faraimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackblood circles away quickly and effectively.
Faraimo seems to have got his legs back now.
Faraimo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blackblood counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackblood.
Blackblood working Faraimo over with knees to the body.
Blackblood misses with a knee strike.
Faraimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Blackblood lands a knee to the head.
Brad Faraimo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blackblood misses with a knee strike.
Blackblood misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Blackblood.
Blackblood lands a big knee to the head and Faraimo goes down! Blackblood pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Blackblood!
In his post fight interview, Xavier Blackblood started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kotkaniemi (ranked 2178 p4p, 263 weight class) and Gaga Gogo (ranked 5706 p4p, 470 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Kotkaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaga Gogo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotkaniemi jabs at Gogo's body.
Kotkaniemi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gogo momentarily.
Kotkaniemi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gogo on his heels. He'll look to pass Gogo's guard now, I'm sure.
Kotkaniemi works over Gogo with some ground and pound from guard.
Kotkaniemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gogo working a defensive guard here.
Kotkaniemi controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kotkaniemi is looking to work some ground and pound but Gogo has wrist control.
Kotkaniemi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi looking to pass the guard.
Kotkaniemi wants to control from the top but Gogo keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Kotkaniemi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kotkaniemi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kotkaniemi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kotkaniemi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kotkaniemi content to stall in guard here.
Gogo pulls Kotkaniemi in close to his closed guard and prevents Kotkaniemi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kotkaniemi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kotkaniemi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi controlling the action here.
Gogo wants to control but Kotkaniemi is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kotkaniemi in particular looking to stall.
Gogo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kotkaniemi.
Kotkaniemi trying to control from Gogo's half guard. Gogo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gogo is wriggling around but Kotkaniemi manages to pass to half guard.
Kotkaniemi is thwarting Gogo's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kotkaniemi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kotkaniemi winds up and cracks Gogo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kotkaniemi is thwarting Gogo's attempts to control the position.
Kotkaniemi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gogo won't allow Kotkaniemi to pass to mount.
Kotkaniemi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gogo trying to get back to full guard but Kotkaniemi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotkaniemi lands a couple of good shots and Gogo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gogo breaks Kotkaniemi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kotkaniemi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gogo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kotkaniemi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kotkaniemi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gogo with a nice head shot there.
Kotkaniemi is adopting a defensive guard.
Kotkaniemi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gogo works over Kotkaniemi with some ground and pound from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gogo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kotkaniemi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kotkaniemi wants to hit a switch here but Gogo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kotkaniemi there!
Kotkaniemi wants to control but Gogo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kotkaniemi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kotkaniemi lands a glancing blow to the side of Gogo's head.
Kotkaniemi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kotkaniemi showed some decent athleticism there.
Gogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gogo trying to hold on to Kotkaniemi's head to control him but Kotkaniemi postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gogo has his hands clasped together around Kotkaniemi's back. He's all about the action.
Gogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kotkaniemi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jesse Kotkaniemi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogo tries to roll over but Kotkaniemi keeps him under control.
Kotkaniemi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi drops an elbow to the side of Gogo's head.
Gogo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gogo.
Kotkaniemi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kotkaniemi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotkaniemi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kotkaniemi landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotkaniemi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kotkaniemi throwing strikes but missing.
Kotkaniemi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gogo working a defensive guard here.
Gogo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kotkaniemi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kotkaniemi is looking to work some ground and pound but Gogo has wrist control.
Kotkaniemi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kotkaniemi postures up in Gogo's guard and throws a big left but Gogo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi with a nice head shot there.
Kotkaniemi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kotkaniemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotkaniemi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gogo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kotkaniemi cracks a nice hook into Gogo's ribs.
Kotkaniemi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi throws a body shot but no joy.
And Gogo tries to counter it with a takedown but Kotkaniemi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kotkaniemi misses with a body shot.
Gogo feints the counter takedown.
Gogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kotkaniemi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kotkaniemi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gogo is refusing to be controlled, as Kotkaniemi sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kotkaniemi dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kotkaniemi scores with a hook to the body. Gogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kotkaniemi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gogo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kotkaniemi is in Gogo's guard.
Gogo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gogo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi is working Gogo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kotkaniemi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotkaniemi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kotkaniemi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gogo can do to turn this around?
Gogo is adopting a defensive guard.
Kotkaniemi is looking to work some ground and pound but Gogo has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kotkaniemi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gogo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kotkaniemi defends it easily.
Kotkaniemi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kotkaniemi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kotkaniemi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gogo trying to control the position.
Kotkaniemi trying to control but Gogo is working from the bottom.
Gogo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kotkaniemi trying to control but Gogo is working from the bottom.
Kotkaniemi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gogo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kotkaniemi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gogo's guard.
Kotkaniemi drops an elbow to the side of Gogo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kotkaniemi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gogo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kotkaniemi with the ground and pound but Gogo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gogo wants to stand and escape but Kotkaniemi is having none of it.
Kotkaniemi is looking to work some ground and pound but Gogo has wrist control.
Kotkaniemi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gogo holds on and takes a little breather.
Kotkaniemi wants to pass the guard but Gogo is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotkaniemi works over Gogo with some ground and pound from guard.
Kotkaniemi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gogo keeping full guard, as Kotkaniemi tries to pass.
Gogo is looking to stand up but Kotkaniemi isn't so interested in that idea.
Kotkaniemi chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kotkaniemi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gaga Gogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Kotkaniemi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kotkaniemi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Kotkaniemi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kotkaniemi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Kotkaniemi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 4761 p4p, 424 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 3333 p4p, 347 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click Boom | Saliva. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Athos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox leaves Bird with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Bird throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Bird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knox trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird passes to side control.
Bird tries for a kimura but Knox is defending well.
Bird tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bird passes to full mount!
Knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bird.
Knox sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bird tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.
Bird is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knox!
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox stops Bird from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Knox is working to get back to half guard.
Bird is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Knox can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Bird has control of Knox's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Knox regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bird wants to take Knox's back here but Knox is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Knox is desperately trying to improve his position but Bird has a good base and remains in mount.
Bird wants to take Knox's back but he can't do it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox is trying to escape the mount.
Knox wants to hold on but Bird pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to push Knox's head away but Knox is holding on tight.
Bird with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Knox is working to get back to half guard.
Knox tries to hold on but Bird postures up.
Bird fails to move to back control.
Knox is looking to improve his position but Bird isn't that keen on the idea.
Bird is working for a guillotine from mount but Knox frees his head quite easily.
Bird fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Knox moves into full guard.
Knox keeping full guard, as Bird tries to pass.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bird's guard.
Bird trying to control the position.
Bird controlling the position.
Knox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Bird.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Bird is retaining full guard.
Bird can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knox controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Bird dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bird dives in for a single leg takedown but Knox sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Knox. No joy for Bird on that attempt.
Jake Bird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Bird doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Athos Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Bird.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox has managed to clinch.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bird tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bird is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knox is defending well.
Bird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a body shot.
Bird bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knox manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Knox prevents Bird from improving his position.
Bird trying to control from the bottom.
Knox slows the pace down in half guard.
Bird actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the pace.
Bird trying to hold on to Knox's head to control him but Knox postures up.
Knox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knox continues to stall.
Jake Bird has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
More hug and hope from Knox.
Knox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knox wants to clinch up but Bird keeps it at a distance.
Bird tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bird is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox sizes up Bird with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bird misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bird looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Bird with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Athos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bird fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bird.
Athos Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Bird's head back.
Bird has his takedown stuffed
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Athos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bird is defended easily by Knox.
Bird misses with a takedown
and Bird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox lands the left hand.
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox darts in and clinches Bird up against the cage.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bird is trying to drag Knox to the mat but Knox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bird tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Bird prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bird has Knox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
Knox lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athos Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athos Knox!
Athos Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 2828 p4p, 308 weight class) and Tyrone Waters (ranked 2134 p4p, 258 weight class). Waters has chosen Crushing Ice - Chris Travis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Waters!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Waters sprawls and moves away.
Waters misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waters momentarily.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Waters saw that one coming.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waters misses with a hook.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Waters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
It looks like Tyrone Waters has been cut.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Waters dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Waters misses with an uppercut
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Waters throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Waters scores with a nice strike.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waters counters with a stiff right hand.
Waters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waters counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Waters moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Waters thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Waters takes one to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a combination
and Waters counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones misses with the combination.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters lands a jab to the head.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Waters dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Waters! Jones is out on his feet! Waters rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jones is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jones is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Waters!
Tyrone Waters decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 1458 p4p, 97 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 1697 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Grandis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kenobi cracks Grandis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenobi lands a lovely overhand right.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenobi cracks Grandis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Kenobi's head coaches at Gymi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kenobi missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenobi.
Kenobi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
Grandis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis cracks a nice hook into Kenobi's ribs.
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
Grandis clinches up against the cage.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Kenobi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis blocking some punches.
Kenobi manages to break the clinch.
Grandis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenobi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Grandis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenobi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenobi throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Grandis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenobi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenobi counters with a series of strikes. Grandis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kenobi misses with a left hand
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Grandis blocks the leg kick.
Kenobi tests Grandis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenobi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grandis. That did some damage!
Kenobi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenobi swings widly with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Grandis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grandis walks into a left hand.
Kenobi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenobi throws a big counter combination but Grandis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grandis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenobi.
Grandis drops his hands momentarily and Kenobi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kenobi moves out of range as Grandis strikes.
Grandis takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Kenobi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grandis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kenobi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenobi throws a right and a left that Grandis avoids nicely.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenobi. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenobi throws a head kick but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grandis lands with a good body shot.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grandis throws a shot to the body.
Kenobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kenobi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kenobi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a right hook to the body.
Kenobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Kenobi.
Grandis misses with a left hand
and Kenobi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenobi misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Grandis thuds a left hand into Kenobi's body.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Kenobi moves away and avoids it.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Grandis slips under a jab from Kenobi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grandis. Those never looked like landing.
Kenobi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grandis throws a big shot that misses.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenobi throws a nice looking combination but Grandis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grandis throws a good cross that connects.
Grandis throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
Grandis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenobi scores with a push kick.
Kenobi swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
Kenobi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenobi scores with a sloppy right hand. Grandis should have avoided that one.
Kenobi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grandis is out of range.
Kenobi punishes Grandis's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grandis connects with a body shot.
Kenobi misses with a straight left.
Grandis connects with a body shot that sends Kenobi's belly button to the back.
Grandis throws a body punch but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi slips a straight right by Grandis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi 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.
Grandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenobi.
The fighters circling - Kenobi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grandis! But no joy.
Grandis swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grandis's head.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandis scores with a jab to the head.
Grandis walks into a stiff left hand from Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Kenobi throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
Kenobi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grandis doesn't seem bothered though.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Grandis.
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!
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
A big left from Grandis misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenobi. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Grandis throws out a counter right but Kenobi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grandis misses.
Kenobi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Kenobi saw that one coming.
Kenobi catches Grandis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Kenobi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenobi.
Kenobi is looking to score with low kicks.
Grandis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
Kenobi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenobi swinging wildly here.
Grandis throws the left hand but Kenobi avoids the punch easily.
Grandis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grandis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenobi at a distance.
Kenobi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grandis can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis slips a jab from Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grandis's sensitive parts.
Grandis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grandis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenobi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Grandis.
Kenobi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
Kenobi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Grandis lands an overhand right.
Kenobi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenobi throws a jab when Grandis was well out of range.
Kenobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenobi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandis manages to avoid it.
Kenobi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grandis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenobi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Kenobi.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenobi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Grandis there.
Grandis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenobi, pushing him back against the cage.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenobi.
A left hand lands to the body for Grandis.
Kenobi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Kenobi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grandis scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a nice shot to the body.
Grandis throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Kenobi is looking to counter with head kicks.
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!
Kenobi slips a straight right by Grandis.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Kenobi moves away and avoids it.
Kenobi throws a sloppy head kick and Grandis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenobi misses the target.
Grandis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Grandis thuds a left hand into Kenobi's body.
Nice straight punches there by Kenobi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenobi.
Nice body punch from Grandis.
Grandis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Kenobi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grandis lands with a right hand.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Kenobi thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi throws a solid leg kick but Grandis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenobi.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kenobi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenobi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
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 Obi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi looks to land a body kick but Grandis moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grandis! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Grandis. That snapped Kenobi's head back.
A big right from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi sizes up Grandis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grandis takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Grandis throws out a loose jab but Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenobi can pounce on him.
Kenobi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenobi slips a jab from Grandis.
Kenobi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Grandis swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenobi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi misses with a body kick.
Kenobi delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Grandis.
Kenobi looks to throw a body kick
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenobi throws a chopping leg kick but Grandis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grandis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenobi.
Grandis lands a nice hook to Kenobi's body. Kenobi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grandis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grandis scores with a punch to the head.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Grandis misses.
Grandis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
Grandis throws a hook to the side of Kenobi's head but Kenobi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenobi throws a push kick but Grandis slaps the foot to one side.
Grandis avoids the body shot from Kenobi.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
Kenobi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grandis.
Obi Wan Kenobi is winning the standup battle so far.
Grandis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenobi throws a shot to the body.
Grandis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grandis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kenobi.
Grandis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenobi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenobi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Grandis.
Grandis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
A solid body kick from Kenobi.
Kenobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kenobi throws a jab when Grandis was well out of range.
Grandis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a straight right hand.
Kenobi tries to bum rush Grandis with a series of wild strikes but Grandis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Kenobi throws a combination that misses
enabling Grandis to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grandis moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenobi.
Robert Grandis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenobi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis throws out a counter right but Kenobi avoids it with no problem.
Kenobi throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
Grandis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenobi slips a jab from Grandis.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.
Kenobi misses with a body shot
and Kenobi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grandis throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
Grandis misses with a straight right.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis lands a nice looking body shot.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenobi throws a leg kick which misses Grandis's front leg but catches the back leg as Grandis tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Grandis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grandis misses with a looping left.
Grandis misses with a hook to the body
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenobi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis throws a right hand that Kenobi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenobi also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Kenobi.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
A big right from Grandis misses.
Kenobi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
Grandis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenobi at a distance.
Kenobi misses with a straight left.
Kenobi throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Grandis.
I think Kenobi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo Di Lodovico (ranked 183 p4p, 26 weight class) and Edison Atunes (ranked 987 p4p, 136 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Lodovico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Di Lodovico is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Di Lodovico throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Di Lodovico misses the target.
Atunes closes the distance and pushes Di Lodovico back into the cage.
Di Lodovico trying to control the position but instead, Atunes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Di Lodovico into the cage.
Atunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Atunes presses Di Lodovico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Di Lodovico wants to get back to striking at distance but Atunes won't allow it.
Atunes gets through Di Lodovico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Di Lodovico prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Di Lodovico cracks Atunes with a nice body shot.
Di Lodovico tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes gets through Di Lodovico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Di Lodovico prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Di Lodovico tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Di Lodovico takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Atunes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Di Lodovico is trying to pull guard but Atunes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atunes taking a breather.
Atunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Di Lodovico - that landed with a thud.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Di Lodovico.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Atunes as Di Lodovico tries to tie him up.
Di Lodovico struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di Lodovico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Di Lodovico uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico is trying to break the clinch but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Di Lodovico tries to pull guard but Atunes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Di Lodovico pushes Atunes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes tries a body shot but Di Lodovico blocks it.
Di Lodovico tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Di Lodovico back against the cage.
Di Lodovico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atunes just leaning against Di Lodovico, taking a breather.
Atunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Di Lodovico's efforts to push away.
Di Lodovico is trying to break the clinch but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Di Lodovico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Di Lodovico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Di Lodovico is trying to force a seperation but Atunes has the dominant position.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atunes stops a takedown attempt from Di Lodovico.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michelangelo Di Lodovico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico blocks an uppercut.
Di Lodovico blocking some punches.
Atunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Di Lodovicos head.
Di Lodovico is trying to stall.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico blocking some punches.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Di Lodovico tries to stall but Atunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Di Lodovico stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Di Lodovico.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Di Lodovico tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Di Lodovico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Di Lodovico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Atunes walks away with a smile on his face. Di Lodovico gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Di Lodovico slips under a jab from Atunes.
Di Lodovico on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edison Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Di Lodovico looks to land a left hand but Atunes moved out of range nicely.
Edison Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Lodovico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Di Lodovico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Di Lodovico off the cage and back into range.
Atunes lands a head kick. Di Lodovico smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Di Lodovico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Di Lodovico is rocked!
Atunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Atunes wants it to stay on the feet.
Oh Di Lodovico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Di Lodovico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Di Lodovico seems to have got his legs back now.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Di Lodovico.
Atunes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Di Lodovico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Di Lodovico moves out of range as Atunes strikes.
Di Lodovico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Di Lodovico shoots in and drives through. Atunes sprawls well.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Di Lodovico throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Di Lodovico lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Lodovico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Di Lodovico stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Di Lodovico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Di Lodovico's head backwards.
Di Lodovico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes lunges at Di Lodovico with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Di Lodovico's hand.
Atunes tries to land a leg kick but Di Lodovico saw it coming and moves away.
Di Lodovico seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Di Lodovico appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Di Lodovico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Di Lodovico takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Di Lodovico on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Atunes misses
so Di Lodovico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Atunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes wants to stand and escape but Di Lodovico is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Lodovico looking to sit in guard and control but Atunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atunes is looking to stand up but Di Lodovico won't let him.
Atunes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Di Lodovico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Di Lodovico is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Di Lodovico is trying to keep Atunes in close.
Di Lodovico 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.
Di Lodovico is trying to control the position but Atunes postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Di Lodovico is trying to keep Atunes in close.
Atunes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Di Lodovico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atunes is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Di Lodovico off the cage and back into range.
Di Lodovico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Lodovico swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Di Lodovico ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes digs a good body shot into Di Lodovico's ribs.
Di Lodovico avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Di Lodovico lands a lovely overhand right.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Di Lodovico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Atunes!
Atunes rushes Di Lodovico and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes trying to control the position but instead, Di Lodovico has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atunes into the cage.
Di Lodovico presses Atunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Di Lodovico manages to break the clinch.
Atunes lands an overhand right.
Di Lodovico misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edison Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Di Lodovico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Di Lodovico.
Atunes misses with a right hand
and Di Lodovico counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Di Lodovico wants to pass the guard but Atunes is defending well.
Di Lodovico is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Di Lodovico is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've been hearing that Di Lodovico has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Lodovico is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Lodovico is looking to advance position but Atunes won't allow it.
Di Lodovico content to control rather than advance.
Atunes wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Di Lodovico thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atunes's head.
Di Lodovico is keen to just control but Atunes is a slippery customer.
Di Lodovico sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Di Lodovico moves away and avoids it.
Di Lodovico moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Atunes throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Di Lodovico tries to clinch up.
Atunes punishes Di Lodovico's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Di Lodovico. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Di Lodovico.
As Atunes tries to get set, Di Lodovico tries to push him back and clinch up but Atunes manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Di Lodovico.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.
Atunes has closed the distance and engaged Di Lodovico in a clinch.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Di Lodovico controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Di Lodovico.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Atunes.
Di Lodovico blocking some punches.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
Di Lodovico throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atunes.
Edison Atunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Lodovico manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Di Lodovico misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Di Lodovico is keeping busy.
Di Lodovico throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes looking to slow down the pace here.
Di Lodovico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Di Lodovico throws a head punch that misses.
Di Lodovico lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Atunes gets through Di Lodovico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Di Lodovico tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Di Lodovico back against the cage.
Atunes is leaning against Di Lodovico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Di Lodovico takes a shot to the head.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Edison Atunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atunes digs a right hand into Di Lodovico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Di Lodovico's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Atunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atunes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edison Atunes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alzonz Appalusu (ranked 1198 p4p, 167 weight class) and Sam Samuelson (ranked 1145 p4p, 163 weight class). Appalusu comes into the arena with Rocky theme song blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alzonz Appalusu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Samuelson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Appalusu as he jumps to the side.
Samuelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Appalusu circles away.
Appalusu gets a takedown into half guard.
Samuelson tries to get to full guard but Appalusu has control of the leg.
Appalusu is trying to work for a kimura but Samuelson is defending well.
Appalusu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Samuelson wants to get back to full guard.
Appalusu seems to be working for a kimura but Samuelson defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appalusu seems to be looking for submissions.
Appalusu is working for a kimura but Samuelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Samuelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Appalusu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Appalusu's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelson is looking to control Appalusu but Appalusu is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Samuelson working for the choke.
Samuelson trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Appalusu right now.
Samuelson is trying to stick to Appalusu's back but Appalusu is turning into Samuelson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Samuelson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Appalusu.
Appalusu has gone for a leg lock! Samuelson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Appalusu's guard.
Samuelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Samuelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Appalusu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samuelson is aware though and is defending well.
Samuelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Appalusu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samuelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samuelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Appalusu is defending well.
Samuelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Appalusu, who protects the arm well.
Appalusu is looking to reverse the position.
Appalusu sneaks back into half guard.
Samuelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Appalusu defends it well.
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!
Appalusu actively working from the bottom here.
Samuelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Appalusu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Samuelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson wants to pass the guard but Appalusu is defending well.
Samuelson content to control rather than advance.
Samuelson prevents Appalusu from improving his position.
Samuelson wants to take a breather but Appalusu is having none of it.
Samuelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Appalusu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Appalusu gets back to full guard.
Samuelson slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appalusu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samuelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Appalusu sees it coming and defends easily.
Appalusu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samuelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Appalusu sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Appalusu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samuelson pulls his head out easily.
Appalusu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samuelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Appalusu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Appalusu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samuelson pulls his head out easily.
Samuelson wants to pass the guard but Appalusu is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Samuelson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samuelson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Appalusu sprawls well initially but Samuelson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Appalusu looking for submissions off his back.
Samuelson wants to free his trapped foot but Appalusu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Appalusu actively working from the bottom here.
Samuelson passes to full mount!
Samuelson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Samuelson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appalusu working to try and regain half guard.
Samuelson content just to control the position here.
Appalusu tries to reverse the position but Samuelson maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Samuelson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Samuelson takes Appalusu's back.
Samuelson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Samuelson tries to keep control of the position but Appalusu is staying busy.
Appalusu tries to escape but Samuelson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Appalusu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sam Samuelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samuelson looking to control but Appalusu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Appalusu gets back to half guard.
Samuelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Appalusu looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appalusu actively working from the bottom here.
Samuelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samuelson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Appalusu tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Samuelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Samuelson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 508 p4p, 57 weight class) and Thing Thing (ranked 1345 p4p, 140 weight class). Eugen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kickboxer - Advance Training. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thing's choice of entrance music: Thing. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thing Thing!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Eugen.
Eugen misses the jab.
Eugen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eugen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thing clinches up against the cage.
Eugen stalling the fight.
Eugen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thing backwards.
Eugen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eugen jabs Thing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eugen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eugen throws a jab when Thing was well out of range.
Thing is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thing tries to close the distance and clinch but Eugen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eugen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Eugen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing throws an overhand right that lands on Eugen's shoulder, as Eugen tries to avoid the shot.
Eugen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thing throws a low kick but Eugen moves out of range easily.
Eugen scores with a shot to the body.
Eugen throws a jab but it's blocked by Thing.
Thing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eugen tries to keep at a distance but Thing has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thing working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Eugen breaks from the clinch.
Thing drops his hands momentarily and Eugen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing staying out of range there.
Eugen throws a right hand that misses
and Thing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thing.
Eugen keeping moving, preventing Thing from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eugen is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thing wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Eugen is now in half guard.
Thing is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eugen pulls his head out easily.
Thing trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing tries to roll over but Eugen keeps him under control.
Thing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eugen is working away from the top position though.
Thing tries to roll over but Eugen keeps him under control.
Eugen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thing wants to improve his position but Eugen is controlling well.
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.
Thing trying to control from the bottom.
Thing looking for submissions off his back.
Thing is concentrating on defense, preventing Eugen from advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eugen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eugen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thing.
Eugen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thing slips under a jab from Eugen.
Thing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin Eugen is winning the standup battle so far.
Eugen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Thing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugen misses with a right hand
and Thing counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thing throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eugen to regain full guard.
Eugen is pulling down on Thing's head. It's preventing any offense from Thing, at least for the moment.
Thing stopping the sweep attempt from Eugen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing throws a strike but Eugen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thing working for a triangle but Eugen defends it easily.
Thing Thing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eugen wants to stand but Thing has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thing is looking for a triangle but Eugen pushes his legs off easily.
Thing controls Eugen momentarily but Eugen frees himself.
Thing trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eugen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Eugen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thing is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eugen is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thing takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Thing Thing has been cut.
Eugen staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Eugen misses the target.
Eugen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thing was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugen.
Thing is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Eugen stuffs the takedown.
Eugen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eugen throws out the jab.
Thing is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thing shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eugen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eugen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Eugen is trying to buck Thing off.
Thing creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eugen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thing tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thing throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Thing looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Thing seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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 Martin Eugen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thing Thing's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thing takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eugen misses with a double jab
and Thing moves into the clinch.
Thing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eugen prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Thing fails to land.
Eugen stalling the fight.
Eugen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Eugen.
Thing looking for a takedown.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Thing wants a takedown.
Eugen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugen is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thing up against the cage.
Eugen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eugen seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Eugen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eugen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eugen throws an overhand right that lands on Thing's shoulder, as Thing tries to avoid the shot.
Eugen looks to throw the jab but Thing is out of range.
Thing closes the distance and clinches.
Eugen lands a right hand.
Eugen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martin Eugen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eugen prevents it.
Thing Thing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugen is defending well for now.
Thing tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eugen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eugen.
Eugen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thing is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Eugen to the mat. Eugen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Thing throws an elbow that misses. Eugen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thing's guard. Nice move by Eugen!
Thing looking for subs off his back but Eugen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eugen is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen slows the pace down in half guard.
Thing tries to get to full guard but Eugen has control of the leg.
Martin Eugen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thing felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thing with the active half guard here but Eugen passes nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Thing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eugen controls the position.
Thing sneaks back into half guard.
Eugen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thing can do to turn this around?
Thing trying to hold on to Eugen's head to control him but Eugen postures up.
Thing wants to improve his position but Eugen is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eugen blocks the strikes from Thing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Eugen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eugen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Eugen!
A very excited looking Martin Eugen 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.
The defeated Thing Thing had this to say: 'THING!'.
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