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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadley (ranked 24772 p4p, 293 weight class) and Gold Man (ranked 23655 p4p, 298 weight class). Hadley comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music - Eminem. Gold Man has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Hadley's chin.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold Man!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Man quickly recovers to half guard.
Hadley is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hadley.
Hadley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hadley prevents Man from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hadley seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
Hadley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Man should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hadley seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Hadley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Man misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hadley seems to be looking for submissions.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hadley.
Man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hadley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hadley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hadley wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hadley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hadley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Man looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Man looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Man!
Man wants to stand but Hadley has his arm trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The strikes coming from Man are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Hadley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hadley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man regains half guard, as Hadley was trying to land strikes.
Hadley is working for a submission of some sort.
Hadley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to control but Hadley is keeping busy.
Hadley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hadley is working for a kimura but Man is defending it quite comfortably.
Man tries to get to full guard but Hadley has control of the leg.
Hadley trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.
Hadley is working for a submission of some sort.
Hadley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
Man is pressing down on Hadley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hadley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alex Hadley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Hadley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Hadley blocks the body kick.
Hadley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Man napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hadley is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Man looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hadley gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Man is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hadley lets go of the hold and Man can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Hadley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 4102 p4p, 423 weight class) and Aapo Jukola (ranked 2633 p4p, 308 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aapo Jukola was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aapo Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola delivers a nice body kick.
Rothco throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukola counters with an outside leg kick.
Jukola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rothco looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
Aapo Jukola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothco checks a leg kick.
Jukola scores with a nice right hand.
Jukola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jukola misses with a series of wild punches.
Jukola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothco.
Jukola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothco dodges the punch combination from Jukola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rothco under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rothco. Jukola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jukola throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jukola misses with a looping left.
Jukola throws the kick towards the body but Rothco avoids it.
A big right from Jukola misses.
Rothco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jukola just manages to avoid it.
Rothco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jukola can pounce on him.
Jukola misses with a jab to the body
and Rothco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothco looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
Jukola feints a counter leg kick.
Jukola clinches.
Rothco is trying to push Jukola away but Jukola has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jukola prevents a body shot from Rothco.
Jukola pushes Rothco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jukola told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola lands a body punch.
Jukola has Rothco pressed against the cage, preventing Rothco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rothco can't find room to land a body shot as Jukola controls the action.
Good body shot from Jukola.
Jukola lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukola lands a body shot.
Jukola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rothco's defenses.
It looks like Frank Rothco has been cut.
A short uppercut from Jukola.
Jukola keeps control of Rothco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothco throws a head punch that misses.
Jukola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rothco tries to throw a body punch but Jukola avoids it by throwing Rothco back against the cage.
Jukola lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Jukola - that landed with a thud.
Jukola scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jukola.
Jukola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jukola pushes Rothco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jukola digs a right hand underneath Rothco's ribcage. Rothco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Jukola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rothco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothco throws a body punch but Jukola moves out of range.
Rothco lands with a cross.
Rothco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aapo Jukola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothco misses with a hook to the body
and Jukola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rothco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rothco sizes up Jukola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rothco slips a jab from Jukola.
Jukola moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothco with a nice cross.
Rothco misses with a body shot.
Rothco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jukola connects with an inside leg kick.
Jukola swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rothco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rothco just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothco throws a wild body kick that Jukola sees coming a mile off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jukola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Rothco was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jukola.
Rothco throws a chopping leg kick but Jukola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rothco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rothco missing with a left hand there. Jukola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jukola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jukola throws a low kick but Rothco avoids it.
Rothco swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothco.
Rothco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jukola instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jukola.
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!
Jukola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothco backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola works on Rothco's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Jukola.
Aapo Jukola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rothco working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jukola.
Rothco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukola keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rothco's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Jukola.
Jukola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jukola.
Rothco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rothco is rocked!
Frank Rothco's cut is getting worse.
Rothco struggles to land a body shot inside as Jukola controls his hands.
Oh Rothco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rothco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Jukola.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jukola lands a body shot.
Jukola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jukola lands a right hand.
Jukola scores with a shot to the side of Rothco's head.
Rothco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aapo Jukola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Rothco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jukola throws a shot from downtown. Rothco moves away and avoids it.
Rothco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rothco connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Jukola is looking to slow Rothco down with leg kicks.
Jukola scoring well with a low kick there.
Rothco connects with a crisp jab.
Jukola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothco is looking to counter punch.
Rothco seems to have got his legs back now.
Jukola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rothco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukola. Rothco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rothco with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jukola.
Jukola thuds a left hand into Rothco's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothco lands a two punch combo.
Jukola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rothco at a distance.
Jukola takes one to the chin there.
Frank Rothco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola throws an overhand right that lands on Rothco's shoulder, as Rothco tries to avoid the shot.
Jukola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rothco throws a shot from downtown. Jukola moves away and avoids it.
Jukola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rothco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aapo Jukola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jukola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jukola cracks a nice hook into Rothco's ribs.
Rothco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Jukola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rothco doesn't seem phased though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jukola - that will leave a mark!
Rothco slips under a jab from Jukola.
Rothco moves forwards but Jukola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothco throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukola makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rothco really felt that one!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jukola.
Jukola lands with a nice body punch.
Jukola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rothco throws an overhand right that lands on Jukola's shoulder, as Jukola tries to avoid the shot.
Rothco backing away here, and Jukola unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jukola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jukola lands a front kick.
Jukola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jukola lands a jab to Rothco's midsection.
Jukola takes a swing at Rothco's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rothco swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
Rothco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aapo Jukola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jukola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aapo Jukola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Datu Rizalia (ranked 2326 p4p, 90 weight class) and Eddy Soprano (ranked 3098 p4p, 105 weight class). Rizalia comes into the arena with Ballad of a dead soulja by tupac blaring out of the sound system. Eddy Soprano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Datu Rizalia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizalia scores with a nice right hand.
Rizalia connects with an inside leg kick.
Rizalia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soprano's sensitive parts.
Rizalia lands a nice shot that snaps Soprano's head back.
It looks like Eddy Soprano has been cut.
Soprano with a poor takedown
and Rizalia counters with a low kick, right behind Soprano 's knee.
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soprano drops his hands momentarily and Rizalia needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Soprano just on the top of the head. Soprano drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Soprano - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Datu Rizalia!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Datu Rizalia made sure he mentioned UnderGround Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Petiot (ranked 2437 p4p, 151 weight class) and Caeser Kombombuizc (ranked 4236 p4p, 225 weight class). Marcel Petiot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcel Petiot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeser Kombombuizc!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petiot throws a sloppy head kick and Kombombuizc moves out of range easily.
Petiot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petiot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kombombuizc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kombombuizc is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Petiot's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kombombuizc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kombombuizc.
Petiot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kombombuizc trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petiot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kombombuizc trying to control the position here.
Kombombuizc not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Petiot's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kombombuizc enables Petiot to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kombombuizc manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petiot looking to pass the guard.
Kombombuizc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kombombuizc 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.
Kombombuizc can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petiot controls the pace.
Kombombuizc 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petiot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Petiot 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.
A right-left combo lands from Petiot.
Petiot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kombombuizc.
Petiot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kombombuizc has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been informed that Kombombuizc has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Petiot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petiot clinches.
Kombombuizc goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petiot prevents it.
Petiot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kombombuizc tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Petiot is in Kombombuizc's guard.
Petiot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kombombuizc is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kombombuizc wants to sweep here but Petiot controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petiot trying to control but Kombombuizc is working from the bottom.
Petiot stands up and waves to Kombombuizc to follow him.
Oooooh!!! Petiot has knocked Kombombuizc down with a huge combo! Petiot steps away and waves a wobbly Kombombuizc back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kombombuizc is rocked!
It looks like Caeser Kombombuizc has been cut.
Petiot closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petiot wants to stand but Kombombuizc is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kombombuizc regains half guard there - taking advantage of Petiot's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Petiot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petiot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kombombuizc is trying to maintain the position but Petiot is very close to passing his half guard.
Kombombuizc wants to improve his position but Petiot is controlling well.
Petiot not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Petiot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caeser Kombombuizc's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Petiot cracks Kombombuizc with a good jab.
Kombombuizc tries for a takedown but Petiot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kombombuizc drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Petiot keeping moving, preventing Kombombuizc from controlling successfully.
Petiot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kombombuizc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kombombuizc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kombombuizc is pushing down on Petiot's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petiot is fighting to maintain full guard but Kombombuizc has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kombombuizc misses with a head shot. Petiot uses the momentum to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petiot holds on and takes a little breather.
Petiot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kombombuizc can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kombombuizc stopping the sweep attempt from Petiot.
Kombombuizc scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Petiot is looking to stand up but Kombombuizc isn't so interested in that idea.
Petiot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petiot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kombombuizc throws a big elbow that misses.
Kombombuizc has gone for a leg lock! Petiot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kombombuizc's guard.
Petiot wants to pass the guard but Kombombuizc is keeping the position.
Petiot is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kombombuizc wants to hit a switch here but Petiot passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kombombuizc there!
Petiot looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petiot thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Petiot there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kombombuizc avoids a series of strikes thrown by Petiot.
Caeser Kombombuizc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcel Petiot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petiot controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Petiot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petiot 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Petiot!
Marcel Petiot thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 2615 p4p, 321 weight class) and Juraj Divisek (ranked 1740 p4p, 233 weight class). Mochinori comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Battle Music. Juraj Divisek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uesugi Mochinori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juraj Divisek!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mochinori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Mochinori.
Mochinori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divisek throws a hook but Mochinori avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mochinori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mochinori. That's going to slow Divisek down.
Mochinori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Divisek has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Divisek.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek lands a nice uppercut.
Mochinori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divisek's coach down at Rīga was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Divisek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Mochinori.
A short uppercut from Mochinori.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mochinori.
Mochinori lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mochinori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divisek pushes Mochinori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Divisek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Divisek on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mochinori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Mochinori tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Mochinori digs a right hand into Divisek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Divisek's gas tank.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
Mochinori misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek scores with a shoulder strike.
Divisek tries to score a body lock takedown but Mochinori shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mochinori working aggressively here.
Mochinori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Divisek.
Divisek misses the shot to the body.
Divisek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mochinori's head backwards.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mochinori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mochinori.
The crowd cheers as Mochinori lands an impressive looking overhand right. Divisek doesn't seem phased though.
Mochinori looks to score with a jab to the body but Divisek is just out of range.
Divisek tries to counter with a clinch but Mochinori shakes him off and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mochinori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mochinori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Divisek. Beautiful body shot.
Mochinori lands a nice shot that snaps Divisek's head back.
Divisek jabs at Mochinori's body.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mochinori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mochinori swats away the attempt to clinch by Divisek.
Mochinori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Divisek.
Mochinori lands a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Divisek there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Mochinori does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Mochinori misses the target.
Divisek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Divisek throws a hook but Mochinori avoids it easily.
Mochinori throws a body shot but no joy.
Divisek walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek rushes Mochinori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mochinori can't find room to land a body shot as Divisek controls the action.
Mochinori manages to break the clinch.
Divisek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Divisek lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juraj Divisek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mochinori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Divisek missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori throwing a counter right hand but Divisek manages to avoid it.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Divisek missing with a left hand there. Mochinori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mochinori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mochinori looks to land a right hand but Divisek moved out of range.
Mochinori looks to score with a jab to the body but Divisek is just out of range.
Divisek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mochinori.
Mochinori fires out a quick counter leg kick but Divisek just manages to avoid it.
Divisek moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Mochinori.
Mochinori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mochinori throws a big shot that misses.
Mochinori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mochinori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divisek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi Mochinori is winning the standup battle so far.
Divisek dips to his left and cracks Mochinori with an uppercut!
Mochinori connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Mochinori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Divisek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mochinori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mochinori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Divisek clinches.
A short right from Divisek.
Mochinori lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek lands a shot to the body.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mochinori's elbow.
Mochinori manages to break the clinch.
Juraj Divisek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divisek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Divisek swings for the body but Mochinori moves out of range.
Divisek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mochinori.
Divisek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mochinori's hands.
Mochinori throws out a powerful jab.
Divisek throws a shot from downtown. Mochinori moves away and avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mochinori throws an overhand right that lands on Divisek's shoulder, as Divisek tries to avoid the shot.
Divisek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mochinori, pushing him back against the cage.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Mochinori.
Divisek tries to work over Mochinori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Divisek tries to work over Mochinori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mochinori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mochinori misses with a punch to the body.
Juraj Divisek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mochinori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek tries to throw a body punch but Mochinori avoids it by throwing Divisek back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mochinori.
Mochinori struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
Divisek pushes Mochinori back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mochinori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mochinori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mochinori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mochinori.
Mochinori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Divisek misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divisek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mochinori avoids the body shot from Divisek.
Divisek slips a straight right by Mochinori.
Divisek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mochinori.
Mochinori slips under a jab.
It looked like Mochinori was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Divisek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uesugi Mochinori dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Divisek connects with a right hand. Mochinori shakes it off.
Mochinori lands a leg kick that knocks Divisek off balance momentarily.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Divisek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mochinori throws a jab but it's blocked by Divisek.
Mochinori slips under a jab.
Mochinori misses with a body shot.
Mochinori throws a lazy right hand but Divisek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mochinori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mochinori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Divisek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Divisek tries to clinch but Mochinori moves out of range.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mochinori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Mochinori misses the target.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Divisek avoids the body shot from Mochinori.
Divisek wants to counter the offense by Mochinori and move into the clinch position.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mochinori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mochinori missing with a left hand there. Divisek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori swats away the attempt to clinch by Divisek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mochinori.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mochinori as Divisek tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Mochinori.
Mochinori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Divisek is trying to maintain a safe position but Mochinori gets an underhook and turns Divisek into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mochinori.
Divisek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mochinori lands a body punch.
Mochinori misses with a punch on the inside.
Mochinori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mochinori breaks from the clinch.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Mochinori pushes him off.
Mochinori scores with the left hand. Divisek knows he should have avoided that one.
Mochinori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mochinori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Divisek doesn't seem bothered though.
Mochinori lands a jab to Divisek's midsection.
The fighters circling - Divisek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori avoids the body shot from Divisek.
Mochinori feints and then cracks Divisek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Divisek down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divisek walks into a jab.
Divisek throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Mochinori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mochinori connects with the punch.
Divisek tries to clinch there but Mochinori circles away.
Mochinori blocks a jab.
Divisek wants to clinch.
Mochinori throws a hook but Divisek avoids it easily.
Mochinori with a nice cross.
Divisek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mochinori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Mochinori goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Divisek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Divisek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Divisek slips a straight right by Mochinori.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uesugi Mochinori showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mochinori 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uesugi Mochinori!
Our winner, Uesugi Mochinori, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Juraj Divisek had this to say: 'What is this bullshiit ! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Tagirbekov (ranked 1552 p4p, 159 weight class) and Khal Yujiro (ranked 1949 p4p, 186 weight class). Tagirbekov's entrance music is Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Tagirbekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khal Yujiro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Tagirbekov and sends Yujiro crashing to the mat! Tagirbekov follows him down to the mat - Yujiro regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Yujiro is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tagirbekov is working for a kimura but Yujiro is defending it quite comfortably.
Yujiro is still in real trouble! Can Tagirbekov finish him?
Tagirbekov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yujiro is just riding it out for now. Tagirbekov eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tagirbekov is looking for a kimura here.
Yujiro seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yujiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yujiro tries to get to full guard but Tagirbekov has control of the leg.
Tagirbekov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yujiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagirbekov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yujiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov moves into full mount! Yujiro won't be happy about that!
Tagirbekov controlling the position easily from mount.
Yujiro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tagirbekov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tagirbekov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tagirbekov trying to control but Yujiro is having none of it.
Yujiro is desperately trying to improve his position but Tagirbekov has a good base and remains in mount.
Tagirbekov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yujiro has left one of his arms exposed and Tagirbekov doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Yujiro screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Tagirbekov!
A very excited looking Ruslan Tagirbekov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Khal Yujiro was interviewed post fight and said 'The greatest lessons are learnt in defeat, ill return better.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tohit Tohurt (ranked 1377 p4p, 62 weight class) and Comrade Jibang (ranked 2416 p4p, 95 weight class). Jibang has chosen National Anthem of North Korea as his entrance music. 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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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tohit Tohurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comrade Jibang!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohurt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jibang looks winded!
Tohurt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Comrade Jibang has been cut.
Jibang glances at the clock... BAM! Tohurt nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jibang crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jibang is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tohit Tohurt!
Comrade Jibang spoke after the fight, saying 'I have dishonored my people, my Democratic Peoples' Republic. This defeat is a great setback for the inevitable reunification of the Korean peninsula. If I am not executed, which I deserve, then I will focus on training for the next battle.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Schmidt (ranked 1301 p4p, 158 weight class) and Torq Bosley (ranked 1127 p4p, 142 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schmidt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Dreams. Torq Bosley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oskar Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torq Bosley!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosley connects with a nice looking jab.
Schmidt clinches up against the cage.
Bosley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schmidt trying to control but Bosley is working from the bottom.
Schmidt looking to pass the guard.
Schmidt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmidt 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.
Schmidt looking to sit in guard and control but Bosley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bosley postures up in Schmidt's guard and throws a big left but Schmidt blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bosley throws a strike but Schmidt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schmidt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bosley working a defensive guard but Schmidt passes into half guard.
Bosley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking for a kimura but Bosley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schmidt to get the leverage.
Bosley is pressing down on Schmidt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bosley is on top in guard.
Bosley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schmidt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schmidt throws a strike but Bosley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bosley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schmidt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schmidt has escaped and now he's on top!
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!
Bosley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Torq Bosley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bosley connects with a right hand. Schmidt shakes it off.
Good shot there by Bosley.
Schmidt darts in looking for a takedown but Bosley gets double underhooks and turns Schmidt into the cage.
Schmidt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bosley tries to avoid it but Schmidt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bosley to the ground. Bosley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bosley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosley unleashes a big counter combination but Schmidt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schmidt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bosley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar Schmidt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schmidt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bosley tries to avoid it but Schmidt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bosley to the ground. Bosley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Schmidt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schmidt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bosley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bosley counter with a right hand.
Bosley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schmidt did well to prevent Bosley getting side control.
Bosley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bosley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schmidt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bosley.
Bosley seems to be working for a kimura but Schmidt defends the submission attempt.
Bosley is working for a kimura but Schmidt is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt won't allow Bosley to pass to mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bosley. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bosley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schmidt's head.
Bosley seems to be working for a kimura but Schmidt defends the submission attempt.
Bosley is working for a kimura but Schmidt is defending it quite comfortably.
Bosley thows a huge punch but Schmidt dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torq Bosley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Schmidt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schmidt takes one to the side of the head.
Bosley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schmidt.
Schmidt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oskar Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Bosley lands.
Bosley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosley.
Schmidt walks into a straight right hand from Bosley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bosley stalls.
Bosley has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt wants to take the fight to the mat but Bosley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bosley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosley misses with a body punch.
Bosley controlling the action here for a moment.
Bosley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torq Bosley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schmidt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bosley after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oskar Schmidt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmidt blocks a body shot from Bosley.
Schmidt tries to score a body lock takedown but Bosley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bosley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schmidt prevents it.
A short uppercut from Bosley.
Bosley trying to control the position but instead, Schmidt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bosley into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bosley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Torq Bosley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bosley looking to control.
Schmidt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bosley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schmidt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schmidt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've been informed that Bosley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosley looking for a guillotine here but Schmidt defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmidt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torq Bosley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bosley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torq Bosley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Torq Bosley thanked UnderGround Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Jones (ranked 680 p4p, 97 weight class) and Piet Smit (ranked 1300 p4p, 182 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood - Slayer. Smit has chosen Baby Got Back 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piet Smit!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Smit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smit in his tracks.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones works Smit's body with a nice hook.
Jones blocks a head kick by Smit.
Smit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smit moves away from the strike by Jones.
Smit is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Smit misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smit takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smit misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smit misses with a takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Barry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Smit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Smit's belly button to the back.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Smit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Smit's defenses.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones jabs at Smit's body.
Smit doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Smit walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smit fails to land the takedown.
Jones throws the left hand but Smit avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Smit is looking for the big counter here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Piet Smit has been cut.
Smit throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Smit only half commits.
Smit shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Smit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smit is looking to clinch.
Smit staying out of range there.
Smit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Smit has a takedown stuffed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smit slips under a jab from Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Smit does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piet Smit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones cracks Smit with an open hand slap.
Smit has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Smit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barry Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piet Smit.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones cracks Smit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Smit's head.
Smit ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Smit unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Jones misses its target.
Smit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barry Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Smit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smit slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Smit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smit is rocked!
Smit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Smit is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Jones engages and cracks Smit with a massive lead left hook - Smit tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Jones is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Jones!
A very excited looking Barry Jones 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.
In defeat, Piet Smit stepped up to the mic, saying 'Winning is not everything, it is the only thing! I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 692 p4p, 87 weight class) and Fray Tormenta (ranked 522 p4p, 72 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fray Tormenta!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tormenta moves into range and clinches up with James.
Tormenta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Our sources have told us that James has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tormenta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
James tries a body shot but Tormenta blocks it.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Tormenta.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tormenta pulls guard effortlessly.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James wants to get up but he can't break Tormenta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
James postures up in Tormenta's guard and throws a big left but Tormenta blocks it.
James wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tormenta's closed guard. He's half up but Tormenta has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tormenta pivots and extends the arm, James falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tormenta! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fray Tormenta! Fray Tormenta retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Fray Tormenta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tyson James spoke after the fight, saying 'When I am defeated, I stay humble. I was defeated by the better man today. I wish Fray the best in his future title defenses. I will return to the top and get that belt! '.
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