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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satchmo Knox (ranked 23246 p4p, 626 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 5040 p4p, 512 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Riot | Three Days Grace. 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
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Satchmo Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbitte moves away.
Knox throws a hook but Rabbitte blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Rabbitte. Those never looked like landing.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rabbitte tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Rabbitte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rabbitte scrambles back to his feet.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Rabbitte tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Rabbitte looking to stall.
Knox lands a right hand.
Rabbitte throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Rabbitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox pushes Rabbitte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rabbitte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox moves into range and clinches up with Rabbitte.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox works on Rabbitte's body with a couple of short punches.
Rabbitte looks winded!
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox is leaning against Rabbitte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox is leaning against Rabbitte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rabbitte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox clinches.
Rabbitte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Knox tests Rabbitte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rabbitte.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Knox moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rabbitte! Knox continues to tee off on Rabbitte, landing with a left and a right! Knox connects with a right hand that leaves Rabbitte sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Knox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Satchmo Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Satchmo Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 4340 p4p, 476 weight class) and Michael Elliott (ranked 4526 p4p, 488 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Elliott!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Elliott counters with a stiff right hand.
Elliott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elliott wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
Elliott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jimmy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Elliott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Elliott feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Elliott connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Elliott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Elliott there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jackson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Elliott - the referee stops the clock and Jackson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Elliott. Jackson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Elliott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elliott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Elliott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Elliott throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Elliott throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elliott counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Elliott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jackson with a body shot.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elliott.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Elliott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Elliott scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Elliott lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jimmy Jackson has been cut.
Elliott blocks a jab.
Elliott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jimmy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Elliott.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson misses with a hook. Elliott ducked under it nicely.
Elliott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Elliott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Elliott's shoulder, as Elliott tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Elliott moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson tries to bum rush Elliott with a series of wild strikes but Elliott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson scores with a jab. Elliott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Elliott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Elliott misses with a hook.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Elliott counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elliott.
Elliott throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elliott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elliott looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Elliott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elliott fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Elliott.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elliott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Elliott.
Elliott throws a head kick that misses.
Elliott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Elliott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elliott.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elliott.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Elliott loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Elliott defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Elliott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elliott is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elliott shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elliott throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elliott moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Elliott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elliott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Elliott scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Elliott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jimmy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Elliott.
Elliott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elliott manages to avoid it.
Elliott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elliott.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Elliott.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Elliott moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Elliott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab from Jackson.
A punch combination from Elliott misses.
Elliott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jimmy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elliott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Elliott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Elliott lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Elliott on the side of the head.
Elliott slips under a jab.
Michael Elliott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Elliott!
Elliott lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Elliott throws a nice head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Elliott misses with a looping left.
Elliott lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Elliott.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elliott's hands.
Jackson misses with a hook. Elliott ducked under it nicely.
Jackson slips under a jab from Elliott.
Elliott needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elliott throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Elliott tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Elliott.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elliott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elliott throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Elliott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Elliott connects with a looping right hand.
Elliott misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott misses with a few strikes there.
Elliott lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Elliott.
Elliott defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elliott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Elliott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Elliott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Elliott throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Elliott does no damage.
Jackson tries to move into range but Elliott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Elliott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Elliott looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elliott throws out the jab.
Elliott dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Sloppy strikes from Elliott. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Elliott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elliott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elliott gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Elliott moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Elliott throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Elliott lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Elliott scores with a hook.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elliott missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Elliott.
Elliott throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Elliott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson jabs at Elliott's body.
Some wild striking there from Elliott.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elliott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Elliott avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Elliott! But no joy.
Elliott misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
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 Jimmy Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A left lands for Elliott.
A big left from Elliott misses.
Elliott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elliott looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Elliott moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Elliott saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Elliott.
Some wild striking there from Elliott.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Elliott just misses with a punch to the body.
Elliott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson tests Elliott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Elliott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elliott works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Elliott avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Elliott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elliott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elliott scrambles back to his feet.
Elliott throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Elliott slips a straight right by Jackson.
Elliott throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Elliott throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Elliott.
Elliott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elliott.
It looked like Jackson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Elliott.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Elliott misses with a straight left.
Jackson slips a straight right by Elliott.
Elliott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elliott was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Elliott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elliott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson throws the left hand but Elliott avoids the punch easily.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Elliott moved out of range nicely.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Elliott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Elliott looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Elliott throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Elliott throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Elliott tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elliott misses with a looping left.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Elliott is just out of range.
Elliott thumps Jackson with a low kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Elliott. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Elliott misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Elliott's head.
Elliott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson tries to move into range but Elliott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Elliott is rocked!
A jab from Jackson misses.
Elliott is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elliott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elliott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Elliott seems to have recovered his senses.
Elliott ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Elliott lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Elliott with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Elliott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Elliott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson moves out of range as Elliott strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Elliott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elliott throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Elliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elliott scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Elliott to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Elliott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Elliott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elliott with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Elliott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elliott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elliott throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elliott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elliott slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elliott was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Elliott lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Elliott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Elliott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elliott 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 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Elliott!
Michael Elliott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaai Finau (ranked 2856 p4p, 356 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 3404 p4p, 409 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaai Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finau.
A lazy left from Finau finds it's target.
Finau thuds his shin into the meat of Kurtev's side.
Kurtev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurtev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurtev wants to take a breather but Finau is having none of it.
Finau tries to roll over but Kurtev keeps him under control.
Kurtev is stalling here. Finau is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kurtev seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Finau has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Finau landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finau lands a decent elbow from side control.
Finau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Finau lands some shots froms side control.
Finau avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kurtev.
Kurtev is not content to let Finau control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau cracks Kurtev with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kurtev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Finau connects with a decent elbow.
Finau trying to control the position but Kurtev is working away.
Finau working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've been hearing that Finau has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Finau lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kurtev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finau in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kurtev is trying to control Finau's posture but Finau avoids it.
Finau looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Finau scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finau working the ground and pound from side control.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep.
Kurtev told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Kurtev seems a little lost for a moment, as Finau dominates the positioning.
Kurtev is trying to get back to half guard.
Finau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurtev keeps working.
Finau avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kurtev.
Kurtev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kurtev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Finau there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kurtev is trying to control but Finau passes into side control!
Finau working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Finau scores with a couple of short elbows.
Finau working the head and body with strikes.
Finau scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kurtev to see if he's OK.
Kurtev tries to buck Finau off but Finau is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kurtev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finau is chipping away with strikes.
Kurtev is rocked!
Kurtev struggling a bit here.
Finau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kurtev wants to control but Finau postures up.
Finau working the head with strikes.
Kurtev throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep.
Finau blocks the strikes from Kurtev.
Finau landing strikes.
Finau wants to control but Kurtev is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finau lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finau working the ground and pound.
Finau works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kurtev can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurtev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Finau scores with punches from side control.
Finau scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kurtev to see if he's OK.
Finau working the head with strikes.
Kurtev is still in real trouble! Can Finau finish him?
Kurtev wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Kurtev seems to have recovered his senses.
Finau wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurtev, who protects the arm well.
Finau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kurtev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Finau's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaai Finau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab lands there for Finau.
Finau lands a high kick to the side of Kurtev's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Finau dives into guard, looking to finish.
Finau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finau lands a couple of elbows.
Finau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kurtev looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurtev has an active guard here but Finau has managed to pass into half guard.
Finau drops an elbow to the side of Kurtev's head.
Finau winds up and cracks Kurtev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kurtev wants to control but Finau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Finau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kurtev flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Finau lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kurtev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finau looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kurtev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ground and pound from Finau.
Finau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kurtev is defending against the submission attempts here by Finau.
Kurtev is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Kurtev is looking to get to half guard.
Finau has hold of Kurtev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kurtev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kurtev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev working to try and regain half guard.
Finau blocks Kurtev's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Finau looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Finau lands a couple of good shots and Kurtev has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kurtev trying to control the action but Finau just sinks the hooks in.
Kurtev wants to escape the position.
Finau scores with punches to the body.
Kurtev showing good submission defense here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Kurtev tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Finau drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Kurtev is in real trouble here! Finau lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Finau is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaai Finau!
Vaai Finau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh (ranked 3795 p4p, 431 weight class) and Danny Corleone (ranked 4424 p4p, 478 weight class). Danny Corleone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh gets caught flat footed, as Corleone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh pulls Corleone in close to prevent any damage.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to sweep but no luck.
Corleone stops Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh from standing up.
Corleone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has escaped and now he's on top!
Corleone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Corleone postures up in Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's guard and throws a big left but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh blocks it.
Corleone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Corleone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Corleone.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Corleone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone has gone for a leg lock! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Corleone's guard.
Corleone looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has picked Corleone up and slammed him! Corleone can't keep hold of the triangle and Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to pass to side control!
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh tries to stand but Corleone is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Corleone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone manages to get back to half guard.
Corleone trying to control but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh postures up.
Corleone actively working from the bottom here.
Corleone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corleone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh looks to land a left hand but Corleone moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh.
And Corleone tries to counter it with a takedown but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corleone counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh!
Corleone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Corleone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corleone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone wants to take a breather but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Corleone.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has wrist control.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Corleone throws a strike but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Corleone 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.
Corleone has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blanc Fitness Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh trying to control but Corleone is working from the bottom.
Corleone controlling the position.
Corleone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Corleone's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's guard.
Corleone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corleone closes the distance and clinches up with Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh, looking for a takedown. Corleone pushes Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh against the cage but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh clobbers Corleone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corleone moves in looking to clinch but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh pushes him off.
Corleone throws a chopping leg kick but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corleone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh moves away.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corleone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh lands with a cross.
It looks like Danny Corleone has been cut.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a nice looking combination but Corleone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corleone throws the kick towards the body but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh avoids it.
It looked like Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Corleone.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a single leg into guard. Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh didn't expect that.
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 Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Ed Bob Mike Earl Earl Earl Earl Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Corleone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Corleone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh.
Corleone throws a leg kick but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh throwing a counter right hand but Corleone manages to avoid it.
Corleone throws a chopping leg kick but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corleone instigates a clinch.
Corleone tries a body shot but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh blocks it.
Corleone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh breaks from the clinch.
Corleone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Corleone is looking to take a break and control but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone seems to be working for a kimura but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh defends the submission attempt.
Corleone wants to control but Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is keeping him busy.
Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh wants to control but Corleone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corleone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Corleone uses his free foot to push down on Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh.
Corleone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corleone quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Corleone but it's paid off an Eight Three One One One One Five Two Two Blue Eigh is forced to tap! Nice work by Corleone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Corleone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Aethelwulf (ranked 2381 p4p, 246 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 2229 p4p, 233 weight class). Aethelwulf comes into the arena with Me Siento Loco blaring out of the sound system. Branca has chosen Run the Jewels as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Aethelwulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aethelwulf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Branca counters with a nice leg kick.
Aethelwulf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aethelwulf lands a really nice looking cross but Branca seems unphased.
It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Branca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aethelwulf.
Branca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aethelwulf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Branca counters with an inside leg kick.
Aethelwulf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Branca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aethelwulf dodges the punch combination from Branca.
It looked like Aethelwulf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Branca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aethelwulf throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aethelwulf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Branca.
Aethelwulf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Branca throws out a counter right but Aethelwulf avoids it with no problem.
Branca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Branca lands with a hook. Aethelwulf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Branca looks for the body kick but Aethelwulf saw that one coming.
Branca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aethelwulf throws a big shot that misses.
Branca staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Branca.
An attempted straight right counter from Aethelwulf misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca scores with the left hand. Aethelwulf knows he should have avoided that one.
Aethelwulf throws an overhand right that lands on Branca's shoulder, as Branca tries to avoid the shot.
Aethelwulf throws a shot from downtown. Branca moves away and avoids it.
Aethelwulf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branca throws a combination that misses
and Aethelwulf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aethelwulf takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Branca keeps Aethelwulf at a distance using the push kick.
Aethelwulf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Branca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aethelwulf swinging wildly here.
Aethelwulf cracks Branca with a good jab.
Branca misses with a straight right.
Aethelwulf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branca.
Aethelwulf throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aethelwulf throws a looping overhand right but Branca ducks down to avoid it.
Branca tries a quick counter leg kick but Aethelwulf is wise to it.
Aethelwulf misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aethelwulf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Branca counters with a low kick, right behind Aethelwulf 's knee.
Branca jabs at Aethelwulf's body.
Branca misses with a kick to the body.
Branca misses with a straight left.
Branca throws a wild body kick that Aethelwulf sees coming a mile off.
Aethelwulf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aethelwulf throws an off balance right hand
and Branca counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Branca.
Branca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aethelwulf backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Cajo Branca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aethelwulf swings widly with a right hand
and Branca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Branca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aethelwulf. Branca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branca throws out a counter right but Aethelwulf avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Branca coming out on top.
Branca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aethelwulf throwing a counter right hand but Branca manages to avoid it.
Branca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branca tries to land a front kick but Aethelwulf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aethelwulf misses the jab.
Branca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Branca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aethelwulf, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca lands a left hand.
Branca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Branca misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Branca.
Branca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aethelwulf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Branca tries to throw a body punch but Aethelwulf avoids it by throwing Branca back against the cage.
Branca misses with a knee to the head.
Branca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Branca misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Branca.
Branca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Branca scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aethelwulf prevents a body shot from Branca.
Branca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Branca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Branca moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branca swings wildly with an uppercut but Aethelwulf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Branca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Branca pushes Aethelwulf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Branca misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Branca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Branca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aethelwulf backwards.
Branca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Branca misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca presses Aethelwulf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Branca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aethelwulf misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Branca! But no joy.
Branca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Branca scores with the left hand. Aethelwulf knows he should have avoided that one.
Branca misses with a low kick.
Aethelwulf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Branca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aethelwulf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Branca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branca sends Aethelwulf crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Branca is motioning to the referee to let Aethelwulf up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aethelwulf is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branca scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Aethelwulf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aethelwulf lands a jab to the nose.
Aethelwulf seems to have got his legs back now.
Branca scores with a kick to the body.
Joao Cajo Branca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branca and Aethelwulf are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Branca throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Aethelwulf into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Branca knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joao Cajo Branca!
A very excited looking Joao Cajo Branca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 1969 p4p, 257 weight class) and Nuclear Penguin (ranked 1662 p4p, 220 weight class). Penguin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mardy Bum. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuclear Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws a solid leg kick but Penguin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quinn.
Penguin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Quinn thumps Penguin with a low kick.
Quinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Penguin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quinn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Penguin moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Penguin does it's job there.
Quinn throws a front kick aimed at Penguin's knee but Penguin avoids it well.
Quinn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penguin checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quinn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penguin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penguin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Penguin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penguin as he jumps to the side.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands a nice shot that snaps Penguin's head back.
Quinn misses with a double jab
and Penguin counters with a leg kick.
Quinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penguin under the eye.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Penguin counters with an outside leg kick.
Quinn moves into the clinch successfully.
Penguin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn tries to clinch up but Penguin circles away and keeps his distance.
Quinn swings for the body but Penguin moves out of range.
Penguin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penguin moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Penguin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penguin! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quinn misses with a leg kick
enabling Penguin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penguin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quinn is out of range.
Penguin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Quinn.
Quinn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penguin lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Billy Quinn has been cut.
Quinn scores with a body shot.
Penguin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penguin is adopting a defensive guard.
Penguin wants to sweep here but Quinn controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Penguin is keeping the position.
Penguin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Quinn stopping the sweep attempt from Penguin.
Quinn lands a couple of elbows.
Quinn stands and throws Penguin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penguin keeps working.
Penguin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quinn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Quinn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Penguin to his feet.
Nuclear Penguin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Penguin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Penguin counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quinn's sensitive parts.
Quinn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penguin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quinn lands with a cross.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penguin was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinn drives through and clinches with Penguin against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quinn.
Penguin is looking to control Quinn's arms but Quinn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penguin has his back to the cage.
Quinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penguin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penguin defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Quinn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Penguin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penguin drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Penguin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Penguin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
Quinn scores with a body shot.
Penguin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn moves into range and clinches up with Penguin.
Quinn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quinn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Penguin regains guard immediately.
Quinn working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penguin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Quinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Penguin has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quinn looking to pass the guard.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Penguin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penguin pulls Quinn in close to prevent any damage.
Penguin looking for a sweep. Not yet Penguin, not yet.
Penguin has Quinn pulled in close to control his posture.
Penguin wants to sweep but no luck.
Quinn looking to pass the guard.
Penguin pulls Quinn in close to his closed guard and prevents Quinn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penguin is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quinn holds on and takes a little breather.
Penguin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Quinn has Penguin pulled in close to control his posture.
Penguin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quinn is adopting a defensive guard.
Penguin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Quinn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Penguin seems content to control.
Quinn wants to get back to full guard.
Quinn trying to control but Penguin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn trying to get back to full guard but Penguin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Penguin controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to control but Penguin is having none of it.
Penguin content just to control the position here.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penguin can do to turn this around?
Quinn controls the position.
Penguin controlling the position easily from mount.
Quinn is desperately trying to improve his position but Penguin has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn tries to hold on but Penguin pushes him away.
Penguin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quinn is working to get back to half guard.
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 Billy Quinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Quinn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Quinn connects with a body shot.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penguin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Penguin blocks the leg kick.
Penguin tries a quick counter leg kick but Quinn is wise to it.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt - Penguin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn looks to land a combination but Penguin avoids it well.
Penguin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Billy Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penguin was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Penguin tries a quick counter leg kick but Quinn is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Penguin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinn avoids the head kick by Penguin.
Quinn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penguin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Quinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quinn misses with the combination.
Penguin lands a big head kick that sends Quinn tumbling to the mat! Penguin takes a step backwards and waves Quinn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Penguin should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn connects with a body shot.
Penguin ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Penguin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nuclear Penguin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penguin ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Quinn is looking to wear down Penguin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quinn closes the distance but Penguin moves to the side
and Penguin counters with a head kick that drops Quinn to the mat! Quinn scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Quinn is rocked!
Penguin connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Quinn out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuclear Penguin!
After winning the bout, Nuclear Penguin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Grandis (ranked 2793 p4p, 149 weight class) and Branimir Simeon (ranked 873 p4p, 48 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branimir Simeon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simeon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Simeon at a distance.
Grandis moves out of range as Simeon strikes.
Grandis slips a straight right by Simeon.
Grandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Simeon's shoulder, as Simeon tries to avoid the shot.
Grandis throws a jab when Simeon was well out of range.
Grandis throws a sloppy body shot
and Simeon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grandis misses with a body shot
and Simeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simeon misses with a hook
and Simeon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeon throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Grandis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Grandis.
Grandis rushes Simeon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Simeon misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis digs a right hand underneath Simeon's ribcage. Simeon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simeon misses with some punches.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simeon takes a shot to the head.
Grandis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grandis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simeons head.
A head punch on the inside from Simeon fails to land.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Grandis.
Simeon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grandis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Simeon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grandis misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
Simeon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis scores with a shoulder strike.
Simeon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simeon throws a head punch that misses.
Simeon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grandis backwards.
Grandis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simeon.
Simeon working aggressively here.
Grandis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simeon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grandis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Simeon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grandis lands with an uppercut that bounces Simeon off the cage and back into range.
Grandis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grandis lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeon throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Grandis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simeon throws a big shot that misses.
Simeon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Simeon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simeon defending well as Grandis loads up on a big left hand.
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis moves into the clinch.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis scores with a hook to the body.
Grandis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grandis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Grandis fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Simeon swings wildly with an uppercut but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis can't find room to land a body shot as Simeon controls the action.
Grandis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandis.
A right hook to the body lands for Grandis.
Grandis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
A short body shot lands from Grandis as the two fighters clinch.
Simeon misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Simeon fails to land.
Simeon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grandis lands with a left to the head.
Grandis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grandis.
Grandis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simeon prevents a body shot from Grandis.
A short body shot lands from Grandis as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grandis moves away from the strike by Simeon.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Grandis scores with the left hand. Simeon knows he should have avoided that one.
Grandis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simeon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grandis scrambles back to his feet.
Simeon ducks right into an uppercut from Grandis.
Simeon misses with a body punch
and Grandis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis lunges at Simeon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Simeon's hand.
Grandis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grandis.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeon walks into a left hand.
Grandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simeon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandis scores with a sloppy right hand. Simeon should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simeon. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Simeon misses.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simeon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Simeon misses.
Grandis misses with a looping left.
Grandis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Simeon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grandis throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Grandis. Those never looked like landing.
Simeon throws out a counter right but Grandis avoids it with no problem.
Grandis blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grandis.
Simeon avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Simeon throws out a counter right but Grandis avoids it with no problem.
Simeon avoids the body shot from Grandis.
A little jabbing left from Simeon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis slips a jab from Simeon.
Grandis throws a body punch but Simeon moves out of range.
Grandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simeon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robert Grandis is winning the standup battle so far.
Grandis misses with a jab to the body
and Simeon counters with a straight right hand.
Simeon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grandis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simeon can do to turn this around?
Grandis staying out of range there.
Grandis jabs at Simeon's body.
Grandis tries to clinch but Simeon is having none of it.
Simeon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Simeon wants to clinch up but Grandis keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Grandis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simeon looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Simeon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis staying out of range there.
Grandis scores with a hook.
Simeon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grandis.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Grandis swings for the body but Simeon moves out of range.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Simeon digs a good body shot into Grandis's ribs.
Simeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandis manages to avoid it.
Simeon connects with a jab.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Simeon.
Simeon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simeon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Simeon moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simeon throws out a counter right but Grandis avoids it with no problem.
Simeon throws a hook to the side of Grandis's head but Grandis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis throws a leg kick but Simeon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grandis digs a good body shot into Simeon's ribs.
Simeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Grandis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simeon doesn't seem bothered though.
Grandis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simeon moves out of range of the strikes.
As Grandis backs off Simeon throws a huge counter combo but Grandis manages to avoid it all.
Simeon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Simeon gets tackled into the cage by Grandis. Grandis maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grandis - that landed with a thud.
Robert Grandis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grandis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simeon.
Simeon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simeon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Simeon throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
Grandis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grandis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simeon throws out the jab.
Simeon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simeon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Simeon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grandis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Simeon.
Grandis misses with a jab to the body
and Simeon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis lands a nice hook to Simeon's body. Simeon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Grandis.
Simeon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grandis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simeon! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simeon misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Grandis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis connects with a crisp jab.
Grandis lands a jab to the nose.
Simeon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grandis jabs Simeon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grandis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Simeon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grandis moves into range and clinches up with Simeon.
Grandis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Grandis can't find room to land a body shot as Simeon controls the action.
Grandis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simeon's elbow.
Simeon lands an uppercut.
Simeon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grandis tries to work over Simeon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Branimir Simeon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeon blocking some punches.
Simeon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandis's elbow.
Grandis cracks Simeon with a nice body shot.
Simeon misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grandis as Simeon tries to tie him up.
Simeon has a couple of punches blocked by Grandis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simeon misses with some punches.
Simeon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Simeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simeon throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis works Simeon's body with a nice hook.
Grandis scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeon misses with a looping right.
Simeon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis takes a swing at Simeon's ribcage but misses.
Simeon throws a hook to the side of Grandis's head but Grandis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simeon takes one on the button.
Jab from Grandis.
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grandis connects with a nice looking jab.
Grandis throws a body punch but Simeon moves out of range.
Grandis lands a jab.
Grandis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grandis lands with a hook. Simeon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Simeon ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
Simeon throws out a counter right but Grandis avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simeon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grandis throws an overhand right that lands on Simeon's shoulder, as Simeon tries to avoid the shot.
Grandis with a jab.
Grandis cracks Simeon with an open hand slap.
Simeon keeps the fight on the outside.
Simeon is looking for the big counter here.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simeon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grandis.
Grandis loads up on a big right hand but Simeon slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grandis 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
The defeated Branimir Simeon had this to say: 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 367 p4p, 61 weight class) and Leon Louis (ranked 649 p4p, 97 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by African Voodoo Drum Music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Louis's choice of entrance music: Siren. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Louis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Louis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe slaps away a takedown attempt from Louis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe looks to throw the jab but Louis is out of range.
Bissainthe stuffs the takedown.
Nice cross by Bissainthe.
Louis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bissainthe tries to avoid it but Louis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bissainthe to the ground. Bissainthe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Louis backs away, Bissainthe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
Louis has his takedown stuffed
and Bissainthe counters with a nice leg kick.
Louis moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis throws a good cross that connects.
Bissainthe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bissainthe misses with a looping left.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bissainthe lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis looking to pass the guard.
Bissainthe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bissainthe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Louis defending well though.
Bissainthe working over Louis with some ground and pound. Louis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bissainthe working over Louis with some ground and pound. Louis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Bissainthe.
Louis wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bissainthe stands and throws Louis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Louis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bissainthe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Louis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bissainthe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bissainthe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
Louis trying to hold on to Bissainthe's head to control him but Bissainthe postures up.
Bissainthe slips a nice elbow through Louis's hands, connecting with Louis's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe is trying to control the action in half guard but Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe is thwarting Louis's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe slips a nice elbow through Louis's hands, connecting with Louis's forehead.
Louis has hold of Bissainthe's hands but Bissainthe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bissainthe connects with a nice short shot to Louis's temple.
Bissainthe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Louis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Louis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Louis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bissainthe.
Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louis trying to control the position.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Louis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bissainthe is one step ahead there.
Bissainthe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Louis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Louis fails to land the takedown.
Louis tests Bissainthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bissainthe wants it to stay on the feet.
Louis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
Bissainthe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Louis fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bissainthe lands a head shot.
It looks like Leon Louis has been cut.
Louis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bissainthe doesn't seem bothered though.
Louis moves away from the strike by Bissainthe.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis looking to score a takedown here. Bissainthe is defending well but Louis drives through and ends up in Bissainthe's guard.
Louis is in close to Bissainthe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bissainthe trying to keep a closed guard but Louis is proving a slippery customer.
Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Louis postures up.
Louis landing with the ground and pound.
Bissainthe looking for a sweep. Not yet Bissainthe, not yet.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bissainthe holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bissainthe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bissainthe wants to sweep here but Louis controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bissainthe is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Louis.
Bissainthe staying out of range there.
Bissainthe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louis manages to avoid it.
Louis cracks a nice hook into Bissainthe's ribs.
Bissainthe throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis digs a good hook to Bissainthe's body.
Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
Louis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bissainthe to the ground. Louis is now in Bissainthe's guard.
Bissainthe controlling the position.
Bissainthe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bissainthe is on top in guard.
Louis is trying to hold Bissainthe in close to prevent damage but Bissainthe has managed to pass into half guard.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bissainthe.
Louis is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Louis trying to control here.
Louis tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Toussaint Bissainthe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bissainthe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bissainthe lands strikes from half guard.
Bissainthe moves nicely into side control.
Bissainthe cracks Louis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Louis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bissainthe connects with a decent elbow.
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Louis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Louis gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bissainthe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Louis missing with a left hand there. Bissainthe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Louis - just one landing.
Louis checks a leg kick.
Bissainthe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louis.
Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bissainthe lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bissainthe trying to pass the guard but Louis defending well.
Louis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bissainthe is working away from the top position though.
Louis tries to get to full guard but Bissainthe has control of the leg.
Louis manages to get to full guard.
Louis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bissainthe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bissainthe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Louis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bissainthe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis working for a triangle but Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe preventing the sweep.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Bissainthe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bissainthe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks Louis with a solid left hand.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bissainthe looking to pass the guard.
Louis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bissainthe scoring with some ground and pound.
Bissainthe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Louis wants to sweep here but Bissainthe controlling him for the moment.
Bissainthe controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis throws an elbow that misses. Bissainthe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Louis's guard. Nice move by Bissainthe!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bissainthe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Louis keeping full guard, as Bissainthe tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Toussaint Bissainthe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Louis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Louis lands a body shot.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis fails to land the takedown.
Louis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Louis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Louis preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bissainthe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Louis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bissainthe manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Louis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bissainthe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Bissainthe trying to control the position here.
Bissainthe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe is trying to control. Louis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bissainthe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bissainthe drops an elbow to the side of Louis's head.
Bissainthe is looking to advance position but Louis won't allow it.
Bissainthe trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away.
Bissainthe is really struggling to control Louis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe wants to take a breather but Louis is having none of it.
Louis tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Bissainthe trying to control from half guard but Louis is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands strikes from half guard.
Louis wants to improve his position but Bissainthe is controlling well.
Bissainthe is controlling the pace.
Bissainthe prevents Louis from improving his position.
Bissainthe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Louis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bissainthe is looking to advance position but Louis won't allow it.
Louis is looking for a sweep. Bissainthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four 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.
Louis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Louis is pressing down on Bissainthe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bissainthe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe wants to pass the guard but Louis is keeping the position.
Bissainthe trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
Bissainthe postures up and lands a big shot to Louis's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Louis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louis with a nice cross.
Louis throws a hook to the side of Bissainthe's head but Bissainthe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Louis tries for a takedown but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Louis.
Louis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick.
Louis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Louis.
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
A big right from Louis misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bissainthe misses the target.
Louis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bissainthe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bissainthe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Louis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Louis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Louis misses with an uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Louis shoots in but Bissainthe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Louis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bissainthe pinned against the cage. Bissainthe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Louis.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that misses.
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bissainthe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Bissainthe misses the target.
Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bissainthe's hands.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Louis manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Louis off balance momentarily.
Louis has his takedown stuffed
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Bissainthe throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bissainthe defends it well.
Louis throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bissainthe tries to bench press Louis off him but Louis keeps the position.
Bissainthe regains half guard.
Bissainthe trying to control here.
Louis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bissainthe defending well though.
Leon Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bissainthe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Louis.
Louis chips away with some ground and pound.
Bissainthe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
Louis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Louis throwing strikes but missing.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bissainthe looking for a sweep. Not yet Bissainthe, not yet.
Louis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toussaint Bissainthe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Toussaint Bissainthe.
Well Bissainthe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Leon Louis was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man this evening and it showed. I'm young and have only been training for two years so I got holes in my game - I'll patch those up and return better than ever'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Brown (ranked 729 p4p, 95 weight class) and Kieran Busk (ranked 1205 p4p, 146 weight class). Brown's entrance music is CCR - Bad Moon Rising. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieran Busk!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Busk.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Busk moved out of range.
Busk throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown misses with a hook
and Busk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown throws a series of punches but Busk moves out of range.
Busk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Busk counters with a nice body shot.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Busk finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Nice shot by Brown.
A big right from Brown misses.
Busk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Busk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Busk ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Busk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Busk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Busk.
Busk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Busk saw that one coming.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Busk throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
enabling Busk to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown misses with a hook. Busk ducked under it nicely.
Billy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Busk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busk swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Busk misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Busk throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
As Busk looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Busk just gets out of the way.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Busk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Busk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Busk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Busk misses with a hook
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Busk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Busk slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Busk throws a big shot that misses.
Busk lands a body shot.
Brown scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Busk's shoulder, as Busk tries to avoid the shot.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Busk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Busk counters with a straight right hand.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Busk on the side of the head.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown dips to his left and cracks Busk with an uppercut!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Busk slips a jab from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Busk.
Busk ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown avoids the body shot from Busk.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Busk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Busk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Busk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Busk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Busk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown digs a good hook to Busk's body.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Busk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Busk misses the target.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Busk manages to avoid it.
Busk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Busk's head but Busk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Busk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses the body punch
enabling Busk to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Busk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Busk misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Busk slips under a jab from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busk slips under a jab.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busk.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Busks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown misses with a right hand
and Busk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Busk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Busk moves away and avoids it.
Brown slips under a jab.
Busk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Busk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Busk counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Busk is out of range.
Busk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Busk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Busk does it's job there.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Busk.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Busk.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Busk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown is rocked!
Brown moves out of range as Busk strikes.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Busk throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown defending well as Busk loads up on a big left hand.
Billy Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown takes a swing at Busk's ribcage but misses.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Busk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Busk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Busk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Busk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Busk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Busk moved out of range.
Busk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Busk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Busk counters with a nice body shot.
Brown catches Busk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Busk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a hook
and Busk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Busk moved out of range.
Brown throws the left hand but Busk avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Busk! But no joy.
Busk loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busk slips under a jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Busk saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kieran Busk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Busk counters with a nice body shot.
Brown slips a straight right by Busk.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Busk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Busk seems unphased.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Busk.
Busk lands a lovely overhand right.
Busk misses the jab.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Busk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Busk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Busk is just out of range.
Brown misses with a hook
and Busk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Busk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Busk throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Busk just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Busk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Busk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
letting Busk counter with a right hand.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Busk throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Busk counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Busk.
Busk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Busk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Busk to counter with a crisp jab.
Busk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Busk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Busk lands a jab.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Busk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Busk manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Busk scores with a jab to the head.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Busk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown moves out of range as Busk strikes.
Busk lands a big right hand that sends Brown crashing to the mat! Busk stays standing though and waves Brown back to his feet!
Brown misses with a hook
and Busk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Busk throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Busk misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Busk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Busk slips under a jab from Brown.
Busk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Busk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Busk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busk.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Busk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Busk defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Busk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Busk misses.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a hook
and Busk counters with a nice right hand that sends Brown toppling to the canvas! Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Busk finish him?!
Busk takes one to the chin there.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Busk ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran Busk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Busk 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran Busk!
Post fight, an emotional Kieran Busk said 'It's an honor to wear this title after defeating an incredible champion like Bjornsson! You, sir, are one of the best in the business and I thank you greatly for an outstanding battle!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 20 p4p, 2 weight class) and Jay Bizihwaeile (ranked 515 p4p, 66 weight class). Bizihwaeile is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: F*ckBjornssonskrrr. Jay Bizihwaeile will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson 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.
Bjornsson scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bizihwaeile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bizihwaeile momentarily.
Bizihwaeile misses with a left hand
and Bjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bizihwaeile shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bjornsson has time to react.
Bizihwaeile thuds a left hand into Bjornsson's body.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile wants to slow Bjornsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bjornsson clinches up with Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile is trying to break free.
Bjornsson scores with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but Bizihwaeile won't allow it.
Bjornsson misses with the head strike.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Bjornsson closes the distance and pushes Bizihwaeile back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson blocking some punches.
Bjornsson keeps control of Bizihwaeile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bjornsson has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson attempts a counter takedown but Bizihwaeile avoids it well and moves away.
Bjornsson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bjornsson sizes up Bizihwaeile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bjornsson counter with a right hand.
Bizihwaeile looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch.
Bizihwaeile follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson has managed to clinch.
Bizihwaeile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Bjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Bizihwaeile counters with an inside leg kick.
Bjornsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjornsson is looking to counter the offense by Bizihwaeile and move into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Bjornsson was well out of range.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a front kick but Bjornsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A quick step to the side and Bjornsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson lands a nice hook to Bizihwaeile's body. Bizihwaeile takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Bizihwaeile misses.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Bizihwaeile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bjornsson. Those never looked like landing.
Bizihwaeile scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjornsson in his tracks.
Bjornsson defending well as Bizihwaeile loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaeile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bjornsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bizihwaeile, as that shot connected.
Bizihwaeile gets a clinch.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson successfully pulls guard.
Bizihwaeile must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand but Bjornsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jay Bizihwaeile 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.
Bizihwaeile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jay Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaeile misses the jab.
Bizihwaeile blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile misses with a right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bizihwaeile thinking.
Bizihwaeile thows a leg kick but Bjornsson checks it
and Bjornsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjornsson.
Bizihwaeile has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bjornsson.
Bizihwaeile wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjornsson won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bizihwaeile counters with a body kick.
Bizihwaeile tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick but Bjornsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bjornsson scores with a punch to the head.
Bjornsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bizihwaeile tries to break the clinch but Bjornsson is controlling the position.
Bjornsson blocks an uppercut.
Bjornsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bizihwaeile pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bjornsson lands with a straight right. Bizihwaeile didn't see that one coming.
Bizihwaeile scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a jab when Bizihwaeile was well out of range.
Bizihwaeile cracks Bjornsson with an open hand slap.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaeile tries to keep at a distance but Bjornsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile has a couple of punches blocked by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but Bizihwaeile won't allow it.
Bjornsson manages to pull guard.
Bizihwaeile tries to stand but Bjornsson is controlling from the bottom.
Bjornsson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Bizihwaeile throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bjornsson's body to avoid the submission. Bjornsson has instead reached around Bizihwaeile's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bjornsson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson retains his lightweight title!
Litill Bjornsson 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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