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Savage MMA 5 Tokyo Takeover PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 2812 p4p, 6116 weight class) and Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 316 p4p, 589 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Masutatsu Oyama enters the cage!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masutatsu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oyama trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz wants to control but Oyama postures up.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Oyama wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is letting Oyama control him for a moment.
Diaz is not content to let Oyama control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oyama wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Oyama there.
Oyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oyama is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz gets full guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oyama postures up.
Oyama passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oyama is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Oyama tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Diaz wants to control but Oyama is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Oyama slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance but Oyama moves to the side
and Oyama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oyama working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Diaz's thigh. Diaz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Oyama has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends and breaks Oyama's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Diaz!
Nate Diaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mcgregor (ranked 2613 p4p, 2987 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 255 p4p, 292 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Leroy !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy scores with a leg kick.
Leroy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mcgregor takes a swing at Leroy 's ribcage but misses.
Mcgregor slips a jab from Leroy .
Mcgregor is looking to counter punch.
Leroy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcgregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leroy misses with a hook. Mcgregor ducked under it nicely.
Mcgregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A good leg kick by Leroy .
Leroy cracks Mcgregor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcgregor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leroy tries to clinch up.
Mcgregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Mcgregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leroy throws the left hand but Mcgregor avoids the punch easily.
Leroy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mcgregor needs to keep his hands up - Leroy had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mcgregor.
Leroy throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leroy looks to throw the jab but Mcgregor is out of range.
Leroy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mcgregor misses the shot to the body.
Leroy dips to his left and cracks Mcgregor with an uppercut!
Mcgregor misses with an uppercut.
Mcgregor misses with a wild body shot.
Leroy counters with a body kick.
Leroy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leroy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mcgregor misses with a straight right.
Leroy is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Leroy there.
Leroy 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leroy duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgregor misses with a body shot.
Leroy throws a leg kick but Mcgregor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good shot there by Leroy .
Leroy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcgregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leroy scores with a hook.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Mcgregor.
Leroy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mcgregor moves away from the strike by Leroy .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy scores with a jab.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy throws a wild body kick that Mcgregor sees coming a mile off.
Mcgregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mcgregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leroy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leroy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Leroy lands.
Leroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leroy keeps Mcgregor at a distance using the push kick.
Leroy scores with a spinning back kick!
Leroy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcgregor momentarily.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leroy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mcgregor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leroy scores with a hook.
Leroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mcgregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Leroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Mcgregor is rocked!
Leroy scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Mcgregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leroy lands a nice hook to Mcgregor's body. Mcgregor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcgregor defending well as Leroy loads up on a big left hand.
Leroy scores with a jab.
Leroy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leroy feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Mcgregor crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Leroy !
Bruce Leroy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Joseph (ranked 24955 p4p, 6213 weight class) and Nate Orchard (ranked 762 p4p, 655 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Orchard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orchard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orchard goes for a double leg but Joseph avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Joseph continues to drive forward.
Joseph is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Orchard's half guard.
Joseph content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Joseph tries to stand but can't do so whilst Orchard controls his leg.
Joseph is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orchard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joseph.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Orchard dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orchard wants to get back to full guard.
Orchard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joseph. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orchard is controlling Joseph's trapped leg to prevent Joseph from advancing to side control.
Joseph is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Orchard tries to hold on but Joseph postures up.
Joseph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joseph unloads with some shots from mount but Orchard bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph with good strikes from the mount here!
Orchard tries to lock up and control but Joseph gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Joseph tries to control but Orchard wriggling away.
Joseph misses with a head shot.
Joseph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Orchard wants to control but Joseph is having none of it.
Joseph with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Joseph 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orchard is desperately trying to improve his position but Joseph has a good base and remains in mount.
Joseph is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Orchard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Orchard is desperately trying to improve his position but Joseph has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orchard doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orchard manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Orchard is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orchard keeps working.
Joseph stands up and beckons Orchard to his feet.
Orchard moves in looking to clinch but Joseph pushes him off.
Joseph appears to be looking for a big counter.
Joseph swats away the attempt to clinch by Orchard.
Joseph half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nate Orchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orchard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orchard shoots in for a takedown but Joseph shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joseph Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Orchard.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Orchard takes the fight into the clinch.
Orchard throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Joseph dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orchard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orchard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joseph defends it nicely.
Orchard drives through with a takedown into Joseph's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Joseph looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Orchard stands up over Joseph, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orchard looking to sit in guard and control but Joseph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joseph stands up and waves to Orchard to follow him.
Joseph Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orchard clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orchard can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Joseph jumps into guard, dragging Orchard to the mat.
Orchard is working Joseph over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joseph seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Joseph working a defensive guard here.
Orchard tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Joseph is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Orchard presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Orchard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joseph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orchard misses with a body punch.
Orchard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joseph pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Orchard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joseph Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Orchard.
Orchard avoiding damage.
Orchard lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Orchard is controlling him.
Orchard has Joseph pressed against the cage, preventing Joseph from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joseph is pressed up against the cage. Orchard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joseph down to the mat. Joseph avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joseph pushes Orchard up against the cage in a clinch.
Orchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Orchard misses with a knee strike.
Joseph wants to break free but Orchard has control.
Joseph tries to break free but Orchard pushes him back against the cage.
Orchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Orchard.
Orchard pushes off an throws an elbow but Joseph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orchard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph is trying to break free.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orchard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orchard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joseph lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joseph keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joseph shoots in and drives through. Orchard sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joseph wants to get back to striking at distance but Orchard won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Joseph will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orchard clinches.
Orchard tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Orchard back against the cage.
Orchard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joseph pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Orchard is struggling to control the position.
Joseph is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Orchard looking to throw knees to the head but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Orchard stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orchard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Orchard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joseph managing to block the knees to the body from Orchard.
Orchard prevents Joseph from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orchard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joseph is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joseph Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Orchard.
Joseph is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joseph is trying to push Orchard away but Orchard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
Orchard with a poor takedown
and Joseph counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orchard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph connects with an inside leg kick.
Orchard is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orchard moves into the clinch.
Joseph can't break the clinch.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Orchard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orchard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph avoiding damage as Orchard throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Orchard working aggressively here.
Joseph is looking to break free of the clinch but Orchard has double underhooks.
Orchard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joseph's efforts to push away.
Orchard lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Orchard.
Orchard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joseph pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Orchard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Orchard.
Orchard lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph wants a takedown.
Orchard manages to break the clinch.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orchard can do to turn this around?
Orchard tries to clinch up
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Orchard is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Orchard takes the fight into the clinch.
Joseph has hold of one of Orchard's legs. Orchard is fighting the takedown attempt but Joseph gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Orchard keeps moving.
Joseph is really struggling to control Orchard but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Joseph Joseph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orchard is pulling down on Joseph's head. It's preventing any offense from Joseph, at least for the moment.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Orchard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph preventing the sweep.
Joseph showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orchard trying to keep a closed guard but Joseph is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Orchard.
I think Joseph has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Joseph!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jantje Beton (ranked 1802 p4p, 2409 weight class) and Billy Wilson (ranked 243 p4p, 316 weight class). Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Under the knife. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jantje Beton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson blocks a jab.
Beton has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Beton.
Beton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beton scores with a shoulder strike.
Beton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson wants a takedown but no success here.
Beton misses with a body punch.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Beton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beton lands a shot to the body.
Beton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson has Beton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jantje Beton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Wilson.
Wilson decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beton manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilson postures up in Beton's guard and throws a big left but Beton blocks it.
Beton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson forces his way into half guard.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beton is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson throwing shots but Beton is blocking nicely.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Beton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Let's hope that Wilson 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.
Wilson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Beton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Beton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilson.
Wilson landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beton tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Beton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Beton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Beton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beton tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson punching from mount but Beton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beton hang on?
Wilson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Wilson extends the arm and Beton is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Wilson!
After winning the bout, Billy Wilson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Giles (ranked 3565 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Warren Peace (ranked 393 p4p, 178 weight class). Peace has chosen Somebody Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Wade Giles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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266
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Giles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warren Peace!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles slips under a jab.
Giles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peace circles away.
Peace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Peace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peace looks to land a right hand but Giles moved out of range.
Giles shoots in for a takedown but Peace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peace connects with a single shot there.
Giles defending well as Peace loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peace.
Peace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peace 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles staying out of range there.
Giles misses with a left hand
and Peace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peace misses the jab.
Giles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Peace sprawls and moves away.
A combination from Peace does no damage.
Peace misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peace, pushing him back against the cage.
Giles 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.
Giles takes a shot to the head.
Giles has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Peace clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Giles somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Giles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Giles lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Giles.
Giles missing with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giles looking for the RNC.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peace looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Peace is trying to get back to his feet but Giles has full control of the position and if anything, Peace has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Giles's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Even with his hooks in, Giles manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Will Giles go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Peace is covering up but some of the strikes from Giles are getting through and doing damage.
Giles throwing sloppy strikes.
Peace is taking damage to the body and head.
Peace tries to escape but Giles has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giles is landing with strikes. Peace can't take much more of this.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Giles's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace covering up well and avoiding damage.
Giles misses with punches from the back.
Giles is cranking Peace's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Peace! He's tightened the choke and Peace is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wade Giles!
Wade Giles is the new heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 637 p4p, 3795 weight class) and Solomon Cook (ranked 26 p4p, 103 weight class). Delsarte comes to the cage accompanied by Ah Non Cest Terrible. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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231
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Delsarte fails to land the takedown.
Delsarte slips under a jab from Cook.
Delsarte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cook.
Cook blocks the body kick.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delsarte feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cook pushes Delsarte off and gets back to his feet.
Delsarte slips a straight right by Cook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cook crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delsarte - the referee stops the clock and Cook gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delsarte. Cook manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook misses with a straight right.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Delsarte.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Delsarte moved out of range.
Cook throws a combination that misses
and Delsarte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Delsarte blocks the leg kick.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
Cook is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cook misses with a hook. Delsarte ducked under it nicely.
Cook avoids the head kick by Delsarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delsarte lands with a right hand.
Cook lands a lovely overhand right.
Delsarte throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Cook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Delsarte's head backwards.
Cook misses with a straight right.
Cook finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Delsarte is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Delsarte throws a big counter combination but Cook scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Solomon Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Delsarte defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Delsarte checks a leg kick.
Cook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Cook. No joy for Delsarte on that attempt.
A leg kick checked by Delsarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Cook.
Delsarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Delsarte at a distance.
Delsarte moves out of range of the leg kick from Cook.
Delsarte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
Cook misses with a low kick as Delsarte jumps back.
Delsarte appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good work by Delsarte as he checks the leg kick.
Cook stalks Delsarte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delsarte's face. Delsarte staggers backwards, shaken.
Delsarte misses with a wild combination.
Crunch! Cook slams his shin into Delsarte's torso.
Cook scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte moves out of range as Cook strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Delsarte misses its target.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Cook tries to get set, Delsarte tries to push him back and clinch up but Cook manages to avoid the attempt.
Cook throws out a leg kick but Delsarte moves out of range and Cook only half commits.
Delsarte throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cook avoids it.
Delsarte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Delsarte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Delsarte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cook wants to stand but Delsarte is controlling the position.
Delsarte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delsarte sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Delsarte prevents Cook from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delsarte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cook pushes Delsarte off and gets back to his feet.
Cook is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Delsarte.
 It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Delsarte moved out of range nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cook!
Delsarte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Delsarte walks into a left hand.
Cook scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cook keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cook misses with an uppercut. Delsarte saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Delsarte moved out of range.
Delsarte throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Cook dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Delsarte clobbers Cook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Cook misses
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Cook lands a right hook to the body.
Cook throws a push kick but Delsarte slaps the foot to one side.
Cook scores with a nice head shot.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
Delsarte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Delsarte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook throws a hook to the side of Delsarte's head but Delsarte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delsarte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Delsarte defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Solomon Cook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cook throws a leg kick but Delsarte checks it.
Cook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook blocks a head kick by Delsarte.
Delsarte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delsarte is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cook throws a jab when Delsarte was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Delsarte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cook swings for the body but Delsarte moves out of range.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Delsarte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delsarte jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Delsarte misses with a double jab.
Delsarte misses with a double jab.
A cross from Cook lands.
Delsarte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Delsarte misses.
Cook pushes Delsarte away with a front kick.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Delsarte. Those never looked like landing.
Delsarte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delsarte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cook thuds a left hand into Delsarte's body.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delsarte.
Cook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook lands with a straight right. Delsarte didn't see that one coming.
Cook moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Delsarte goes down! Can Cook finish him!?
Delsarte is rocked!
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cook gets to his feet. Delsarte looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Delsarte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Delsarte is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Cook doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Delsarte crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Delsarte's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Cook!
Solomon Cook is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Solomon Cook thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Gauthier Delsarte stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill Train Real Hard And Win Again '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peetu Tam (ranked 2220 p4p, 4251 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 57 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as He Mu enters the cage!
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29
255
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mu connects with the punch.
It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Mu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mu misses with a combination
and Tam counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Tam's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mu.
Mu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tam lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mu.
Mu managing to block the knees to the body from Tam.
Tam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mu.
Tam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mu.
Mu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mu cracks Tam with a nice body shot.
Tam is breathing heavily.
Mu lands a left hand.
Tam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mu avoids it.
Mu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tam backwards.
Mu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tam misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu stops a takedown attempt from Tam.
We've been informed that Mu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Mu - just one landing.
He Mu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mu connects with a solid leg kick.
Mu lands with a right hand.
Tam is rocked!
Mu lands a nice shot to the body.
Mu throws an overhand right that drops Tam like a sack of potatoes! Mu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). He Mu!
During a confident post fight interview, He Mu 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ty Moon (ranked 2411 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 327 p4p, 245 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Moon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vettori counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moon!
Vettori throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vettori works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vettori misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Moon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vettori on the ground.
Vettori working the ground and pound but Moon is defending the strikes.
Vettori controlling the position.
Vettori scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vettori landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon wants to get back to his feet but Vettori drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori working the ground and pound but Moon is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori working the ground and pound from side control.
Vettori works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Moon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vettori works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vettori in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vettori wants to control but Moon is keeping him busy.
Moon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vettori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vettori lands a nice forearm strike.
Moon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vettori taking a breather here.
Vettori cracks Moon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from Vettori seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vettori is looking to take a break and control but Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vettori connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moon some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moon keeps working.
Vettori scores with punches from side control.
Vettori has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Moon!
Vettori unloads with some shots from mount but Moon bucks and avoids them well.
Vettori looking to control and managing it successfully.
Moon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vettori punching from mount but Moon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vettori landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vettori working the ground and pound effectively.
Vettori is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vettori scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vettori breaks from Moon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori content just to control the position here.
Vettori is landing with some decent strikes but Moon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vettori landing strikes from the mount and Moon is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moon swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moon throws out the jab.
Moon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moon did well to prevent Vettori getting side control.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vettori sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moon defending well though.
Moon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moon tries to get out of the position.
Vettori looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vettori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vettori is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vettori in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vettori looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vettori lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vettori lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vettori missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vettori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vettori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vettori slows the pace down in half guard.
Moon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vettori scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vettori lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Vettori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vettori lands a nice short elbow.
Vettori lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Vettori is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vettori scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vettori throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vettori looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vettori.
Vettori is looking to take a break and control but Moon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vettori not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vettori thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vettori wants to control but Moon is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vettori in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ty Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Vettori shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moon eats them both and turns towards Vettori to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moon's guard.
Vettori throws a big elbow that misses.
Vettori 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.
Vettori stands up over Moon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vettori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vettori is pushing down on Moon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moon is fighting to maintain full guard but Vettori has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori moves into full mount! Moon won't be happy about that!
Vettori lands a nice shot to the head.
Vettori postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moon looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moon hang on?
Moon is trying to stand.
BOOM! Vettori connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vettori looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vettori working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Vettori with shots to the head and body - Moon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vettori postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moon looks a forlorn figure.
Vettori controlling his opponent.
Vettori breaks from Moon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori with the ground and pound from mount.
Vettori controlling from the full mount.
Vettori lands a big shot there that rocks Moon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vettori working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vettori controlling from mount.
Vettori lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori controlling his opponent.
Moon is bucking up trying to escape but Vettori cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vettori in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vettori in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moon is rocked!
Vettori with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Moon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori lands a big shot there that rocks Moon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vettori loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Moon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vettori land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vettori stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Marvin Vettori took to the microphone: 'This is MMA SAVAGE, I'm the most savage here, so gimme the fuckin' belt!!! Italian team will dominate in this ORG'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 1548 p4p, 1641 weight class) and Mawvin Vetorwee (ranked 164 p4p, 176 weight class). Pardi comes to the cage accompanied by Party Boy Theme. Kristof Pardi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mawvin Vetorwee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pardi showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Pardi there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vetorwee actively working from the bottom here.
Vetorwee is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Pardi is tapping! Great win for Vetorwee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mawvin Vetorwee! Mawvin Vetorwee retains his featherweight title!
Mawvin Vetorwee took some time post fight to say the following; 'The bosses will appreciate this belt back home.'.
In defeat, Kristof Pardi stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was intense. REALLY intense. Well, not really intense. But pretty intense (https://youtu.be/OhbPPy4TuYI)'.
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