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NRC Fight Night 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kado Seyama (ranked 3783 p4p, 6601 weight class) and Malik Hooker (ranked 470 p4p, 672 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kado Seyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seyama throws a lazy head kick
and Hooker moves into the clinch.
Hooker jumps guard but Seyama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Seyama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hooker is defending well for now.
Seyama tries to pull guard but Hooker won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seyama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hooker goes for a takedown attempt but Seyama pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seyama shoots in for a double leg but Hooker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seyama throws a push kick but Hooker slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seyama or perhaps it was just good defense by Hooker, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kado Seyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Seyama misses its target.
Seyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Hooker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hooker goes for a double leg but Seyama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Seyama continues to drive forward.
A head kick misses from Hooker.
Nice takedown defense from Hooker. No joy for Seyama on that attempt.
Hooker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hooker scores with a one two! Seyama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hooker scores with a jab to the body.
Seyama is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hooker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hooker showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Seyama defends it well.
Seyama trying to control from the bottom.
Hooker is taking a breather. Seyama says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Seyama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hooker scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hooker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Seyama gets full guard.
Seyama working for a triangle but Hooker defends it easily.
Seyama trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hooker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hooker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hooker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Hooker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Seyama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hooker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hooker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hooker is stalling in the full guard.
Hooker preventing the sweep.
Hooker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hooker is stalling in the full guard.
Seyama working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hooker has passed into half guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooker lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Hooker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hooker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seyama defends it nicely.
Seyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooker shoots in and bounces Seyama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seyama pushes a forearm under Hooker's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hooker is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kado Seyama!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kado Seyama thanked Kore Fight Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hill Billy Hank (ranked 2740 p4p, 4120 weight class) and Keanu Reeves (ranked 381 p4p, 527 weight class). Keanu Reeves 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hill Billy Hank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keanu Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reeves.
Reeves's corner calls for a 1-2. Reeves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hank changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reeves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reeves tries to improve position but can't.
Hank working the head and body with strikes.
Hank tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reeves's legs.
Reeves gets back to half guard.
Reeves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reeves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hank wants to pass the guard but Reeves is keeping the position.
Hank preventing the sweep.
Reeves keeping full guard, as Hank tries to pass.
Reeves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hank passes into half guard.
Reeves has a hand on Hank's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hank takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Reeves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reeves keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is still trying to improve position.
Hank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reeves on the ground.
BOOM! Hank connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hank content just to control the position here.
Reeves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hank breaks from Reeves's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hank is really struggling to control Reeves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Hank has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hank lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reeves is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hank.
Reeves regains half guard.
Hank tries to pass to full mount but Reeves defends it.
Reeves looking for subs from the bottom but Hank mounts him!
Reeves is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hank controlling from the full mount.
Hank connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reeves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hill Billy Hank dominated that round.
That's time! Hank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hank defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reeves.
Hank stuffs the takedown.
Hank drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reeves gets back to half guard.
Hank seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Reeves is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hank jumps into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves is trying to get back to half guard.
Hank decides to stand back up.
Hill Billy Hank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hank manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Reeves on his heels. He'll look to pass Reeves's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reeves is on top in guard.
Reeves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hank is keeping the position for now.
Reeves stops Hank from standing up.
Hank has his feet on Reeves's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Reeves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hank swivels and escapes.
Hill Billy Hank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keanu Reeves.
Hank instigates a clinch.
Hank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reeves can do to turn this around?
Hank connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reeves's face.
Hank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Keanu Reeves has been cut.
Hank leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hank tries to throw a body punch but Reeves avoids it by throwing Hank back against the cage.
Hank is stalling here.
Hank is trying to trip Reeves. He has hold of a leg but Reeves is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hank persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Reeves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reeves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reeves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hank's guard.
Hank manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hank fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reeves sprawls well initially but Hank persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Hank seems content to control.
Reeves is pressing down on Hank's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves 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.
Reeves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reeves 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.
Reeves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hank has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Reeves has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hank looking to throw knees to the head but Reeves is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Hank.
Reeves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hank gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reeves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hank pushes Reeves up against the cage in a clinch.
Hank lands a body punch.
Reeves is breathing heavily.
Hank gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reeves.
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!
Hank stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reeves is trying to pull guard but Hank turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hill Billy Hank dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keanu Reeves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hank has Reeves up against the cage in a clinch.
Reeves tries to pull guard but Hank won't allow it.
Reeves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reeves tries to score a body lock takedown but Hank shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hill Billy Hank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keanu Reeves.
Hank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hank wants the takedown. Reeves is fighting it off but Hank persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Reeves's guard against the cage.
Hank won't allow Reeves to sweep him here.
Hank passes into half guard.
Reeves tries to get to full guard but Hank has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reeves wants to get back to full guard but Hank has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hank looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reeves is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hank's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hill Billy Hank overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reeves wants to improve his position but Hank is controlling well.
Hank slips a nice elbow through Reeves's hands, connecting with Reeves's forehead.
Hank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Reeves is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves taking some punishment here, with Hank in his half guard.
Reeves is trying to get back to full guard.
Hank is keen to just control but Reeves is a slippery customer.
Reeves wants to improve his position but Hank is controlling well.
Hank controlling the pace.
Hank working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves taking some punishment here, with Hank in his half guard.
Hank looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reeves looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hank passes into side control!
Reeves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reeves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hank is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reeves has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hank moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hank is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reeves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is trying to get back to half guard.
Reeves regains half guard.
Reeves is trying to get back to full guard.
Reeves trying to get back to full guard but Hank takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reeves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hill Billy Hank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hank 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hill Billy Hank!
Hill Billy Hank very nearly forgot to thank Knock Out Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 1951 p4p, 25334 weight class) and Jertavius Jankens (ranked 65 p4p, 220 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out by LL COOL J. Jankens comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Come get it by- The Jankstreet boyz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Knuckles !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jertavius Jankens!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Jankens misses.
Jankens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Jertavius Jankens has been cut.
Jankens misses with a wild body shot.
Knuckles digs a good hook to Jankens's body.
Knuckles drops Jankens with a beautiful combination! Jankens stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knuckles is looking for the KO!
 Jankens is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jankens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jankens is still on wobbly legs! Can Knuckles finish him?
Jankens looks winded!
Jankens switches off momentarily and Knuckles cracks him with a monster right hand! Jankens topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Knuckles dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Knuckles !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Knuckles !
A victorious Bobby Knuckles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tenacious (ranked 1911 p4p, 4478 weight class) and Xing Ling (ranked 277 p4p, 566 weight class). The key to victory for Terry Tenacious has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Tenacious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xing Ling!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenacious throws a body shot but no joy.
Ling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Xing Ling has been cut.
Tenacious misses with a lunging right hand
and Ling counters with a straight right hand.
Ling throws a hook to the side of Tenacious's head but Tenacious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tenacious swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tenacious works Ling's body with a nice hook.
Ling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tenacious.
Ling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tenacious on the side of the head.
Ling walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ling takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling throws a jab when Tenacious was well out of range.
Tenacious cracks Ling with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ling tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tenacious pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ling is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tenacious!
After winning the bout, Terry Tenacious 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Luca Richards (ranked 2237 p4p, 3065 weight class) and Philippe Cockx (ranked 276 p4p, 353 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Split. Cockx has chosen MMA Entrance Music / Eddie Alvarez as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Philippe Cockx was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luca Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Philippe Cockx!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockx lands a really nice looking cross but Richards seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Cockx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cockx avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Cockx.
Cockx swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Cockx throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from Richards.
Cockx looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cockx swinging wildly here.
Cockx misses with a head kick.
Richards swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Richards blocks the body kick.
Cockx misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cockx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards dives in and scores a takedown into Cockx's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Richards stays in close to Cockx's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Cockx's brow.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
Richards stands up over Cockx, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards landing with the ground and pound.
Cockx wants to stand and escape but Richards is having none of it.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
Richards looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cockx wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a strike but Cockx rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cockx wanted to stand there but Richards had control of the position.
Richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cockx is not content to let Richards control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richards lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richards lands a nice short elbow.
Cockx is rocked!
Richards lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cockx! More strikes land and this one is all over! Richards jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Richards!
A relieved looking Luca Richards thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Philippe Cockx spoke after the fight, saying 'Despite my lose A big thanks on the organisation Newark Regional Circuit who make me the possbility fighting here tonight and also a big thanks on the fans and public giving me the support. You'r the best !!! I'll be back much better and stronger !!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 3499 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Antonio Walters (ranked 473 p4p, 284 weight class). Antonio Walters told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Walters!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters lands a nice shot that snaps Trejo's head back.
 It looks like Danny Trejo has been cut.
Walters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trejo.
Walters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trejo 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.
Walters misses with a left hand
and Trejo counters with a nice uppercut.
Walters throws out a loose jab but Trejo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Trejo tenderised Walters's leg. Walters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trejo lands the left hand.
Walters cracks Trejo with a hook to the temple - Trejo is on wobbly legs here! Walters swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Trejo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Walters wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Walters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 2473 p4p, 2403 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 343 p4p, 333 weight class). Sonny Giovanni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter lands a glancing blow to the side of Giovanni's head.
Nice shot by Porter.
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Porter throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Giovanni tumbling to the canvas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter stands and steps away. Giovanni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Porter misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a solid body kick.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giovanni can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Porter.
Porter misses with a hook
and Giovanni counters with a solid body kick.
Porter swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Porter tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Giovanni scores with a hook to the body. Porter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Porter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Porter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giovanni lands a nice looking body shot.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Porter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giovanni throws out a counter right but Porter avoids it with no problem.
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovanni moves away.
Giovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
Porter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a hugh head kick that removes Porter from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sonny Giovanni!
Sonny Giovanni 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoyan Simovski (ranked 1372 p4p, 4444 weight class) and Hyseon Whang (ranked 186 p4p, 543 weight class). Whang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A History of Bad Men. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stoyan Simovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hyseon Whang!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Simovski misses the target.
Whang throws out a loose jab but Simovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simovski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whang misses with a takedown
and Simovski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whang misses with a hook
and Simovski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Simovski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whang looks to throw the jab but Simovski is out of range.
Simovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whang.
Simovski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whang looks winded!
Whang misses with a lunging right hand
and Simovski counters with a nice right hand that sends Whang toppling to the canvas! Whang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Simovski finish him?!
It looks like Hyseon Whang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whang ducks into an uppercut from Simovski and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoyan Simovski!
Hyseon Whang was interviewed post fight and said 'I should have done better and I will be heading back to the gym immediately to work on those holes in my game.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Barnes (ranked 2476 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Rengar Tritty (ranked 322 p4p, 272 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bucky Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rengar Tritty!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Tritty counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tritty staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Tritty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Rengar Tritty has been cut.
Tritty slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Tritty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Tritty counters with a one-two to the body.
Tritty moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tritty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barnes misses with a body punch
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Tritty slips under a jab from Barnes.
Bucky Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Tritty.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jab by Barnes.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Tritty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tritty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Barnes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnes.
Tritty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Tritty unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tritty on the side of the head.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes misses the jab.
Tritty is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tritty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Tritty counters with a right hand to the body.
Tritty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Tritty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes throws a jab when Tritty was well out of range.
Tritty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tritty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Barnes misses with a left hand
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tritty has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barnes throws a hook but Tritty avoids it easily.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Tritty looks winded!
Barnes misses with a body shot
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Tritty unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Tritty moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tritty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tritty on the side of the head.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Tritty didn't see that one coming.
That has opened up Rengar Tritty's cut even more.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tritty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tritty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Tritty throws a counter combo.
Barnes throws a body punch but Tritty moves out of range.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tritty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tritty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Tritty ducks down to avoid it.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tritty 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.
Tritty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bucky Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rengar Tritty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tritty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tritty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Tritty counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tritty has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Barnes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tritty doesn't seem phased though.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Tritty's shoulder, as Tritty tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tritty slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rengar Tritty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Tritty's body.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Tritty saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Tritty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tritty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tritty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Tritty slips the punch.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes misses the jab.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Tritty avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tritty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tritty moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
It seemed like Tritty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Bucky Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Tritty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tritty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tritty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tritty moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tritty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tritty! But no joy.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The cut above Rengar Tritty's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tritty.
Barnes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tritty is breathing heavily.
Barnes swings for the body but Tritty moves out of range.
Barnes swings for the body but Tritty moves out of range.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Tritty moved out of range nicely.
Tritty staying out of range there.
Barnes swings for the body but Tritty moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tritty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tritty was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Tritty counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tritty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barnes has got the better of the exchanges.
Barnes misses with a body punch
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tritty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a hook but Tritty blocks it.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tritty slips a straight right by Barnes.
Tritty throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rengar Tritty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Tritty moved out of range.
It seemed like Tritty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Tritty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tritty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Tritty.
Barnes lands with a hook. Tritty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tritty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Tritty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
As Barnes backs off Tritty throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tritty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tritty! But no joy.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Tritty slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Tritty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tritty avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Tritty unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tritty can do to turn this around?
Tritty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Tritty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tritty walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Barnes lands a big right hand that sends Tritty crashing to the mat! Barnes stays standing though and waves Tritty back to his feet!
Tritty is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes takes a swing at Tritty's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tritty! But no joy.
Tritty moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tritty.
Tritty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tritty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tritty slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes jabs at Tritty's body.
Tritty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Tritty counters with a left and a right that stings Barnes.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rengar Tritty's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Tritty is just out of range.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tritty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tritty.
Tritty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tritty is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rengar Tritty's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bucky Barnes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William S Burroughs (ranked 2798 p4p, 1588 weight class) and Matsuhiro Toryiama (ranked 391 p4p, 247 weight class). Burroughs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matsuhiro Toryiama!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toryiama wants to control but Burroughs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toryiama manages to get to full guard.
Burroughs advances position into side control!
Burroughs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Toryiama some visible discomfort.
Toryiama parries the strikes from Burroughs easily there. Burroughs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Toryiama to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama is trying to improve his position.
Toryiama defending against the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Burroughs has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Burroughs working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toryiama tries to buck Burroughs off but Burroughs is having none of it.
Toryiama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toryiama is looking to reverse the position.
Toryiama is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Toryiama actively working from the bottom here.
Burroughs is thwarting Toryiama's attempts to control the position.
Toryiama looking for submissions off his back.
Toryiama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama has hold of Burroughs's hands but Burroughs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burroughs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Toryiama is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burroughs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burroughs wants to advance to full mount but Toryiama doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Toryiama keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
Toryiama wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Burroughs is now in half guard.
Burroughs passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burroughs lands a big elbow.
Burroughs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burroughs looking to control but Toryiama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Toryiama that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Burroughs raining down shots from the mount!
Toryiama is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burroughs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Burroughs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Toryiama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burroughs breaks from Toryiama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burroughs punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Matsuhiro Toryiama has been cut.
Toryiama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toryiama is looking to get to half guard.
Burroughs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burroughs looking to control but Toryiama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burroughs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Burroughs working Toryiama over with strikes here.
Burroughs lands a big shot there that rocks Toryiama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Toryiama is rocked!
Burroughs with good strikes from the mount here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William S Burroughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matsuhiro Toryiama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Toryiama shoots in for a takedown but Burroughs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burroughs. Toryiama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toryiama changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Burroughs dips to his left and cracks Toryiama with an uppercut!
Burroughs throws a body punch but Toryiama moves out of range.
Toryiama feints the counter takedown.
Toryiama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toryiama moves forwards but Burroughs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burroughs lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Toryiama is still on wobbly legs! Can Burroughs finish him?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toryiama is defended easily by Burroughs.
Toryiama seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toryiama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burroughs feints and as Toryiama raises his hands in defense, Burroughs changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burroughs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toryiama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burroughs has managed to get both his arms back between Toryiama's legs - danger averted.
Burroughs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burroughs 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.
Burroughs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burroughs wants to control from the top but Toryiama keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama working a defensive guard here.
Toryiama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burroughs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Toryiama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burroughs distracts Toryiama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burroughs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toryiama looking for subs off his back but Burroughs has passed one foot through into half guard.
Burroughs working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs works his foot free and advances to mount.
Burroughs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Matsuhiro Toryiama's cut even more.
Toryiama bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Toryiama won't allow Burroughs to sweep him here.
Burroughs pulls Toryiama in close to his closed guard and prevents Toryiama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burroughs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Toryiama is controlling him.
Toryiama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burroughs pulls Toryiama in close to his closed guard and prevents Toryiama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burroughs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toryiama manages to get himself to full guard.
Burroughs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toryiama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toryiama isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burroughs stacks Toryiama on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Burroughs!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burroughs wants to control but Toryiama is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William S Burroughs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matsuhiro Toryiama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Burroughs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toryiama at a distance.
Toryiama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toryiama swinging wildly here.
Burroughs works Toryiama's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burroughs scores with a decent looking hook.
Toryiama tries to clinch there but Burroughs circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burroughs.
The cut above Matsuhiro Toryiama's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burroughs closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Toryiama! Burroughs dives in looking to finish! Toryiama is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William S Burroughs!
William S Burroughs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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