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Highland 152 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Pierce (ranked 25666 p4p, 6319 weight class) and Larry Lungfish (ranked 668 p4p, 622 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Lungfish!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lungfish lands an overhand right.
Lungfish shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pierce eats them both and turns towards Lungfish to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lungfish looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierce misses the target.
Pierce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lungfish looks to land a right hand but Pierce moved out of range.
Pierce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lungfish in his tracks.
Lungfish catches Pierce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierce throws an off balance right hand
and Lungfish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pierce moves out of range as Lungfish strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lungfish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lungfish counters with a right hand to the body.
Pierce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Lungfish misses.
Lungfish dodges the punch combination from Pierce.
Lungfish feints a jab promting Pierce to slip. Lungfish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pierce slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pierce misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lungfish does no damage.
A jab from Pierce does it's job there.
Pierce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lungfish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierce on the side of the head.
Pierce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pierce takes one on the button.
Pierce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Lungfish scores with a nice head shot.
Lungfish missing with a left hand there. Pierce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lungfish avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Lungfish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lungfish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierce throws a right and a left that Lungfish avoids nicely.
Pierce misses with a hook.
Pierce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lungfish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Pierce wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lungfish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lungfish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lungfish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lungfish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lungfish clobbers Pierce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lungfish looks to land a combination but Pierce avoids it well.
Pierce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lungfish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lungfish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pierce avoids the body shot from Lungfish.
Pierce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierce cracks Lungfish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lungfish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lungfish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Lungfish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierce ducks under a wild hook from Lungfish.
Larry Lungfish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lungfish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lungfish misses with a wild combination.
Pierce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lungfish finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierce's head.
Lungfish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lungfish lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pierce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lungfish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lungfish is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pierce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lungfish lands with a shot to the body.
Pierce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Larry Lungfish has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lungfish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Lungfish shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pierce eats them both and turns towards Lungfish to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lungfish jabs at Pierce's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lungfish lands with a hook. Pierce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lungfish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lungfish!
 Pierce is rocked!
Lungfish scores with a hook to the body. Pierce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Pierce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierce is breathing heavily.
Lungfish throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lungfish finds Pierce's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Pierce flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Lungfish lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Pierce will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Lungfish!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Koman (ranked 25304 p4p, 5406 weight class) and Wei Cheng (ranked 718 p4p, 587 weight class). Wei Cheng has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Koman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Cheng!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheng closes the distance and clinches.
Koman blocks an elbow strike.
Koman wants to break free but Cheng has control.
Cheng tries to throw a body punch but Koman avoids it by throwing Cheng back against the cage.
Cheng jumps guard but Koman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheng.
Cheng jumps guard.
Cheng is looking to cinch up a triangle. Koman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cheng's body to avoid the submission. Cheng has instead reached around Koman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cheng arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wei Cheng!
A less than humble Wei Cheng misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Late (ranked 24506 p4p, 3275 weight class) and Zhang Wei (ranked 656 p4p, 408 weight class). The key to victory for Little Late has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Wei!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late drops Wei with a beautiful combination! Wei stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Late is looking for the KO!
 Wei is rocked!
It looks like Zhang Wei has been cut.
Late throws an overhand right that has Wei reeling! Late follows up with more punches and Wei is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Little Late!
A very excited looking Little Late made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Zhang Wei spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't know if I can keep on fighting after this one. I'm so sorry to my fans, I thought I would win, I'm sorry.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tugsbayar Enkhtulga (ranked 3419 p4p, 2455 weight class) and Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 440 p4p, 333 weight class). Mifune is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seven Samurai. Tugsbayar Enkhtulga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tugsbayar Enkhtulga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enkhtulga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mifune sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mifune fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mifune stuffs the takedown attempt from Enkhtulga. Enkhtulga gets slowly back to his feet.
Mifune wants to counter with a clinch but Enkhtulga pushes him away.
Enkhtulga tests Mifune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Enkhtulga misses with a straight right.
Enkhtulga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mifune but Mifune pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tugsbayar Enkhtulga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Enkhtulga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mifune rushes Enkhtulga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Enkhtulga is trying to break the clinch but Mifune is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mifune lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mifune makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Mifune has Enkhtulga pressed against the cage, preventing Enkhtulga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Enkhtulga is looking to break free of the clinch but Mifune has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkhtulga takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mifune.
Enkhtulga throws an elbow but it misses.
Enkhtulga blocks a body shot from Mifune.
Mifune tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Mifune lands a hook that snaps the head of Enkhtulga backwards.
Mifune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mifune lands with a short shot to the head.
Enkhtulga takes a shot to the head.
Mifune keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Enkhtulga's efforts to push away.
Mifune lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mifune lands a nice uppercut.
Mifune lands a right hand that snaps the head of Enkhtulga backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Enkhtulga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mifune's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mifune.
Mifune has Enkhtulga pressed against the cage, preventing Enkhtulga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Mifune.
Enkhtulga is breathing heavily.
Enkhtulga working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mifune scores with a shoulder strike.
Enkhtulga is rocked!
Enkhtulga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Enkhtulga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Enkhtulga blocking some punches.
Mifune told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Enkhtulga tries to land knees in the clinch but Mifune avoids the damage to the body.
Enkhtulga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Mifune misses with some punches.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Enkhtulga blocking some punches.
Mifune throws a punch but it's blocked by Enkhtulga.
Enkhtulga wants to break free but Mifune has control.
Mifune misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mifune.
Enkhtulga can't break the clinch.
Enkhtulga seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in the clinch, Mifune scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mifune works on Enkhtulga's body with a couple of short punches.
Enkhtulga swings wildly with an uppercut but Mifune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mifune pushes Enkhtulga against the cage. Mifune is working some dirty boxing. Mifune pushes off with a quick right hook! Enkhtulga goes down! Enkhtulga tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mifune moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kikuchiyo Mifune!
After the fight, Kikuchiyo Mifune was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 3080 p4p, 5697 weight class) and Mason Marmot (ranked 382 p4p, 569 weight class). Mason Marmot struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mason Marmot looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Marmot !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marmot misses with a double jab.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marmot .
Marmot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Wilson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marmot slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marmot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Marmot changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marmot blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson tests Marmot 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson works the jab nicely.
Wilson throws the left hand but Marmot avoids the punch easily.
Marmot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Marmot seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson 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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson stands up over Marmot , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilson stands and throws Marmot 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Marmot is rocked!
Wilson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Marmot is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Wilson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Wilson!
In his post fight interview, Wade Wilson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 2891 p4p, 613 weight class) and Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 381 p4p, 92 weight class). 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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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schrute.
Minoru Ii clinches up with Schrute and pushes him back against the cage.
Minoru Ii lands a shoulder strike.
Schrute stalling in the clinch but Minoru Ii improves position.
Minoru Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii lands with a right to the head.
Minoru Ii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minoru Ii digs a right hand into Schrute's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schrute's gas tank.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minoru Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schrute is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minoru Ii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schrute makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Minoru Ii is leaning against Schrute and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Minoru Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Minoru Ii.
A hook to the body from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii cracks Schrute with a nice body shot.
Minoru Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoru Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Minoru Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schrute or not.
Minoru Ii lands with a right to the head.
Minoru Ii lands a nice uppercut.
Minoru Ii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schrute wants a takedown but no success here.
Minoru Ii lands a body shot.
Minoru Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schrute.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minoru Ii lands with a right to the head.
Minoru Ii lands a hook that snaps the head of Schrute backwards.
Minoru Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minoru Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Minoru Ii on the inside.
Schrute is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Minoru Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Schrute is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schrute.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii works on Schrute's body with a couple of short punches.
Minoru Ii drops Schrute onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Schrute is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Minoru Ii lands a big right hand that drops Schrute! The killer instinct kicks in and Minoru Ii finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Minoru Ii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kohinata Minoru Ii!
After winning the bout, Kohinata Minoru Ii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Dwight Schrute had this to say: 'Back to the beet farm for a few weeks. Great fight! I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Williams (ranked 747 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Smashy Cartwright (ranked 85 p4p, 140 weight class). Cartwright has chosen The Hammer as his entrance music. Smashy Cartwright 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Smashy Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Williams backs off Cartwright throws a huge counter combo but Williams manages to avoid it all.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright breaks the clinch.
Williams slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Cartwright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright lands a body shot.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Cartwright blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Cartwright misses.
Cartwright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enzo Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Cartwright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cartwright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright feints the counter takedown.
Cartwright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Cartwright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams pushes Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartwright.
A countering left hand to the body from Cartwright misses.
Williams swings for the body but Cartwright moves out of range.
A big right from Cartwright misses.
Cartwright thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Cartwright is out of range.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright breaks from the clinch.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Williams tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Cartwright lands with an overhand left.
Cartwright misses with a straight left.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Cartwright misses with a wild body shot.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cartwright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartwright throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartwright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cartwright lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cartwright keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartwright.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch but Cartwright is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smashy Cartwright dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cartwright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Williams tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams pushes Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright breaks the clinch.
Cartwright throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Cartwright misses with a wild body shot.
Cartwright lands a jab to the nose.
Cartwright connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams tests Cartwright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
Cartwright loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright misses with a wild combination.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cartwright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Cartwright moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Smashy Cartwright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Cartwright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams swings for the body but Cartwright moves out of range.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cartwright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams is rocked!
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Cartwright misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Cartwright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartwright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cartwright cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Williams tries to bench press Cartwright off him but Cartwright keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams regains half guard, as Cartwright was trying to land strikes.
Cartwright is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Williams is pushing down on Cartwright's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cartwright is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smashy Cartwright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams moves to clinch but Cartwright breaks away
and Cartwright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cartwright counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Cartwright seems unphased.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams misses with some punches.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Cartwright lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a looping right.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Cartwright.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Cartwright is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice jab there from Cartwright.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Cartwright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Cartwright flicks out a counter leg kick but Williams steps away.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
Cartwright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright scores with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Cartwright misses with a two punch combination.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartwright scores with a nice head shot.
Williams throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartwright scores with a nice head shot.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Cartwright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cartwright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Cartwright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams wants to clinch up but Cartwright keeps it at a distance.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Cartwright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Cartwright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartwright throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Smashy Cartwright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cartwright slips under a jab from Williams.
Cartwright stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cartwright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cartwright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams wants to clinch up but Cartwright keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Cartwright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Enzo Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smashy Cartwright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cartwright winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smashy Cartwright!
During a confident post fight interview, Smashy Cartwright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 604 p4p, 395 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 97 p4p, 63 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that DeeJay Dawkins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DeeJay Dawkins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, DeeJay Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawkins stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws out a leg kick but Dawkins moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.
Dawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Dawkins shoots in.
Dawkins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body punch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dawkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dawkins's guard.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dawkins has his hands on Thompson's head, controlling the position.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Dawkins cracks Thompson with a solid left hand.
Dawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson controls Dawkins momentarily but Dawkins frees himself.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dawkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawkins won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Dawkins trying to control here.
Dawkins wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Dawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working over Dawkins with some ground and pound. Dawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawkins's head.
Dawkins trying to control here.
Dawkins is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins gets back to full guard.
Dawkins wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.
Dawkins is trying to keep Thompson in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson slips under a jab from Dawkins.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawkins is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dawkins is defended easily by Thompson.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawkins tries to counter with a takedown but Thompson is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Dawkins moved away.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Dawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Dawkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Dawkins checks it.
Dawkins slips under a jab from Thompson.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Dawkins.
Dawkins dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Ricky Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Thompson takes a swing at Dawkins's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins attempts a counter takedown but Thompson avoids it well and moves away.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Dawkins pulls Thompson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thompson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins is adopting a defensive guard.
Dawkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Dawkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dawkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Dawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dawkins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dawkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Dawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawkins's head.
Dawkins moves into full guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins is trying to keep Thompson in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Dawkins.
Thompson trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Thompson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawkins but Dawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawkins slips under a jab from Thompson.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Ricky Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
And Thompson tries to counter it with a takedown but Dawkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Dawkins as Thompson shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Dawkins shows good takedown defense.
DeeJay Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Thompson.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Dawkins seems unphased.
Dawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dawkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
DeeJay Dawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dawkins.
Dawkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thompson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Dawkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Dawkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dawkins postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson 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.
Dawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Dawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Dawkins controlling him for the moment.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins is stalling in the full guard.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeeJay Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Dawkins is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dawkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ricky Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thompson controlling from the top position.
Dawkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeeJay Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Thompson!
After the big win, Ricky Thompson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Car (ranked 719 p4p, 104 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 111 p4p, 13 weight class). New Car has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, New Car!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Veainu misses.
It looked like Car was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veainu.
Veainu scores with a hook.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Veainu.
Car is rocked!
Car blocks a jab.
Car swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Veainu drops Car with a big left hand! Car is injured, injured bad! Veainu jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 20 p4p, 94 weight class) and Adam Shalashaska (ranked 2 p4p, 18 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by The Stockton Slap Song. Noel Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Shalashaska's chin.
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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 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Shalashaska manages to avoid it.
Shalashaska scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shalashaska or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Diaz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Shalashaska looks to throw a body kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown attempt by Shalashaska or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Shalashaska does no damage.
Shalashaska misses with a left hand
and Shalashaska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Shalashaska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalashaska misses with a takedown
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shalashaska is rocked!
Noel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Shalashaska.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Shalashaska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shalashaska throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Shalashaska moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arcalimon Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adam Shalashaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shalashaska. Shalashaska obviously looking to wear him down.
Noel Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Shalashaska shoots in.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Shalashaska finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shalashaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalashaska preventing the sweep.
Diaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shalashaska is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shalashaska got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shalashaska has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shalashaska manages to get himself to full guard.
Shalashaska keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Shalashaska looking to control.
Shalashaska looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shalashaska is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Shalashaska defends it.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Shalashaska tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Shalashaska regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shalashaska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shalashaska looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Shalashaska moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shalashaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz lands a big right hand that sends Shalashaska crashing to the mat! Diaz stays standing though and waves Shalashaska back to his feet!
Shalashaska is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
It looks like Adam Shalashaska has been cut.
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!
Shalashaska moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shalashaska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shalashaska seems to have recovered his senses.
Shalashaska tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz leaves Shalashaska with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Shalashaska's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shalashaska throws out the jab.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shalashaska scores with a nice strike.
Shalashaska misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shalashaska throws a head kick that misses
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Diaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Shalashaska backwards.
Shalashaska throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz is stalling here.
A short right from Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalashaska breaks the clinch.
Shalashaska punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noel Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz cracks Shalashaska with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shalashaska looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Diaz finish him?
Shalashaska misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Shalashaska is looking to land body kicks.
As Shalashaska tries to get set, Diaz tries to push him back and clinch up but Shalashaska manages to avoid the attempt.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shalashaska can do to turn this around?
Shalashaska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Shalashaska settles back down.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shalashaska keeps the fight on the outside.
Shalashaska misses with a head kick.
Shalashaska lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shalashaska. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shalashaska fails with the takedown
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shalashaska is breathing heavily.
Shalashaska tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Shalashaska tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz fakes the body blow, causing Shalashaska to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Shalashaska goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Noel Diaz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Adam Shalashaska had this to say: 'You're pretty good.'.
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