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Iron Fist Nippon Series 07.02 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Innafire (ranked 5173 p4p, 5013 weight class) and Rudi Kardi (ranked 577 p4p, 566 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Innafire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Kardi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innafire wants to clinch up but Kardi keeps it at a distance.
Kardi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Innafire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Innafire trying to keep a closed guard but Kardi is proving a slippery customer.
Kardi pushes down on Innafire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kardi is looking for a kimura here.
Kardi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Innafire is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rudi Kardi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perry Silva (ranked 5506 p4p, 4427 weight class) and Bo Lin (ranked 582 p4p, 535 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Perry Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Lin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lin.
Lin misses with the combination.
Lin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lin duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Lin. That snapped Silva's head back.
Lin lands a jab to the nose.
Silva shoots in but Lin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lin.
Nice body punch from Lin.
Lin tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tries for a takedown but Lin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perry Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Perry Silva has been cut.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Lin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Lin.
Silva throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 Silva is rocked!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lin sprawls well. Lin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Lin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown but Lin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lin connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lin feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Lin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Lin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Silva! He's just covering up as Lin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Lin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Chavez (ranked 4210 p4p, 3818 weight class) and Han Wulong (ranked 497 p4p, 468 weight class). Han Wulong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Chavez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Wulong!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Wulong just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Chavez has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Han Wulong!
Han Wulong bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Usko Pekkala (ranked 3560 p4p, 5875 weight class) and Akhtar Assad (ranked 389 p4p, 516 weight class). Akhtar Assad has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Usko Pekkala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhtar Assad!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad scores with a hook to the body. Pekkala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been hearing reports that Pekkala has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Akhtar Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekkala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pekkala is able to avoid easily.
Pekkala appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pekkala tries to counter with a takedown but Assad is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Assad. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Pekkala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assad cracks Pekkala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pekkala circles away quickly and effectively.
Pekkala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pekkala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assad throws out the jab.
Assad gets caught napping as Pekkala dives in and scores a takedown. Assad manages to retain guard.
Assad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pekkala is one step ahead there.
Assad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad trying to control the position here.
Pekkala stays in close to Assad's body and controls the position.
Pekkala preventing the sweep.
Pekkala sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pekkala stopping the sweep attempt from Assad.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pekkala tries to counter with a takedown but Assad is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pekkala feints and as Assad raises his hands in defense, Pekkala changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Assad keeping full guard, as Pekkala tries to pass.
Pekkala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assad is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Assad has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assad throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad looking to control.
Assad managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Pekkala ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Pekkala ducks right into an uppercut from Assad.
Pekkala checks a leg kick.
Assad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assad misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Assad avoids it really well and circles away.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.
Pekkala is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Assad.
Assad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pekkala gets the takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akhtar Assad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Pekkala throwing a counter right hand but Assad manages to avoid it.
Pekkala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pekkala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A right-left combo lands from Assad.
Assad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Assad jabs at Pekkala's body.
Pekkala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pekkala showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assad tries to roll over but Pekkala keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Assad tries to get to full guard but Pekkala has control of the leg.
Pekkala is controlling the pace.
Assad trying to get back to full guard but Pekkala takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pekkala avoids the attempt from Assad to control.
Pekkala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Assad is looking to escape.
Usko Pekkala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assad gets back to half guard.
Assad is positioning himself well to prevent Pekkala advancing to mount.
Assad trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad keeping hold of Pekkala's head, controlling as best he can.
Pekkala not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assad gets full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Assad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pekkala scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assad is pulling down on Pekkala's head. It's preventing any offense from Pekkala, at least for the moment.
Pekkala is looking to pass into half guard but Assad pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Assad is in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assad is looking to work some ground and pound but Pekkala has wrist control.
Usko Pekkala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pekkala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhtar Assad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 18:20
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 18:20
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akhtar Assad!
Akhtar Assad gave a mention to Seventh Circle Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Varga (ranked 3386 p4p, 3591 weight class) and Mickey LeBlanc (ranked 419 p4p, 442 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mickey LeBlanc was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey LeBlanc!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlanc lands a nice looking body shot.
Varga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. LeBlanc did well to prevent Varga getting side control.
LeBlanc controlling the position for now.
Varga has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can LeBlanc defend it? Varga steps over the head and cranks it - LeBlanc is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Varga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Varga!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Juan Varga waved his t-shirt featuring Seventh Circle Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Beckley (ranked 3326 p4p, 4654 weight class) and Dawn Clover (ranked 341 p4p, 415 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dawn Clover!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clover lands with a nice combination. Beckley backs away looking to recover.
Beckley throws a sloppy head kick and Clover moves out of range easily.
Clover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beckley back to the cage. Clover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Beckley misses its intended target.
Clover slips under a jab.
Clover throws a one two combo.
Clover looks to land a combination but Beckley avoids it well.
Beckley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Beckley misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clover throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clover.
Clover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clover.
Clover lands a jab-cross combination.
Beckley stuns Clover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beckley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dawn Clover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clover works over Beckley's head and body with a nice combination.
Clover throws a nice looking combination but Beckley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clover is working the combinations to good effect here.
Beckley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckley swings for the body but Clover moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clover.
Clover slips a jab and a cross from Beckley.
Beckley tries to bum rush Clover with a series of wild strikes but Clover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beckley eats them both and turns towards Clover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beckley works Clover's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley throws a series of punches but Clover moves out of range.
Beckley throws a push kick but Clover slaps the foot to one side.
Beckley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckley is looking to wear down Clover with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Clover.
Clover scores with a three punch combo!
Beckley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clover moves away.
Clover misses with a double jab
and Beckley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clover checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clover avoids the head kick by Beckley.
Beckley takes a swing at Clover's ribcage but misses.
Clover misses with a few strikes there.
Clover misses with a few strikes there.
Clover blocks a head kick by Beckley.
Beckley misses with an uppercut. Clover saw that one coming.
Beckley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clover scores with a one two! Beckley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beckley missing with a left hand there. Clover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clover misses with a series of wild punches.
Clover feints a jab promting Beckley to slip. Clover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beckley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clover looks winded!
Beckley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clover. Clover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beckley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clover.
Beckley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clover was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckley.
Beckley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beckley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clover, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beckley jumps into guard, dragging Clover to the mat.
Beckley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clover stopping the sweep attempt from Beckley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clover gets to his feet - Beckley follows without any prompting.
Beckley throws a shot to the body.
Beckley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beckley tries to land knees in the clinch but Clover avoids the damage to the body.
Beckley struggles to land a body shot inside as Clover controls his hands.
Clover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Beckley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clover moves away from the strike by Beckley.
Clover steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Beckley.
Clover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clover avoids the body shot from Beckley.
Beckley clinches up with Clover and pushes him back against the cage.
Clover tries to circle away but Beckley has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clover - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clover is trying to pull guard but Beckley has him pressed against the cage.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beckley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clover uses from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckley wants to stand up but Clover is controlling him.
Clover sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckley wants to stand and escape but Clover is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dawn Clover dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beckley clinches with his opponent.
Clover avoiding damage as Beckley throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Beckley.
Clover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beckley jumps guard and drags Clover to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beckley is working an open guard so Clover takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Beckley misses with an uppercut. Clover saw that one coming.
Dawn Clover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clover scores with a one two! Beckley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckley tries to pull guard but Clover holds him up against the cage and eventually Beckley drops back down to his feet.
Clover controlling the action here for a moment.
Clover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clover jumps guard but Beckley stands there with Clover around his waist. Clover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benson Beckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckley throws an elbow but it misses.
Clover is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beckley is keeping busy.
Clover letting Beckley take a breather here.
Clover tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beckley just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beckley throws an elbow but misses.
Beckley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clover gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beckley missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beckley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Clover is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Beckley presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Clover jumps guard but Beckley stands there with Clover around his waist. Clover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Benson Beckley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Beckley is struggling to control the position.
Beckley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clover trying to hold on to Beckley's head to control him but Beckley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Clover to stand up.
Clover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beckley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckley tries to bum rush Clover with a series of wild strikes but Clover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckley clinches.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Clover is trying to force a seperation but Beckley has the dominant position.
Clover is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Beckley to keep the fight standing.
Beckley jumps guard but Clover turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beckley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Beckley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benson Beckley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clover is breathing heavily.
Clover changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beckley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beckley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clover is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beckley trying to land knees to the body.
Clover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beckley taking a breather.
Beckley pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beckley is looking for a triangle here but Clover uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Clover happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Beckley showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 19:19
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 19:19
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronadenis Maca Jr (ranked 3668 p4p, 4940 weight class) and David Hanson (ranked 465 p4p, 559 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronadenis Maca Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Maca Jr counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Maca Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maca Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Hanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maca Jr!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maca Jr misses with a hook.
Maca Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Maca Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maca Jr cracks Hanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maca Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanson's head.
 Hanson is rocked!
Maca Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maca Jr defends it well.
Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Maca Jr finish him?
Maca Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ronadenis Maca Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maca Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maca Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Hanson feints the counter takedown.
Hanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maca Jr throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanson.
Ronadenis Maca Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Hanson.
Maca Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maca Jr misses the jab.
Maca Jr throws a hook to the side of Hanson's head but Hanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Hanson tries to counter it with a takedown but Maca Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Hanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maca Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hanson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Maca Jr is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Hanson!
David Hanson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between RInger Zinc (ranked 2451 p4p, 1673 weight class) and Tykas Slasher (ranked 265 p4p, 184 weight class). RInger Zinc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tykas Slasher's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RInger Zinc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tykas Slasher!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slasher tries to keep at a distance but Zinc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zinc manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zinc wants to sweep but no luck.
Slasher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zinc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zinc bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slasher's guard.
Zinc trying to control the position from guard on top but Slasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zinc is stalling in the full guard.
Slasher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zinc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinc postures up in Slasher's guard and throws a big left but Slasher blocks it.
Zinc throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zinc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zinc throwing strikes from guard but Slasher blocks nicely.
Zinc with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slasher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zinc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zinc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zinc trying to control but Slasher is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinc 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slasher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zinc postures up and lands a big shot to Slasher's brow.
Zinc lands a couple of digs.
Zinc postures up in Slasher's guard and throws a big left but Slasher blocks it.
Zinc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zinc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zinc advances to half guard.
Zinc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zinc lands strikes from half guard.
Zinc has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zinc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zinc seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinc lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slasher looks winded!
Zinc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zinc is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zinc lands strikes from half guard.
Zinc slips a nice elbow through Slasher's hands, connecting with Slasher's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinc is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zinc working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Slasher is rocked!
Zinc punishing his opponent with strikes.
Slasher is still in real trouble! Can Zinc finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinc unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Slasher wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Zinc celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RInger Zinc!
RInger Zinc retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, RInger Zinc thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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