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BANZAI COMBAT 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoichi Honda (ranked 4633 p4p, 4392 weight class) and Left Path (ranked 481 p4p, 470 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoichi Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Left Path!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda takes one on the button.
Honda feints and as Path raises his hands in defense, Honda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Path looking for a sweep. Not yet Path, not yet.
Path wants to stand but Honda is controlling the position.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Path is keeping the position.
Path looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Honda wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
Honda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Path wants to stand up but Honda is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path has his hands on Honda's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Honda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Path misses with a few strikes there.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Path throws a shot from downtown. Honda moves away and avoids it.
Honda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Path connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Path digs a good body shot into Honda's ribs.
Path scores with a shot to the body.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Path.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Honda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Path controlling Honda's posture.
Honda works over Path with some ground and pound from guard.
Honda wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
Path working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
Path looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Path is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Path's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Honda postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Path shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Honda eats them both and turns towards Path to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt
and Path cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Honda moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Honda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Path tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the cage.
Path wants to break free but Honda has control.
Honda wants to take the fight to the mat but Path manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoichi Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Path is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Left Path dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Honda tries to land a body kick
and Path counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Path punishes Honda's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Path scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoichi Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Path pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Path! But no joy.
Path dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Path.
Path has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Honda wants to clinch
and Path counters with a nice body shot.
Honda is looking to clinch but Path is avoiding it.
A jab from Path finds it's way through Honda's defenses.
Path connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Path dips to his left and cracks Honda with an uppercut!
Path lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honda tries to clinch but Path is having none of it.
Honda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Path manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Honda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Honda postures up in Path's guard and throws a big left but Path blocks it.
Yoichi Honda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Path looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda stops Path from standing up.
Honda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Path being controlled here, momentarily.
Path trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Honda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left Path seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Path.
Honda slips under a jab from Path.
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!
Honda moves to clinch but Path breaks away
and Path counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Path scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Path lands a jab to the nose.
Honda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Honda wants to clinch.
Honda throws a head kick that misses
and Path counters with a nice uppercut.
Honda looks to clinch
and Path connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Path dodges the punch combination from Honda.
Path tests Honda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda takes the fight into the clinch.
Honda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Path is trying to break free.
Honda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Path to keep the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda tries to pull guard but Path forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoichi Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda jumps guard but Path stands there with Honda around his waist. Honda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Path's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Left Path showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Honda rushes Path and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Honda pulls Path into guard.
Path wants to stand but Honda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Honda trying to keep a closed guard but Path is proving a slippery customer.
Honda is looking to sweep but instead, Path has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda is controlling Path's trapped leg to prevent Path from advancing to side control.
Path takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda wants to control but Path is keeping busy.
Path stops Honda from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Path sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Path uses his free foot to push down on Honda's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Honda.
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Path has a good base and remains in mount.
Path wants to control the pace but Honda is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Path sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Honda tries to lock up and control but Path gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Path takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Path tries to control but Honda wriggling away.
Honda is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Path 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.
Path wants to control the pace but Honda is squirming around nicely.
Left Path is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Honda is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Path tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Honda tries to reverse the position but Path maintains control.
Path tries to control but Honda wriggling away.
Path content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoichi Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Left Path comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Path 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Left Path!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Mertel (ranked 3793 p4p, 5706 weight class) and Dangelo Nickoson (ranked 416 p4p, 523 weight class). Mertel comes to the cage accompanied by Mertel Fuck shit up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Mertel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dangelo Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mertel with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Nickoson.
Mertel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickoson.
It looked like Mertel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nickoson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mertel slips a jab and a cross from Nickoson.
A left lands for Mertel.
Nickoson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mertel counters with a straight right hand.
Mertel throws a head kick but Nickoson moves out of range.
Mertel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nickoson throws a right hand that Mertel ducks under and follows up with a left that Mertel also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Nickoson.
Mertel misses with a straight right.
Nickoson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nickoson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mertel misses with an uppercut. Nickoson saw that one coming.
Mertel 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.
 Nickoson is rocked!
Nickoson throws a right hand that Mertel ducks under and follows up with a left that Mertel also avoids with ease.
Nickoson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mertel finish him?
Nickoson misses with a right hand
and Mertel counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Nickoson out cold! What a finish! Mertel is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Mertel!
Viktor Mertel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 3280 p4p, 4454 weight class) and Adam Lockdown (ranked 261 p4p, 319 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Duke Nukem!
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, Adam Lockdown!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lockdown to the mat! Lockdown manages to get full guard.
Nukem showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lockdown working a defensive guard but Nukem passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nukem passes to side control.
Nukem working the head with strikes.
Nukem working the ground and pound from side control.
Nukem controls the position.
Nukem cracks Lockdown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Nukem's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nukem controlling the position.
Nukem scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nukem lands with some strikes.
Lockdown is bucking up trying to escape but Nukem cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nukem raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nukem controlling the pace for now.
Nukem cracks Lockdown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nukem controlling from the full mount.
Lockdown taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is landing with some decent strikes but Lockdown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nukem landing punches.
Nukem with a couple of short strikes.
Nukem working the ground and pound effectively.
Nukem working Lockdown over with strikes here.
Nukem controlling from mount.
We've been hearing that Nukem has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nukem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nukem lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nukem cracks Lockdown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lockdown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nukem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nukem controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nukem content just to control the position here.
Nukem is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lockdown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nukem landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nukem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nukem lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lockdown tries to hold on but Nukem pushes him away.
Nukem lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lockdown hang on?
Nukem controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nukem controlling the position easily from mount.
Nukem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lockdown looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Nukem dominating with strikes here.
Nukem has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lockdown's face.
Lockdown is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nukem in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nukem swats away the attempt to clinch by Lockdown.
Nukem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nukem manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lockdown on his heels. He'll look to pass Lockdown's guard now, I'm sure.
Nukem controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nukem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lockdown can do to turn this around?
Lockdown working a defensive guard but Nukem manages to pass into side control anyway.
Duke Nukem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Lockdown's face as Nukem controls the position.
Check out the look on Nukem's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nukem cracks Lockdown with a big right hand but Lockdown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nukem is staying tight to Lockdown's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem landing a few strikes.
Nukem happy to just control the position for now.
Nukem 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.
Nukem lands a nice forearm strike.
Nukem controlling the position from side mount.
Lockdown wants to control but Nukem postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem controls the position.
Lockdown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nukem landing a few strikes.
Lockdown is trying to get back to half guard.
Nukem is chipping away with strikes.
Lockdown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nukem scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lockdown to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lockdown!
Nukem pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nukem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nukem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lockdown looks a forlorn figure.
Nukem controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Lockdown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nukem content just to control the position here.
Nukem is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lockdown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nukem punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nukem lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lockdown looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nukem in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nukem scoring with strikes but Lockdown is staying in there.
Nukem looking to finish Lockdown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lockdown!
Nukem controlling his opponent.
Nukem seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lockdown for as long as he can get away with.
Nukem cracks Lockdown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nukem with good strikes from the mount here!
Lockdown tries to hold on but Nukem pushes him away.
Nukem controlling the pace for now.
Nukem with shots to the head and body - Lockdown looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that second round.
That's time! Nukem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lockdown gets caught flat footed, as Nukem shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nukem forces his way into half guard.
Nukem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lockdown has hold of Nukem's hands but Nukem slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nukem passes to full mount!
Lockdown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice elbow there by Nukem.
Nukem landing punches.
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!
Nukem landing strikes from the mount and Lockdown is in trouble!
Nukem working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nukem scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lockdown?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem is landing with some decent strikes but Lockdown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nukem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nukem raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nukem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nukem is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lockdown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nukem landing strikes from the mount and Lockdown is in trouble!
Nukem looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nukem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nukem sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nukem lands a couple of good shots and Lockdown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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!
Nukem has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lockdown's body.
Lockdown trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nukem lands punches and elbows.
Nukem biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nukem lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lockdown is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nukem.
Nukem connects with a big shot to the side of Lockdown's head.
Lockdown wants to escape the position.
Lockdown is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Duke Nukem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nukem's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nukem continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam Lockdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nukem has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Nukem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nukem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Nukem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthonii Joshua (ranked 4239 p4p, 3503 weight class) and Ringo Dukes (ranked 440 p4p, 393 weight class). Ringo Dukes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthonii Joshua's chin.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthonii Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ringo Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joshua.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dukes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dukes.
Dukes lands a head kick!
 It looks like Anthonii Joshua has been cut.
Dukes throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua moves forwards but Dukes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses.
Dukes throws a combination that misses
letting Joshua counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes scores with a jab.
Dukes throws a series of punches but Joshua moves out of range.
As Dukes looks to move away, Joshua throws a big counter combo but Dukes just gets out of the way.
Dukes throws an overhand right that lands on Joshua's shoulder, as Joshua tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Joshua was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dukes has a takedown stuffed.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses
and Joshua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Ringo Dukes has been cut.
Joshua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukes.
Dukes throws a head kick but Joshua moves out of range.
Joshua seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dukes looks winded!
Joshua blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Joshua went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua needs to keep his hands up - Dukes had a free shot at his head there.
Joshua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dukes swinging wildly here.
Dukes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joshua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joshua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dukes has his takedown stuffed
and Joshua counters with a right hand that sends Dukes tumbling to the canvas! Can Joshua finish him? He dives into Dukes's guard looking to do just that!
Anthonii Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Dukes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshua showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua stopping the sweep attempt from Dukes.
Joshua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dukes on the ground.
Dukes wants to stand but Joshua is controlling the position.
Dukes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joshua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dukes working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dukes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Joshua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dukes looks to land a combination but Joshua avoids it well.
Joshua avoids the head kick by Dukes.
Dukes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joshua seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joshua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukes.
Dukes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dukes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshua is able to avoid easily.
Joshua is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ringo Dukes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Joshua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dukes tries for a takedown but Joshua circles away easily
and Joshua counters with a left and a right... And another left! Dukes is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthonii Joshua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hopkins (ranked 3832 p4p, 3766 weight class) and Oliver Da Silva (ranked 463 p4p, 460 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Da Silva does it's job there.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Da Silva.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Da Silva.
Hopkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Hopkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Hopkins! Da Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hopkins to his feet! Hopkins is in big trouble!
 Hopkins is rocked!
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!
Da Silva moves in close and cracks Hopkins with a massive right hand! Hopkins, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Da Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Da Silva!
A victorious Oliver Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Messiah Wyatt (ranked 3555 p4p, 3495 weight class) and Slant Grant (ranked 383 p4p, 379 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Messiah Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slant Grant!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grant's guard.
Wyatt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wyatt postures up.
Wyatt tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Wyatt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wyatt advances to half guard.
Grant is looking to escape.
Grant is trying to maintain the position but Wyatt is very close to passing his half guard.
Wyatt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wyatt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wyatt lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt trying to pass the guard but Grant defending well.
Wyatt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grant trying to control here.
Wyatt lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wyatt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wyatt is looking to advance position but Grant won't allow it.
Wyatt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wyatt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wyatt wants to take a breather but Grant is having none of it.
Wyatt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grant taking some punishment here, with Wyatt in his half guard.
Wyatt drops an elbow to the side of Grant's head.
Wyatt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wyatt connects with a nice short shot to Grant's temple.
Wyatt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grant is just riding it out for now. Wyatt eventually gives up the hold.
Grant trying to hold on to Wyatt's head to control him but Wyatt postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grant is in trouble now - Wyatt has advanced to mount!
Wyatt tries to control but Grant wriggling away.
Wyatt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyatt looking for a guillotine from mount but Grant is having none of it.
Wyatt jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Grant manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wyatt cracks Grant with a big elbow.
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!
Grant is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to bench press Wyatt off him but Wyatt keeps the position.
Wyatt lands some shots froms side control.
Wyatt lands an elbow.
Wyatt lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wyatt is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Grant looks calm but he's in trouble here. Wyatt gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Grant is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Wyatt lets go of the hold and Grant can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Messiah Wyatt!
During a confident post fight interview, Messiah Wyatt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moi Tie (ranked 2403 p4p, 1793 weight class) and Paul Rechers (ranked 173 p4p, 131 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moi Tie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Rechers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rechers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tie drives through with a takedown into Rechers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rechers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rechers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tie has managed to get both his arms back between Rechers's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rechers is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tie rolls with it to try and escape but Rechers cranks on the arm and Tie is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Rechers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Santos (ranked 2001 p4p, 1963 weight class) and Colt Lynch (ranked 255 p4p, 253 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Colt Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lynch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Lynch throws out a counter right but Santos avoids it with no problem.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Lynch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bentley Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lynch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lynch stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Lynch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Lynch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Lynch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Santos is predictable there
letting Lynch counter with a right hand.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Lynch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lynch's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lynch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lynch keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Santos throwing shots but Lynch is blocking nicely.
Lynch is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Lynch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lynch is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lynch is trying to stand.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynch manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Santos keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lynch prevents it.
Lynch wants to break free but Santos has control.
Lynch tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Santos shoots and misses
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lynch counters with a big left hand that crumples Santos! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colt Lynch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Novakovic (ranked 1748 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Richard Doherty (ranked 231 p4p, 278 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Novakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novakovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novakovic.
Novakovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Doherty controls his hands.
Doherty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Novakovic pushes Doherty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Novakovic.
It looks like Richard Doherty has been cut.
Doherty is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Doherty tries to stall but Novakovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Novakovic on the inside.
Doherty blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Novakovic.
Doherty wants to stall.
Doherty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novakovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Doherty to work.
Doherty has Novakovic pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Doherty.
Novakovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Novakovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Doherty blocking some punches.
Novakovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Novakovic as Doherty tries to tie him up.
Novakovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Novakovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Doherty.
A nice left hand lands by Novakovic.
Novakovic lands with a left to the head.
Doherty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doherty blocking some punches.
Novakovic has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
Novakovic just leaning against Doherty, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Novakovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novakovic misses with some punches.
Doherty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Novakovic being controlled against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novakovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Novakovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doherty or not.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Novakovic - that landed with a thud.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Novakovic working aggressively here.
Novakovic misses with a punch to the body.
Novakovic lands an uppercut.
A short left from Novakovic.
Novakovic working aggressively here.
Doherty is struggling to control the position.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novakovic can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doherty looking to stall.
Novakovic throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Novakovic.
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic throws a head punch that misses.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doherty taking a breather.
Doherty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Novakovic is keeping busy.
Novakovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Novakovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Doherty's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Novakovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.
Novakovic drives through and clinches with Doherty against the cage.
Novakovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Novakovic can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Doherty.
Novakovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Novakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Novakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novakovic misses with a body punch.
Marko Novakovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doherty.
Doherty looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
A head punch on the inside from Novakovic fails to land.
Novakovic tries a body shot but Doherty blocks it.
Good body shot from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Doherty backwards.
Doherty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doherty's elbow.
Doherty stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Doherty has Novakovic pushed against the cage.
Novakovic lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is trying to stall.
Novakovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Novakovic misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty looking to stall.
Novakovic has a couple of punches blocked by Doherty.
A hook to the body from Novakovic.
Doherty is breathing heavily.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty prevents a body shot from Novakovic.
Novakovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Novakovic is keeping busy.
Novakovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doherty can do to turn this around?
Novakovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doherty.
Doherty stalling in the clinch but Novakovic improves position.
A short left from Novakovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to work over Doherty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Novakovic misses with the head strike.
Novakovic lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Novakovic.
Doherty is rocked!
Come on Novakovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Novakovic finish him?
Novakovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Novakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Novakovic.
Doherty seems to have recovered his senses.
Novakovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Novakovic creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Doherty's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Doherty drops to his knees and Novakovic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Novakovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Marko Novakovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Hung Wang (ranked 789 p4p, 1189 weight class) and Hail Satan (ranked 105 p4p, 162 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Hung Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hail Satan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang rushes Satan and presses him up against the cage.
Wang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satan smiles and moves away.
Wang is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
Satan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang moves to clinch but Satan breaks away
and Satan counters with a left to the body.
Satan stuns Wang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wang moves into range and clinches up with Satan.
Wang jumps guard but Satan stands there with Wang around his waist. Wang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wang has hold of one of Satan's legs. Satan is fighting the takedown attempt but Wang gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Satan keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Satan is trying to control the position but Wang postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throwing strikes from guard but Satan blocks nicely.
Wang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wang forces his way into half guard.
Satan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wang not doing much here.
Satan won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
Wang works his foot free and advances to mount.
Satan is trying to escape the mount but Wang keeps good control and instead manages to take Satan's back.
We've been hearing good reports from Wang's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wang gets his hands free as Satan looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is hanging on to Satan's back as he tries to escape.
Satan is trying to stand back up.
Wang is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Satan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wang controls the action.
Wang trying to control momentarily.
What can Satan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Satan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wang.
Satan showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
A lull in the action here.
Wang is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Satan is defending well though. Wang let's go of the attempt for now.
Wang is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Wang working for a choke but Satan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking for the choke but no joy.
Wang controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang tries to keep control of the position but Satan is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Satan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wang controlling the position well here. Satan rolled but Wang kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Hung Wang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wang gets a clinch.
Wang jumps into guard, dragging Satan to the mat.
Satan looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Young Hung Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satan can do to turn this around?
Wang has his foot on Satan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Satan works his way back into a safe position though.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looking for a guillotine here but Satan defends easily.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Satan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Satan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Satan defends it easily.
Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Satan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Satan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Satan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Satan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Satan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Satan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Satan has managed to get both his arms back between Wang's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Satan defends it easily.
Satan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wang is looking for a triangle but Satan pushes his legs off easily.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Satan defends it easily.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Satan passes into side control.
Wang tries to bench press Satan off him but Satan keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wang tries to clinch up but Satan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang has closed the distance and engaged Satan in a clinch.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan holds him up against the cage and eventually Wang drops back down to his feet.
Satan has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang keeps control of Satan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Young Hung Wang dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Satan counter with a right hand.
Satan swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Wang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wang tries to clinch up.
Satan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Satan lands with an overhand left.
Wang moves into the clinch successfully.
Wang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Satan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Satan tries to break free but Wang pushes him back against the cage.
Wang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satan smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looks to clinch
and Satan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wang wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Wang tries to clinch up
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Young Hung Wang has been cut.
Wang tries to clinch
and Satan counters with a straight right hand.
Wang wants to clinch
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Satan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Satan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wang darts in trying to clinch
and Satan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wang tries to clinch up but Satan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang avoids the body shot from Satan.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Wang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang pulls guard effortlessly.
Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Satan defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Satan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Satan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Satan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Satan gets to his feet - Wang follows without any prompting.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang darts in trying to clinch
and Satan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Satan catches Wang right on the button with a cross.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan moves out of range.
It seemed like Satan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Satan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Young Hung Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Satan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan holds him up against the cage and eventually Wang drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang gets control of Satan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wang will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Satan is looking to stand up but Wang won't let him.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Satan wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Satan controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Satan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Satan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wang has his foot on Satan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Satan works his way back into a safe position though.
Wang has his foot on Satan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Satan works his way back into a safe position though.
Satan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wang has his foot on Satan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Satan works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hail Satan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Young Hung Wang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satan cracks a nice hook into Wang's ribs.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Satan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang darts in trying to clinch
and Satan counters with a straight right hand.
Satan throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Satan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Satan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Satan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Wang wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang prevents Satan from breaking the clinch.
Satan is looking to break free of the clinch but Wang has double underhooks.
Wang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satan to keep the fight standing.
Satan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Satan is trying to force a seperation but Wang has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Satan gets underhooks to prevent Wang's takedown attempt.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan won't allow it.
Wang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Satan's efforts to push away.
Wang drags the fight down to the ground.
Satan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wang is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Satan defends well.
Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Satan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Satan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wang has a closed guard, preventing Satan from standing up.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Satan defends it easily.
Satan gets to his feet - Wang follows without any prompting.
Satan lands a nice looking body shot.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Satan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Wang darts in trying to clinch
and Satan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Satan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satan was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
Satan misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hail Satan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Young Hung Wang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Satan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
Wang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Satan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Satan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang tries to clinch up
and Satan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan moves out of range.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang is looking to counter the offense by Satan and move into the clinch.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Satan pushes him off.
Satan slips under a jab.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang wants to clinch up but Satan keeps it at a distance.
Wang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wang.
Wang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Satan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wang closes the distance but Satan moves to the side
enabling Satan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang looks to clinch
and Satan counters with a stiff right hand.
Satan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang moves away from the strike by Satan.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Satan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Wang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang clinches up with Satan and pushes him back against the cage.
Satan is trying to push Wang away but Wang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Wang.
Wang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wang wants a takedown but no success here.
Wang prevents Satan from breaking the clinch.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Satan's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan holds him up against the cage and eventually Wang drops back down to his feet.
Wang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Satan just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang tries to pull guard but Satan holds him up against the cage and eventually Wang drops back down to his feet.
Wang tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four 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.
Satan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wang jumps into guard, dragging Satan to the mat.
Wang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Satan is aware though and is defending well.
Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Satan wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hail Satan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Satan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hail Satan!
Hail Satan is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Hail Satan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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