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BANZAI COMBAT 82 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cowen Collard (ranked 25236 p4p, 5072 weight class) and Brock Duncan (ranked 245 p4p, 231 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cowen Collard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duncan throws a body shot but no joy.
Duncan throws a poor cross that misses
and Collard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duncan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Collard dives in and grabs Duncan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duncan pushes down on Collard's head and hops out.
Duncan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Collard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duncan wants to take the fight to the mat but Collard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Duncan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Collard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Duncan as Collard shoots in.
Collard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brock Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collard walks into a straight right hand from Duncan.
Duncan misses the shot to the body.
Collard defending well as Duncan loads up on a big left hand.
Collard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Collard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collard misses with a takedown attempt
and Duncan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cowen Collard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Duncan looks to move away, Collard throws a big counter combo but Duncan just gets out of the way.
Duncan misses with a hook.
Collard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collard avoids the body shot from Duncan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duncan.
Duncan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Collard's head backwards.
Collard shoots in looking for a takedown. Duncan tries to sprawl out of it but Collard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duncan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid body kick from Collard.
Duncan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duncan throws a jab but it's blocked by Collard.
Collard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Collard goes for a double leg but Duncan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Duncan continues to drive forward.
Collard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duncan misses the shot to the body.
Brock Duncan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duncan connects with a right hand. Collard shakes it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Collard.
It seemed like Duncan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Collard slips under a jab from Duncan.
Collard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Nice defenses there by Collard.
Duncan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Collard moves away from the strike by Duncan.
Duncan swats away the attempt to clinch by Collard.
Collard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duncan pinned against the cage. Duncan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duncan throws an overhand right that lands on Collard's shoulder, as Collard tries to avoid the shot.
Collard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collard.
Duncan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Collard counters with a three punch combo that has Duncan backing up. Duncan nods at Collard to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab from Duncan.
A jab from Duncan misses.
Collard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duncan.
A little feinted left hand from Collard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duncan drops his hands momentarily and Collard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Collard or perhaps it was just good defense by Duncan, which made it look bad.
Collard is breathing heavily.
Collard avoids the body shot from Duncan.
Collard fails to land the takedown.
Duncan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duncan cracks a nice hook into Collard's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan throws an overhand right that lands on Collard's shoulder, as Collard tries to avoid the shot.
Duncan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collard was well out of range. Poor timing from Duncan.
Collard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duncan.
Duncan cracks Collard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan lands with a nice body punch.
Duncan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collard at a distance.
Collard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duncan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duncan throws a lazy uppercut
and Collard counters with a nice uppercut.
Duncan scores with a jab.
Duncan takes a swing at Collard's ribcage but misses.
Collard slips a straight right by Duncan.
Collard tries a head kick but it misses.
Duncan slips a jab from Collard.
Collard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duncan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Duncan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Collard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duncan misses the jab.
Collard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duncan.
We've been informed that Duncan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Duncan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Collard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Collard is rocked!
Duncan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duncan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Collard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Collard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duncan circles away.
Duncan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Collard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duncan circles away.
Duncan just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duncan throws a body shot but no joy.
Collard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Collard slips a jab from Duncan.
Collard tries to counter by clinching up but Duncan breaks away and moves out of range.
Duncan misses with a body shot.
Collard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Duncan.
Collard fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cowen Collard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Collard misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Duncan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duncan lands a nice hook to Collard's body. Collard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duncan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Collard.
Duncan misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duncan.
Duncan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Collard doesn't seem bothered though.
Collard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duncan.
Collard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duncan.
Duncan throws a body punch but Collard moves out of range.
Duncan swings for the body but Collard moves out of range.
As Duncan backs away, Collard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duncan misses with a body shot.
Duncan throws a lazy right hand but Collard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duncan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collard shoots in and drives through. Duncan sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duncan tries to avoid it but Collard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duncan to the ground. Duncan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Collard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Duncan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collard manages to avoid it.
Duncan with a hook.
Duncan throws a big shot that misses.
Collard is looking to counter the offense by Duncan and move into the clinch.
Duncan jabs at Collard's body.
Duncan looks to score with a jab to the body but Collard is just out of range.
Duncan loads up on a big right hand but Collard slips the punch.
Duncan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Collard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brock Duncan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Duncan.
Oh Collard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duncan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duncan cracks Collard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duncan swats away the attempt to clinch by Collard.
Duncan lands a nice hook to Collard's body. Collard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Collard to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Collard looks to clinch but Duncan throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Collard taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brock Duncan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Narudaninamec (ranked 5238 p4p, 3855 weight class) and Aiden Walker (ranked 399 p4p, 319 weight class). Aiden Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Narudaninamec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Walker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narudaninamec moves away.
Narudaninamec darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker is looking to control Narudaninamec's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?
Walker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Narudaninamec haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Narudaninamec is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Narudaninamec to get the leverage.
Walker wants to improve his position but Narudaninamec is controlling well.
Narudaninamec is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narudaninamec looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Narudaninamec is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narudaninamec is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Narudaninamec prevents Walker from improving his position.
Narudaninamec seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
Narudaninamec is working for a submission of some sort.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Narudaninamec has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Narudaninamec has control of the leg.
Walker is still trying to improve position.
Narudaninamec controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Narudaninamec is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narudaninamec is stalling in the full guard.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Narudaninamec lying in Walker's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Walker decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Narudaninamec taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aiden Walker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Amiti (ranked 4775 p4p, 3401 weight class) and Richard Carter (ranked 498 p4p, 415 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. “Boy Would You” kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Amiti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Carter!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amiti throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Amiti throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Amiti misses with an uppercut.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amiti with a body shot.
Amiti throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carter throws a combination. Amiti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Julius Amiti has been cut.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Amiti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter wants to slow Amiti down by chopping away at his legs.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amiti looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Amiti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter is trying to improve his position.
Amiti working the ground and pound but Carter is defending the strikes.
Carter is trying to improve his position.
Amiti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Carter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Amiti trying to control but Carter postures up.
Amiti is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The 3rd Precinct, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Carter is trying to control the action in half guard but Amiti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Amiti wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Amiti is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Amiti.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter postures up in Amiti's guard and throws a big left but Amiti blocks it.
Amiti striking off his back but it's not causing Carter any problems.
Amiti wants to sweep here but Carter controlling him for the moment.
Carter wants to control from the top but Amiti keeps moving.
Amiti scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Amiti is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amiti keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amiti.
Amiti misses with a hook
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amiti doesn't seem bothered though.
Amiti misses with a takedown
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter tries to bum rush Amiti with a series of wild strikes but Amiti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amiti misses with a looping left.
Amiti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Amiti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Amiti misses the jab.
Amiti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Richard Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter throws a head kick but Amiti moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amiti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter lands with a hook. Amiti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Amiti misses its intended target.
Carter throws a right and a left that Amiti avoids nicely.
Amiti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carter slips a jab from Amiti.
Amiti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amiti missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amiti.
Carter lands a head shot.
Amiti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter scores with a counter punch that sends Amiti to the canvas! Carter smells blood - he's punishing Amiti with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Amiti has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Carter!
Richard Carter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles Velez (ranked 25314 p4p, 2640 weight class) and Jay Olson (ranked 553 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Velez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Olson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velez, pushing him back against the cage.
Olson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velez's defenses.
Olson controlling the action here for a moment.
Olson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olson clinches up against the cage.
Velez working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Olson.
Olson prevents Velez from breaking the clinch.
Velez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velez being controlled against the cage.
Velez wants to get back to striking at distance but Olson won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velez is trying to break the clinch but Olson has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Olson.
Velez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Velez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velez dodges an elbow strike from Olson.
Velez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Olson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Olson forces Velez back against the cage and clinches.
Olson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Olson.
A bit of stalling here from Olson.
Olson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Olson.
Velez is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Olson - that landed with a thud.
Olson is leaning against Velez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velezs head.
Olson pushes Velez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velez is rocked!
Olson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Velez blocking some punches.
Oh Velez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olson swings wildly with an uppercut but Velez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velez.
Clinched against the cage, Olson lands a big elbow that drops Velez! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Velez is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Olson!
Jay Olson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Oumardipov (ranked 5443 p4p, 2995 weight class) and Max Orohena (ranked 226 p4p, 164 weight class). Oumardipov's entrance music is In My Hood - 50 Cents. A fine choice. Max Orohena looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felix Oumardipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Orohena!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orohena fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Felix Oumardipov has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Orohena, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orohena lands with a nice body punch.
Orohena sends Oumardipov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Orohena is motioning to the referee to let Oumardipov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oumardipov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orohena throws a leg kick which misses Oumardipov's front leg but catches the back leg as Oumardipov tries to avoid it.
Orohena jabs Oumardipov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oumardipov is breathing heavily.
Orohena circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Oumardipov to the canvas! Oumardipov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Orohena keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Orohena!
An out of breath Max Orohena thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jefferson (ranked 5532 p4p, 2377 weight class) and Eishuu Retsu (ranked 534 p4p, 310 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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3 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eishuu Retsu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retsu misses with a head kick.
Retsu throws a leg kick
and Jefferson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jefferson avoids the body shot from Retsu.
Eishuu Retsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retsu tries to work over Jefferson's front leg with a kick but Jefferson checks it.
It looked like Jefferson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Retsu throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Retsu with a nice cross.
Retsu lands with a cross.
Retsu throws a lazy body kick
and Jefferson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jefferson blocks a head kick by Retsu.
Jefferson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Retsu misses with a low kick as Jefferson jumps back.
A quick step to the side and Jefferson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jefferson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Retsu has time to react.
 Retsu is rocked!
Jefferson lands with a good body shot.
Retsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Jefferson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retsu throws a hook but Jefferson avoids it easily.
Retsu throws a lazy head kick
and Jefferson counters with a big right hand! Oh Retsu is in trouble here! Jefferson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Jefferson!
Jeff Jefferson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brain Game (ranked 3283 p4p, 2782 weight class) and Bentley Santos (ranked 393 p4p, 347 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brain Game!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Santos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Game throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Game slips under a jab from Santos.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Game manages to break the clinch.
Game lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Game misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos throws a strike aimed at the side of Game's head but Game avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Game on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Game is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Santos wants to control but Game is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Game is looking to regain half guard here but Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos working the ground and pound from side control.
Santos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Game taking a bit of punishment here - Santos scoring with strikes.
Santos working the ground and pound.
Santos trying to control the action but Game is working from the bottom.
Santos controlling the position from side mount.
Game is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Game is looking for a sweep.
Game on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Game tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos in side control, throwing shots but Game defends.
Santos has hold of Game's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Game tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Santos cranks the arm and Game screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Game, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bentley Santos!
Bentley Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Brain Game spoke after the fight, saying 'I wanna run that shit back. Some BS Voodoo shit happened here.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Rios (ranked 3178 p4p, 1460 weight class) and Duane Souza (ranked 297 p4p, 147 weight class). Malakai Rios could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duane Souza's chin.
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155
5 - 6 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malakai Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Souza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Rios.
Rios looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rios on his heels. He'll look to pass Rios's guard now, I'm sure.
Souza passes into half guard.
Souza working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rios's thigh. Rios counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Souza landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza pushes down on Rios's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rios knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Souza is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rios!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Souza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rios tries to reverse the position but Souza maintains control.
Souza working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza cracks Rios with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rios knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza wants to control the pace but Rios is squirming around nicely.
Rios's coaches at Rising Sun Training have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Souza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rios hang on?
Souza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza prevents Rios from getting the reversal.
Rios in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Souza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rios is rocked!
Souza tries to control but Rios wriggling away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Souza working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza unloading with bombs!
Oh Rios is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Souza extends the arm and Rios is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duane Souza!
After winning the bout, Duane Souza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taqor Narimanbeyov (ranked 2032 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Pavo Kosar (ranked 224 p4p, 228 weight class). Narimanbeyov comes to the cage accompanied by Heiwa Sanka. Taqor Narimanbeyov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taqor Narimanbeyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavo Kosar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Narimanbeyov coming out on top.
Kosar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Narimanbeyov misses with a double jab.
Narimanbeyov scores with a body shot.
Kosar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov throws a jab when Kosar was well out of range.
Narimanbeyov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kosar has time to react.
Narimanbeyov moves out of range as Kosar strikes.
Narimanbeyov misses with a body punch
and Kosar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Narimanbeyov thinking.
Kosar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narimanbeyov counters with a stiff right hand.
Narimanbeyov lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosar takes a swing at Narimanbeyov's ribcage but misses.
Narimanbeyov jabs Kosar right on the nose. Kosar blinks but takes it well.
Narimanbeyov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kosar eats them both and turns towards Narimanbeyov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Pavo Kosar has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosar. Narimanbeyov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narimanbeyov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Narimanbeyov moves away from the strike by Kosar.
Jab from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosar.
Kosar avoids the head kick by Narimanbeyov.
Kosar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narimanbeyov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kosar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Narimanbeyov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kosar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narimanbeyov throws a body kick that misses.
Narimanbeyov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kosar.
Kosar swings for the body but Narimanbeyov moves out of range.
Narimanbeyov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosar moves out of range of the leg kick from Narimanbeyov.
Kosar slips a jab from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov tests Kosar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narimanbeyov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Narimanbeyov does no damage.
Narimanbeyov misses with an uppercut
and Kosar counters with a right hand to the body.
Narimanbeyov throws out a powerful jab.
Narimanbeyov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taqor Narimanbeyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narimanbeyov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kosar staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Narimanbeyov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Narimanbeyov.
Kosar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosar dips to his left and cracks Narimanbeyov with an uppercut!
Narimanbeyov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kosar throws a sloppy body shot
and Narimanbeyov counters with a nice body shot.
Kosar throws a poor cross that misses
and Narimanbeyov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narimanbeyov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kosar! But no joy.
Narimanbeyov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narimanbeyov avoids the body shot from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov avoids the body shot from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kosar counters with a three punch combo that has Narimanbeyov backing up. Narimanbeyov nods at Kosar to acknowledge the strikes.
Kosar loads up on a big right hand but Narimanbeyov slips the punch.
Narimanbeyov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kosar throws a body shot but no joy.
Narimanbeyov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kosar counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narimanbeyov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kosar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Narimanbeyov rather than just go for the knockout.
Narimanbeyov throws a one two combo.
Narimanbeyov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kosar to counter with a crisp jab.
Narimanbeyov scores with a kick to the body.
Narimanbeyov lands a high kick!
Narimanbeyov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kosar misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosar lands a right hook to the body.
Narimanbeyov swings for the body but Kosar moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Narimanbeyov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taqor Narimanbeyov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavo Kosar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narimanbeyov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov stuns Kosar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narimanbeyov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kosar can do to turn this around?
Narimanbeyov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kosar was well out of range. Poor timing from Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kosar circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Kosar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narimanbeyov throws out a loose jab but Kosar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosar moves out of range as Narimanbeyov strikes.
Kosar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kosar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narimanbeyov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kosar.
Narimanbeyov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narimanbeyov misses with a body shot.
Kosar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kosar lands with a good body shot.
Narimanbeyov throws a right and a left that Kosar avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbeyov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Narimanbeyov is rocked!
Kosar misses with a jab to the body
and Kosar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosar stuns Narimanbeyov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Narimanbeyov. Kosar shrugs it off though.
Narimanbeyov walks straight into a right hand from Kosar - that's dropped him! Kosar jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Narimanbeyov from any more punishment! Narimanbeyov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pavo Kosar!
Pavo Kosar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sun Tzu (ranked 2848 p4p, 1733 weight class) and Sinan Vrases (ranked 256 p4p, 177 weight class). Tzu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The HU - Wolf Totem feat. Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
145
3 - 1 - 0 |
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158
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sinan Vrases!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vrases is fending him off so far but Tzu persists. Nope, Vrases circles away and we're back to standing.
Vrases gets caught flat footed, as Tzu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vrases utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tzu postures up and lands a big shot to Vrases's brow.
Vrases is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vrases avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vrases really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tzu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tzu 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.
Tzu 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.
Tzu preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzu is looking to work some ground and pound but Vrases has wrist control.
Tzu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vrases pulls Tzu in to control the position.
Tzu postures up and lands a big shot to Vrases's brow.
Tzu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu passes into half guard.
Vrases trying to control from the bottom.
Vrases moves into full guard.
Vrases keeping full guard, as Tzu tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vrases can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vrases is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vrases keeps trying to improve his position.
Vrases managing to control the position.
Vrases looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vrases wants to sweep here but Tzu controlling him for the moment.
Tzu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tzu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vrases trying to control the position.
Vrases is controlling Tzu's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tzu stopping the sweep attempt from Vrases.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tzu clinches.
Vrases managing to block the knees to the body from Tzu.
Vrases looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vrases tries to land a knee to the head but Tzu blocks with his arms.
Tzu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vrases lands a knee to the body.
Vrases blocks an uppercut.
Tzu is trying to break free.
Vrases lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrases landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Vrases.
Tzu is breathing heavily.
Vrases tries a knee to the head but Tzu blocks it.
Vrases scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sun Tzu has been cut.
Vrases misses with a knee to the head.
Tzu is working for takedown but Vrases is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Tzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tzu tries for a takedown but Vrases manages to get underhooks.
Tzu tries to break free but Vrases pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Vrases.
Tzu is rocked!
Vrases with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Tzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vrases connects with a knee to the head.
Vrases landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrases scores with a knee to the head.
Vrases lands a nice shot to the body.
Vrases lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vrases connects with a knee to the head.
Vrases unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tzu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrases lands a knee to the head.
Vrases tries to throw a body punch but Tzu avoids it by throwing Vrases back against the cage.
Vrases tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vrases lands a knee to the body.
Tzu seems to have got his legs back now.
Tzu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vrases tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vrases putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tzu fails to pull guard.
Vrases crunches a lovely knee into Tzu's ribcage.
Vrases with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vrases.
Vrases connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tzu's face.
A knee to the head by Vrases.
Tzu takes a knee right on the jaw!
I was talking to Tzu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vrases misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Vrases.
Vrases throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tzu blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sinan Vrases dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sun Tzu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tzu shoots in but Vrases avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tzu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vrases sprawls well. Vrases wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tzu gets slowly back to his feet.
Vrases tries to clinch up.
Tzu lands with a hook. Vrases tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vrases is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vrases clinches up against the cage.
Tzu misses with some punches.
Tzu has clasped his hands together around Vrases's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrases is trying to get back to half guard.
Vrases tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Vrases can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrases is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tzu landing a few strikes.
Vrases managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tzu.
Tzu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vrases wants to control but Tzu postures up.
Vrases tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Tzu crashes against the mat.
Tzu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vrases tries to improve position but can't.
Tzu in side control, throwing shots but Vrases defends.
Vrases is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tzu scoring with punches and elbows.
Vrases has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrases tries to bench press Tzu off him but Tzu keeps the position.
Tzu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vrases is trying to get back to half guard.
Vrases is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tzu is putting a hurting on Vrases here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tzu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tzu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vrases is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vrases has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vrases is trying to control Tzu's posture but Tzu avoids it.
Tzu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vrases is avoiding damage well.
Tzu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tzu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tzu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vrases rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tzu's guard! Nice work there by Vrases!
Vrases lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sun Tzu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tzu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Tzu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sun Tzu's cut.
That's time! Tzu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vrases closes the distance and pushes Tzu back into the cage.
Vrases lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vrases with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tzu avoiding damage as Vrases throws knees to the body.
Vrases with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tzu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vrases is defending well.
Tzu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vrases is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vrases with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tzu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Tzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tzu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Vrases scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrases unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tzu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tzu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vrases is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tzu tries for a takedown but Vrases manages to get underhooks.
Vrases connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrases lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrases utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vrases working Tzu over with knees to the body.
Vrases lands a knee to the body.
Vrases lands a big knee to the head and Tzu goes down! Vrases pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinan Vrases!
Sinan Vrases really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BANZAI NUTRITION logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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