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DMMA 349 Sitsongrit v Tadageru PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arax Lightspeed (ranked 2457 p4p, 2871 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 226 p4p, 264 weight class). Lightspeed's entrance music is Silver Scrapes - Danny McCarthy. A fine choice. Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arax Lightspeed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield misses with a hook. Lightspeed ducked under it nicely.
Lightspeed seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lightspeed ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Lightspeed moves into range and clinches up with Hatfield.
Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lightspeed is looking to clinch but Hatfield is avoiding it.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Lightspeed counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Hatfield. Beautiful body shot.
Hatfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lightspeed.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightspeed manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Lightspeed avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield tests Lightspeed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightspeed slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatfield at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Lightspeed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightspeed wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lightspeed blocks a jab.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lightspeed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lightspeed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and Lightspeed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightspeed closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lightspeed.
A short left from Lightspeed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield manages to break the clinch.
Lightspeed tries to clinch there but Hatfield circles away.
Lightspeed scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatfield should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Lightspeed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightspeed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hatfield takes a swing at Lightspeed's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lightspeed!
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Lightspeed moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lightspeed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lightspeed clinches.
Hatfield tries to break the clinch but Lightspeed is controlling the position.
Hatfield trying to stall but Lightspeed improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lightspeed backwards.
Lightspeed is working Hatfield over against the cage.
Lightspeed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatfield breaks the clinch.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the body
and Lightspeed counters by moving into the clinch.
Lightspeed lands a right hand.
A short right from Lightspeed on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lightspeed - that landed with a thud.
Lightspeed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hatfield taking a breather.
Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Lightspeed.
Lightspeed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightspeed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hatfield looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightspeed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightspeed.
Lightspeed lands a shoulder strike.
Lightspeed presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lightspeed lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightspeed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lightspeed misses with a punch to the body.
Lightspeed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Lightspeed is working Hatfield over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lightspeed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head.
Lightspeed presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lightspeed pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightspeed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lightspeed lands a right hand.
Lightspeed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatfield or not.
Lightspeed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightspeed tries a body shot but Hatfield blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lightspeed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
Lightspeed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lightspeed gets through Hatfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lightspeed.
A shot in the inside from Lightspeed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arax Lightspeed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hatfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Riley Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and Lightspeed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lightspeed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hatfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Lightspeed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Lightspeed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Lightspeed presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatfield tries to break free but Lightspeed pushes him back against the cage.
Lightspeed is leaning against Hatfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatfield trying to control the position but instead, Lightspeed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hatfield into the cage.
Lightspeed misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Lightspeed.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Lightspeed.
A right hand to the body from Lightspeed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hatfield in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A left hand lands to the body for Lightspeed.
Lightspeed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightspeed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatfield's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Lightspeed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightspeed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lightspeed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lightspeed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lightspeed lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Lightspeed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Lightspeed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lightspeed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Lightspeed - that landed with a thud.
Lightspeed gets through Hatfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lightspeed lands a nice uppercut.
Lightspeed lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Hatfield is rocked!
Lightspeed presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightspeed finish him?
Lightspeed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lightspeed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lightspeed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lightspeed unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hatfield! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lightspeed is unloading with more strikes now! Hatfield drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arax Lightspeed!
During a confident post fight interview, Arax Lightspeed 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 Greg Connor (ranked 1622 p4p, 3046 weight class) and Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 113 p4p, 184 weight class). Fukumitsu has chosen help_urself as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumitsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Connor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fukumitsu! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fukumitsu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Greg Connor has been cut.
Fukumitsu blocks a jab.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukumitsu manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Fukumitsu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fukumitsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Connor moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fukumitsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connor.
Connor tries to clinch but Fukumitsu moves away
enabling Fukumitsu to counter with a crisp jab.
 Connor is rocked!
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Connor.
Oh Connor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.
Fukumitsu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumitsu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connor feints and then cracks Fukumitsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fukumitsu down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu checks a leg kick.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukumitsu.
Connor instigates a clinch.
Connor lands a body punch.
Fukumitsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fukumitsu counters with a straight right hand.
Greg Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Connor misses the target.
Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Connor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fukumitsu lands a body shot.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Fukumitsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connor connects with a looping right hand.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping left.
Fukumitsu lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukumitsu throws a big shot that misses.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Connor's shoulder, as Connor tries to avoid the shot.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Connor.
Connor scores with a shot to the body.
Fukumitsu scores with a body shot.
Fukumitsu throws a body punch but Connor moves out of range.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Connor connects with an inside leg kick.
Connor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Connor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fukumitsu is rocked!
Connor takes a swing at Fukumitsu's ribcage but misses.
Connor misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Fukumitsu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Connor tries to clinch up.
Fukumitsu throws a hook to the side of Connor's head but Connor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Connor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Connor swings for the body but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Connor staying out of range there.
A jab from Fukumitsu finds it's way through Connor's defenses.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connor scores with a jab.
Fukumitsu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Connor to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connor closes the distance but Fukumitsu moves to the side
and Fukumitsu counters with a stiff right hand.
Connor 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connor.
Fukumitsu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Connor throws a wild body kick that Fukumitsu sees coming a mile off.
Connor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Connor closes the distance and pushes Fukumitsu back into the cage.
Connor prevents Fukumitsu from breaking the clinch.
Fukumitsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Connor.
Connor trying to land knees to the body.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fukumitsu tries to break free but Connor pushes him back against the cage.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Fukumitsu.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fukumitsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fukumitsu can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Connor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greg Connor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Connor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Fukumitsu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Connor slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Connor ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connor drops his hands momentarily and Fukumitsu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukumitsu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fukumitsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Connor avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fukumitsu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fukumitsu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fukumitsu! But no joy.
Connor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Connor's hands.
Connor is looking to clinch but Fukumitsu is avoiding it.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Connor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fukumitsu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connor.
Fukumitsu avoids the body shot from Connor.
Connor slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws out a loose jab but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukumitsu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Connor looks for the body kick but Fukumitsu saw that one coming.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Connor does it's job there.
Connor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Connor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fukumitsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor throws an overhand right that lands on Fukumitsu's shoulder, as Fukumitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Fukumitsu pushes him off.
Fukumitsu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fukumitsu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
Fukumitsu misses with a few strikes there.
Connor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukumitsu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Connor misses with an uppercut. Fukumitsu saw that one coming.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Fukumitsu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fukumitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor throws out a powerful jab.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Connor slips the punch.
Fukumitsu misses with a lunging right hand
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fukumitsu manages to avoid it.
Connor doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukumitsu circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with a body punch
letting Fukumitsu counter with a right hand.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick
and Fukumitsu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Connor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Connor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fukumitsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Connor blocks a jab.
Fukumitsu gets tackled into the cage by Connor. Connor maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fukumitsu avoids it.
Connor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fukumitsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Connor catches Fukumitsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Connor lands with a hook. Fukumitsu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fukumitsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
Fukumitsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connor tries to clinch but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Fukumitsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Fukumitsu avoids the body shot from Connor.
Connor moves into the clinch.
Connor misses with a body punch.
Connor has Fukumitsu pressed against the cage, preventing Fukumitsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fukumitsu can't break the clinch.
Fukumitsu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fukumitsu backwards.
Fukumitsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Connor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connor slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Connor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greg Connor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Connor slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Connor walks into a straight right hand from Fukumitsu.
Connor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.
A big left from Fukumitsu misses.
Connor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fukumitsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fukumitsu throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor slips a jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connor scores with a jab. Fukumitsu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor thuds a left hand into Fukumitsu's body.
Connor walks into a stiff left hand from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu moves forwards but Connor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connor misses the jab.
Connor moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight right.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
and Connor counters with a left and a right that stings Fukumitsu.
Connor moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
Connor lands with a good body shot.
Connor wants to clinch.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Connor clobbers Fukumitsu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fukumitsu throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Connor.
Connor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fukumitsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fukumitsu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Fukumitsu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukumitsu throws an off balance right hand
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
Connor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Connor blocks it.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Connor moves into range and clinches up with Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Connor scores with a shot to the side of Fukumitsu's head.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Connor.
Connor lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Connor.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fukumitsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fukumitsu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Connor tries to work over Fukumitsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fukumitsu's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch.
Connor blocks a jab.
Fukumitsu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connor cracks Fukumitsu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Connor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fukumitsu to stand back up!
Fukumitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Connor is looking to chop away at Fukumitsu's legs.
Connor lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Fukumitsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Connor.
Fukumitsu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Greg Connor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fukumitsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Fukumitsu.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fukumitsu's efforts to push away.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor staying out of range there.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Connor wants to clinch but Fukumitsu slips to the side
and Fukumitsu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Fukumitsu. Beautiful body shot.
Connor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Connor slips a jab from Fukumitsu.
A counter left hand to the body from Connor misses its target.
Fukumitsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumitsu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fukumitsu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greg Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connor moves out of range as Fukumitsu strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Connor 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Connor!
Greg Connor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kersikov (ranked 23482 p4p, 2069 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 566 p4p, 292 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Best Enemies - Phases . The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 New York, Roman Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for King.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Kersikov feinted with a counter takedown.
King throws a head kick that misses
and Kersikov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Kersikov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kersikov manages to move to mount!
Kersikov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kersikov throws some wild stikes that King manages to avoid easily.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov controlling the position easily from mount.
Kersikov wants to control but instead King manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kersikov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov working over King with some ground and pound. King looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Kersikov seems content to control.
King is looking to escape.
Kersikov not doing much here.
Kersikov thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kersikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kersikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Kersikov misses with a head shot. King uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kersikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kersikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kersikov is controlling him.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kersikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Kersikov is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kersikov in particular looking to stall.
Kersikov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kersikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov controlling the action here.
Kersikov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kersikov drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away.
King throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kersikov tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a head kick.
Kersikov sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Kersikov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kersikov.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kersikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kersikov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down King for as long as he can get away with.
Kersikov works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Kersikov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kersikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kersikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kersikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kersikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov feinted with a counter takedown.
Kersikov fails with a takedown attempt.
Malcolm King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a good cross that connects.
Kersikov with a hook.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King misses with a double jab
and Kersikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kersikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
King misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kersikov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kersikov lands with a punch from half guard.
Kersikov controlling the action here.
Kersikov is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kersikov is taking a breather. King says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov'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.
Kersikov is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kersikov.
Kersikov controlling the action here.
Kersikov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. King is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roman Kersikov!
Roman Kersikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never Hurry (ranked 1419 p4p, 1330 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 172 p4p, 163 weight class). Never Hurry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Kearney's chin.
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271
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265
22 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hurry counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hurry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kearney is just out of range.
Kearney throws out a counter right but Hurry avoids it with no problem.
Hurry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kearney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurry is just out of range.
Hurry tried to counter with a leg kick but Kearney avoided it.
Hurry blocks a jab.
Hurry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kearney is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kearney misses.
Kearney scores with a hook to the body. Hurry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hurry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney's corner calls for a 1-2. Kearney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kearney works Hurry's body with a nice hook.
Kearney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hurry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hurry.
Hurry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney misses the body punch
and Hurry counters with a nice body shot.
Kearney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kearney has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hurry throws a body punch but Kearney moves out of range.
Kearney thuds his right hand into Hurry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hurry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kearney at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Kearney releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney misses with an uppercut. Hurry saw that one coming.
Hurry is looking to counter punch.
Kearney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kearney.
A little feinted left hand from Hurry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kearney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kearney avoids a kick to the body.
Hurry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurry is looking to wear down Kearney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney misses with an uppercut. Hurry saw that one coming.
Hurry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kearney doesn't seem bothered though.
Kearney lands a body shot.
Hurry throws a nice looking combination but Kearney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurry throws a right hand that misses
and Kearney counters with a right hand to the body.
Kearney misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Hurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Kearney will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kearney is looking to clinch but Hurry is avoiding it.
Kearney misses with an uppercut. Hurry saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurry. Kearney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Hurry does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Kearney misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kearney.
Kearney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney misses with an uppercut.
Kearney misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hurry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patrick Kearney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hurry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kearney.
Hurry slips under a jab.
Kearney misses with a looping left.
Hurry appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hurry moves to clinch but Kearney breaks away
and Kearney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney lands a nice looking body shot.
Kearney misses the body punch
and Hurry counters with a right hand to the body.
Kearney misses the shot to the body.
Hurry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hurry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 It looks like Patrick Kearney has been cut.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Hurry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Kearney misses its intended target.
Kearney misses with a left hand
and Hurry counters with a crisp right that sends Kearney to the canvas! Hurry follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Never Hurry!
After winning the bout, Never Hurry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 1610 p4p, 1283 weight class) and Alexus Argento (ranked 192 p4p, 156 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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40
253
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245
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Argento manages to avoid it.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ihantala throws a poor cross that misses
and Argento counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ihantala!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Ihantala takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ihantala manages to get back to half guard.
Argento is looking to advance position but Ihantala won't allow it.
Argento not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Argento lands a nice short elbow.
Ihantala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Argento advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Argento there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Argento working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihantala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Argento lands strikes from half guard.
Argento sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ihantala defending well though.
Ihantala trying to control but Argento postures up.
Ihantala wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Argento there.
Ihantala is looking to escape.
Ihantala is looking to control Argento's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ihantala avoid being mounted?
Argento slips a nice elbow through Ihantala's hands, connecting with Ihantala's forehead.
Nice strikes from Argento there.
Ihantala wants to control but Argento is keeping busy.
Argento looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Argento tries to pass to full mount but Ihantala defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Argento drops an elbow to the side of Ihantala's head.
Argento seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Argento working over Ihantala with some ground and pound. Ihantala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ihantala tries to get to full guard but Argento has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Ihantala is working hard here to advance position.
Argento winds up and cracks Ihantala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Argento takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Argento connects with a nice short shot to Ihantala's temple.
Ihantala regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ihantala will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ihantala looking for a sweep. Not yet Ihantala, not yet.
Argento makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Argento scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ihantala's head.
Argento lands a couple of digs.
Ihantala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Argento's guard.
Ihantala trying to control but Argento is working from the bottom.
Ihantala looking to sit in guard and control but Argento gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Argento scoring with some ground and pound.
Argento throwing strikes from guard but Ihantala blocks nicely.
Argento postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Argento lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Argento has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Argento works over Ihantala with some ground and pound from guard.
Argento cracks Ihantala with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argento with a nice head shot there.
Argento working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Argento working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ihantala's head.
Ihantala is rocked!
Argento arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ihantala's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexus Argento!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexus Argento 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeramiah Pony (ranked 866 p4p, 767 weight class) and Mickey Dismantle (ranked 94 p4p, 80 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dismantle's choice of entrance music: Come As You Are. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeramiah Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Mickey Dismantle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pony waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dismantle.
Pony throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pony with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dismantle to score with a decent uppercut.
Pony waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a nice hook to Pony's body. Pony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dismantle lands a jab.
Pony takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dismantle cracks a nice hook into Pony's ribs.
Pony needs to keep his hands up - Dismantle had a free shot at his head there.
Dismantle avoids the body shot from Pony.
Dismantle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dismantle 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.
Pony takes a swing at Dismantle's ribcage but misses.
Dismantle lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pony drops his hands momentarily and Dismantle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pony definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pony gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dismantle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pony had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle's corner calls for a 1-2. Dismantle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dismantle.
The crowd cheers as Dismantle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pony doesn't seem phased though.
Dismantle lands with a cross.
Pony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dismantle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dismantle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pony momentarily.
Pony throws an overhand right that lands on Dismantle's shoulder, as Dismantle tries to avoid the shot.
Pony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pony closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dismantle circles away.
Dismantle scores with a jab to the head.
Pony thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pony on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dismantle jabs Pony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dismantle closes the distance and clinches.
Dismantle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pony wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dismantle has him pressed against the cage.
Dismantle scores with a hook to the body.
Dismantle lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Dismantle on the inside.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike.
Dismantle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pony lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dismantle manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dismantle punishes Pony's body with a nice straight punch.
Dismantle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dismantle connects with a body shot.
Dismantle feints a jab promting Pony to slip. Dismantle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeramiah Pony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pony shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dismantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dismantle cracks a nice hook into Pony's ribs.
Pony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pony gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dismantle counter with a right hand.
Pony loads up on a big right hand but Dismantle slips the punch.
Dismantle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pony is trying to drag Dismantle to the mat but Dismantle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dismantle gets through Pony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dismantle is working Pony over against the cage.
Dismantle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pony backwards.
Dismantle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dismantle digs a right hand underneath Pony's ribcage. Pony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dismantle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dismantle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dismantle gets underhooks to prevent Pony's takedown attempt.
Dismantle cracks Pony with a nice body shot.
Dismantle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pony backwards.
Dismantle gets through Pony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pony is trying to break free.
Dismantle lands a shot to the body.
Dismantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Pony is breathing heavily.
Dismantle lands a hook that snaps the head of Pony backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pony is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Dismantle.
Dismantle gets through Pony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dismantle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dismantle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dismantle scores with a jab.
Dismantle has managed to clinch.
Dismantle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short body shot lands from Dismantle as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dismantle.
Still in the clinch, Dismantle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dismantle is working Pony over against the cage.
Dismantle gets through Pony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Dismantle.
Dismantle scores with a shoulder strike.
Dismantle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pony.
A short left from Dismantle.
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!
Dismantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dismantle lands a body shot.
Pony is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dismantle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A short right from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pony backwards.
Dismantle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle stops a takedown attempt from Pony.
Dismantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Dismantle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dismantle as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Dismantle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pony tries to stall but Dismantle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Dismantle - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Dismantle.
Dismantle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pony tries to work over Dismantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dismantle scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Dismantle.
Dismantle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pony or not.
Dismantle pushes Pony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dismantle lands with a right to the head.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dismantle digs a right hand underneath Pony's ribcage. Pony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dismantle gets through Pony's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pony is rocked!
Dismantle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dismantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Pony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dismantle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pony backwards.
Dismantle pushes Pony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dismantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dismantle pushes Pony against the cage. Dismantle is working some dirty boxing. Dismantle pushes off with a quick right hook! Pony goes down! Pony tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dismantle moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Dismantle!
Mickey Dismantle 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 Ghengis Khan (ranked 823 p4p, 603 weight class) and Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 68 p4p, 46 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Thibodeaux releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Khan pushes Thibodeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Thibodeaux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Khan avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux back against the cage.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thibodeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux missing with knees to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Thibodeaux pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thibodeaux lands with a right to the head.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux throws a head punch that misses.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Ghengis Khan's cut is getting worse.
Thibodeaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Khan.
Thibodeaux tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Thibodeaux back against the cage.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Thibodeaux works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan blocks a body shot from Thibodeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Thibodeaux looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Thibodeaux.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thibodeaux up against the cage.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
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.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Thibodeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Thibodeaux's defenses.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ghengis Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux shapes to counter with a head kick.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
Ghengis Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan tries to clinch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibodeaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Jeez, Ghengis Khan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ghengis Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcel Thibodeaux!
Marcel Thibodeaux 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 Frank Morrison (ranked 54 p4p, 125 weight class) and Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 8 p4p, 19 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadda Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadda Jr.
Morrison throws a hook but Fadda Jr blocks it.
A big right from Fadda Jr misses.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fadda Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadda Jr has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrison postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadda Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fadda Jr controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fadda Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Fadda Jr's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadda Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Fadda Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison throws a big right hand that misses.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position.
Morrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrison trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Morrison won't allow Fadda Jr to sweep him here.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison distracts Fadda Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fadda Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fadda Jr 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.
Fadda Jr is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Fadda Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison works over Fadda Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morrison stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fadda Jr controlling Morrison's posture.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fadda Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Fadda Jr has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr working a defensive guard here.
Morrison lands a couple of elbows.
Fadda Jr 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.
Morrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fadda Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison trying to control from the bottom.
Morrison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fadda Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fadda Jr's back!
Fadda Jr controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Fadda Jr wants to control his opponent's hands but Morrison gets his hands free.
Morrison has Fadda Jr flattened out and is raining down punches.
Morrison lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison gets his hands free as Fadda Jr looks to control.
Morrison wants to control but Fadda Jr is keeping busy.
Morrison is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morrison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fadda Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Fadda Jr turns into Morrison and is now in his guard.
Fadda Jr wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Fadda Jr from controlling successfully.
Morrison keeping full guard, as Fadda Jr tries to pass.
Fadda Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fadda Jr is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison scores with a takedown into Fadda Jr's guard.
Fadda Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison defends well.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Fadda Jr keeps moving.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fadda Jr controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadda Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fadda Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Fadda Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison is working Fadda Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Fadda Jr keeps moving.
Morrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Fadda Jr keeps moving.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fadda Jr can do to turn this around?
Fadda Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fadda Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morrison stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr looking to control.
Morrison won't allow Fadda Jr to sweep him here.
Fadda Jr has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Fadda Jr controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr has Morrison pulled in close to control his posture.
Morrison stands up over Fadda Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Morrison lands a couple of digs.
Fadda Jr is looking for a triangle but Morrison pushes his legs off easily.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadda Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison cracks Fadda Jr with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Fadda Jr has his hands on Morrison's head, controlling the position.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Fadda Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison distracts Fadda Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fadda Jr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Morrison doesn't defend quickly enough and Fadda Jr has managed to lock this one up! Can Morrison escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fadda Jr on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Oswaldo Fadda Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Frank Morrison was interviewed post fight and said 'This is no place for cowards'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polish Power (ranked 87 p4p, 379 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 7 p4p, 29 weight class). Power's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan. Oliva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva slips under a jab.
Power misses with a low kick.
Oliva tries to counter with a clinch but Power shakes him off and moves away.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Power scores with a jab to the body.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva slips under a jab.
Jab by Power.
Oliva lands a leg kick that knocks Power off balance momentarily.
Oliva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Oliva throws a leg kick
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Power.
Power looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oliva is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Oliva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva feints a counter leg kick.
Oliva moves out of range of the body kick.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power throws a good cross that connects.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polish Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oliva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oliva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Power throws a body kick that misses.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliva is just out of range.
Oliva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oliva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Power throws a leg kick but Oliva moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Nice shot lands for Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power drops Oliva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Oliva looks back up at him and smiles so Power waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliva walks straight into a right hand from Power - that's dropped him! Power jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Oliva from any more punishment! Oliva 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 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Polish Power!
Our winner, Polish Power, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 19 p4p, 141 weight class) and Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 2 p4p, 16 weight class). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nakachi Tadageru's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakachi Tadageru!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadageru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Tadageru tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tadageru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Tadageru drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sitsongrit defends it well.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit jabs at Tadageru's body.
Good work by Tadageru as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Tadageru was well out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tadageru has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Tadageru moves out of range.
Tadageru tries to clinch up
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tadageru walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Tadageru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tadageru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Tadageru jumps back.
Tadageru tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tadageru misses with a takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Tadageru moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tadageru has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tadageru goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakachi Tadageru.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tadageru moves away.
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from Tadageru. Tadageru gets slowly back to his feet.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tadageru tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru has managed to clinch.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tadageru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Tadageru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit prevents the takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tadageru controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Tadageru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tadageru is trying to drag Sitsongrit to the mat but Sitsongrit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tadageru tries to score a body lock takedown but Sitsongrit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tadageru looks winded!
Sitsongrit gets through Tadageru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tadagerus head.
Tadageru is rocked!
Tadageru throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Tadageru has Sitsongrit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sitsongrit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tadageru has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sitsongrit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tadageru takes a shot to the head.
Tadageru is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tadageru prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Tadageru seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Tadageru.
Tadageru has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Tadageru misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit cracks Tadageru with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sitsongrit has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tadageru to stand back up!
Tadageru misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a huge left! Tadageru is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sitsongrit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tadageru from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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