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ENGINEERING PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bada Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bada Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony instigates a clinch.
Anthony gets control of Boom's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anthony will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Anthony throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boom has gone for a leg lock! Anthony slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boom's guard.
Anthony won't allow Boom to sweep him here.
Anthony not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anthony trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boom looking for a guillotine here but Anthony defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom 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.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony postures up.
Boom working for a triangle but Anthony defends it easily.
Boom is working an open guard so Anthony takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anthony scores a takedown into full mount!
Boom is working to get back to half guard.
Anthony controlling from mount.
Anthony wants to control the pace but Boom is squirming around nicely.
Anthony looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anthony is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Boom is surviving well by controlling Anthony's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to hold on but Anthony pushes him away.
Boom is trying desperately to improve position.
Anthony can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boom is looking to escape.
Boom working to try and regain half guard.
Boom tries to hold on but Anthony postures up.
Anthony punching from mount but Boom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boom tries to hold on but Anthony pushes him away.
Anthony landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anthony avoids the attempt from Boom to control.
Boom is working to get back to half guard.
Anthony looking to finish with strikes here!
Anthony wants to control the pace but Boom is squirming around nicely.
Boom is looking to get to half guard.
Boom is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looking to control but Boom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boom is looking to improve his position but Anthony isn't that keen on the idea.
Anthony sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anthony prevents Boom from getting the reversal.
Boom tries to lock up and control but Anthony gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anthony pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boom is working to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Anthony there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Anthony throwing strikes here but Boom is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom tries to lock up and control but Anthony gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Boom bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anthony struggling a bit here.
Boom goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anthony rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boom's guard! Nice work there by Anthony!
Anthony is looking to stand up but Boom won't let him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boom had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anthony is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Boom Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anthony's back instead.
Boom is looking for the choke from the back position but Anthony is controlling his hands well.
Boom is breathing heavily.
Anthony defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Boom's arms.
Boom doesn't have the hooks in and Anthony manages to turn into his guard.
Boom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anthony would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anthony can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anthony wants to get up but he can't break Boom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boom is trying to keep Anthony in close.
Anthony decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boom, up you get!
Anthony takes the fight into the clinch.
Anthony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom tries for a takedown but Anthony circles away easily
and Anthony counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boom's guard now.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boom is keeping the position for now.
Anthony must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anthony gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anthony is stalling in the full guard.
Boom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Anthony dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom tries for a takedown but Anthony circles away easily
and Anthony counters by clinching up.
The is referee keeping an eye on Anthony - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony has Boom up against the cage in a clinch.
Boom tries to pull guard but Anthony won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anthony scores with a takedown into Boom's guard.
Boom wants to sweep here but Anthony controlling him for the moment.
Boom has his foot on Anthony's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anthony works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom is looking for a triangle but Anthony pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anthony trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boom working for a triangle but Anthony defends it easily.
Boom is trying to control the position but Anthony postures up.
Anthony works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boom is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Anthony pulls his head out easily.
Anthony decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boom misses with a takedown attempt
and Anthony counters with an outside leg kick.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anthony sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boom's guard.
Anthony slows the pace down in half guard.
Anthony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boom keeps working.
Anthony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anthony is pressing down on Boom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boom is holding on for now.
Anthony perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boom wants to get back to full guard but Anthony has passed into side control.
Anthony trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anthony sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boom blocking the ground and pound.
Boom is looking to get to half guard.
Anthony throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anthony throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boom is looking to get to half guard.
Anthony looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anthony working for a submission but Boom is keeping him at bay.
Anthony prevents Boom from getting the reversal.
Boom slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boom is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Anthony pulls his head out easily.
Anthony wants to control but Boom is keeping him busy.
Boom tries to get to full guard but Anthony has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anthony is taking a breather. Boom 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.
Anthony wants to free his trapped foot but Boom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boom gets full guard.
Justin Anthony has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boom had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anthony is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Boom Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anthony's back instead.
Boom has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Anthony biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control the action but Boom just sinks the hooks in.
Boom looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Anthony taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bada Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson with good strikes from the mount here!
Wilson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henderson taking shots to the head.
Wilson landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.
Henderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilson.
Henderson is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Henderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Henderson wants to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wilson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wilson looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
Wilson controlling from mount.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson looking to ground and pound but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Wilson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
Wilson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henderson tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Henderson tries to buck Wilson off but he can't manage it.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wilson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Wilson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilson trying to control but Henderson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson dominating with strikes here.
Henderson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wilson.
Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wilson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilson lands a big elbow.
Wilson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henderson is trying to stand up.
Wilson misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Wilson's attempts to control the action.
Wilson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson looks gassed!
Wilson scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Wilson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Wilson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Wilson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilson unloads with some shots from mount but Henderson bucks and avoids them well.
Wilson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Henderson wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Henderson is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
Henderson wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henderson?
Henderson regains half guard.
Wilson stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
Wilson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wilson gets a clinch.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Wilson stalls.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.
Wilson keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson slows down the pace here.
Wilson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wilson keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lee Wilson.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henderson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Wilson landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson throws a nice head kick!
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
Wilson is pressing down on Henderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henderson is holding on for now.
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. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Henderson's temple.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but Henderson defending well.
Wilson stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Wilson tries to pass to full mount but Henderson defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Henderson is having none of it.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henderson is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson prevents Henderson from standing back up.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henderson wants to stand but Wilson is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Wilson wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson wants to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Wilson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
Wilson tries to hold on but Henderson postures up.
Henderson trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Henderson wants to stand but Wilson is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is holding on tight.
Wilson is trying desperately to improve position.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Lee Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson is looking to stand but Henderson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson looking to control but Wilson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henderson wants to stand but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Wilson trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson wants to break free but Wilson has control.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
Henderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
Henderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilson keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henderson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Henderson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wilson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Henderson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilson looking to finish with strikes here!
Henderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilson.
Wilson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wilson punching from mount but Henderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Henderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilson.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wilson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henderson because Wilson loaded up on that one.
Henderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wilson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Henderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson working for a guillotine from mount but Henderson is in no mood to give up.
Henderson is trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilson lands a big elbow.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Henderson is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Wilson has Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilson pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lee Wilson.
Wilson instigates a clinch.
Wilson keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson stalling.
Wilson keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Wilson gets control of Henderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Henderson won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Henderson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wilson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Henderson's back instead.
Wilson sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Henderson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lee Wilson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Barger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matteus Trill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, London Barger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trill looks to throw the jab but Barger is out of range.
Barger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trill throws out the jab.
Trill throws the left hand but Barger avoids the punch easily.
Trill misses with a wild combination.
Trill throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like London Barger has been cut.
Trill loads up on a big right hand but Barger slips the punch.
Barger lands with a kick to the temple. Trill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trill throws the left hand but Barger avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Barger.
Barger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barger slips under a jab from Trill.
Trill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trill looks to land a right hand but Barger moved out of range.
Barger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trill.
Barger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trill's head.
Matteus Trill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barger misses with a two punch combination.
Trill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trill misses with a combination
and Barger moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trill can't break the clinch.
Barger lands a knee to the body.
Trill is breathing heavily.
Barger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barger looking to throw knees to the head but Trill is blocking nicely.
Barger gets control of Trill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barger lands with some strikes.
Trill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barger lands with some strikes.
Barger quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Barger but it's paid off an Trill is forced to tap! Nice work by Barger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). London Barger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexan Donk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulligan comes to the cage accompanied by Primus-- Wynonas big brown beaver. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dexan Donk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk moves away from the strike by Mulligan.
Mulligan closes the distance and clinches up with Donk, looking for a takedown. Mulligan pushes Donk against the cage but Donk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donk rushes Mulligan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donk misses with an elbow strike.
Donk pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mulligan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk tries to clinch but Mulligan moves out of range.
Donk tries to clinch but Mulligan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulligan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulligan circles away.
Mulligan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donk momentarily.
Mulligan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk tries to clinch but Mulligan is having none of it.
Donk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk is looking to clinch but Mulligan is avoiding it.
Mulligan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mickey Mulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulligan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mulligan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mulligan pinned against the cage. Mulligan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulligan circles away.
Donk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mulligan can't break the clinch.
Donk fails to pull guard.
Mickey Mulligan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexan Donk.
Mulligan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mulligan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mulligan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mulligan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mulligan throws a nice looking combination but Donk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk tries to clinch up.
Mulligan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mulligan throws a right hand that Donk ducks under and follows up with a left that Donk also avoids with ease.
Donk tries to clinch there but Mulligan circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Mulligan.
Donk moves in looking to clinch but Mulligan pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck for Donk with that takedown attempt.
Mulligan tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk tries to clinch up.
Mulligan scores with a jab to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mulligan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mulligan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mulligan keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donk blocks a head kick by Mulligan.
Donk throws the left hand but Mulligan avoids the punch easily.
Mulligan scores with a one two! Donk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mulligan.
Mulligan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mulligan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mulligan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulligan circles away.
Donk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mulligan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mulligan connects with a nice looking jab.
Mulligan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Donk.
Donk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan misses with a body kick.
Mulligan throws the left hand but Donk avoids the punch easily.
Mulligan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mickey Mulligan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Mulligan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd cheers as Mulligan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donk doesn't seem phased though.
Donk ducks under a wild hook from Mulligan.
Donk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mulligan throws a combination. Donk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mulligan misses.
Mulligan misses with a head kick.
Donk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mulligan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mulligan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mulligan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mulligan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mickey Mulligan is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulligan. That's going to slow Donk down.
Mulligan misses with a low kick as Donk jumps back.
Donk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mulligan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mulligan.
Donk tries to clinch but Mulligan moves away
letting Mulligan counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Mulligan is predictable there
and Donk counters with a series of strikes. Mulligan will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan scores with a one two! Donk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Donk shoots in and drives through. Mulligan sprawls well.
Mickey Mulligan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexan Donk.
Donk darts in trying to clinch
and Mulligan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk tries to clinch
and Mulligan counters with an inside leg kick.
Mulligan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mulligan counters with a series of strikes. Donk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mulligan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Donk looks to clinch
and Mulligan counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Mulligan.
Mulligan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donk circles away quickly and effectively.
Mulligan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan digs a good body shot into Donk's ribs.
Mulligan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donk's head.
Mulligan lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulligan. That's going to slow Donk down.
Mulligan lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mulligan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Donk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk darts in trying to clinch
and Mulligan counters with a left and a right that stings Donk.
A punch combination from Mulligan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mulligan, as that shot connected.
Mulligan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Donk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mulligan looks to land a body kick but Donk moved away.
Mulligan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulligan.
Mulligan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mulligan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mulligan scores with a hook.
Mulligan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mulligan.
Donk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mulligan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Mulligan finds it's way through Donk's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mulligan works Donk's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Mulligan does no damage.
Donk tries to clinch
and Mulligan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mulligan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donk is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mulligan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Donk.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mulligan.
Mulligan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donk manages to avoid it.
Mulligan throws a head kick that misses.
Donk thows a leg kick but Mulligan checks it
and Mulligan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Donk stalls.
Donk throws an elbow but it misses.
Donk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mulligan misses with a knee strike.
Donk tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulligan avoids the damage to the body.
Mulligan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donk can do to turn this around?
Mulligan breaks the clinch.
Mulligan closes the distance and clinches.
Mulligan is looking to break free of the clinch but Donk has double underhooks.
Donk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Donk tries to pull guard but Mulligan holds him up against the cage and eventually Donk drops back down to his feet.
Mickey Mulligan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexan Donk.
A left hand lands to the body for Mulligan.
Donk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mulligan is trying to break free.
Mulligan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Donk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mulligan can't break the clinch.
Donk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mulligan walks away with a smile on his face. Donk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donk fails with the takedown
and Mulligan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a leg kick which misses Donk's front leg but catches the back leg as Donk tries to avoid it.
A left and a right from Mulligan both land. Nice combination.
Mulligan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donk.
Mulligan stuns Donk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk slips a jab and a cross from Mulligan.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan misses with a few strikes there.
Mulligan lands a nice shot that snaps Donk's head back.
Mickey Mulligan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mulligan misses the jab.
Mulligan tries to bum rush Donk with a series of wild strikes but Donk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a jab but it's blocked by Donk.
Donk tries to clinch but Mulligan moves away
and Mulligan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dexan Donk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mulligan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mulligan counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Mulligan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mulligan 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mickey Mulligan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mickey Mulligan!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mickey Mulligan!
Mickey Mulligan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manly Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by am i demon. Couture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tub Thumping - Chumbawumba. Daemon Davies has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daemon Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manly Couture!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies misses with a looping left.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture tries to bum rush Davies with a series of wild strikes but Davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Couture catches Davies with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Daemon Davies has been cut.
Couture slips under a jab from Davies.
Davies feints a jab and as Couture dips his head, Davies unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Couture right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Couture falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Davies smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daemon Davies!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Larsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Larsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Larsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Larsson thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Larsson prevents Smith from standing back up.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Larsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Larsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Larsson misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Larsson prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson postures up.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsson lands a couple of elbows.
Larsson postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Larsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Larsson lands a couple of elbows.
Larsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Larsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Larsson, up you get!
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Larsson is one step ahead there.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Larsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith pushes Larsson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith lands a head kick. Larsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Smith tries to bum rush Larsson with a series of wild strikes but Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Larsson moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larsson.
Larsson misses with the ground and pound.
Larsson cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Larsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Larsson prevents Smith from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Larsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Larsson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smith tries to bench press Larsson off him but Larsson keeps the position.
Larsson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smith's legs.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Larsson scoring with strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to escape but Larsson is in control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Smith.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larsson checks a leg kick.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Larsson shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson blocks a head kick by Smith.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Larsson.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Larsson moves his leg out of the way.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsson checks it well.
Larsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Larsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Larsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Larsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Larsson lands strikes from half guard.
Larsson stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Larsson wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Larsson is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Smith is looking to control Larsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Larsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Larsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Larsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Larsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith tries to kick Larsson off but Larsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Larsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Larsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Larsson looks gassed!
Larsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Larsson in his half guard.
Larsson throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Larsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larsson is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Larsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larsson tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Larsson.
Smith tries to work over Larsson's front leg with a kick but Larsson checks it.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Larsson moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a leg kick but Larsson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Larsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Larsson is out of range.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Larsson as he checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Larsson checks the leg kick.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
Smith throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Smith is looking to chop away at Larsson's legs.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Larsson blocks the low kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Larsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Larsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Larsson with that takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larsson checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Larsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Larsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Larsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larsson off to one side.
Larsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Larsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
Larsson slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsson checks it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Larsson moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Larsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larsson is able to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Larsson moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Larsson blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Larsson with that takedown attempt.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Larsson is controlling him well.
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. Larsson connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Larsson winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Larsson with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Larsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Larsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larsson prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Larsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith is looking to chop away at Larsson's legs.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Larsson moves his leg out of the way.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Larsson.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Smith tries to hold on but Larsson postures up.
Larsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Larsson working Smith over with strikes here.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Larsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Larsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Larsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Larsson lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Larsson with a couple of short strikes.
Larsson prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Larsson cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Larsson with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Larsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Larsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Larsson avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henrik Larsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Larsson.
Larsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Larsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Larsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Larsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Larsson.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Larsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Larsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith really wants to buck Larsson off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Larsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith taking shots to the head.
Smith tries to hold on but Larsson pushes him away.
Larsson scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Larsson lands a heavy elbow.
Larsson landing shots from mount.
Larsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Larsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Larsson lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Larsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Larsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Larsson punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Larsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Larsson throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Larsson throwing strikes but Smith bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Larsson lands a couple of elbows.
Larsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Larsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Larsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith is looking to chop away at Larsson's legs.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith tries to work over Larsson's front leg with a kick but Larsson checks it.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Larsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Larsson moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Henrik Larsson!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Henrik Larsson!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Anichebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bubba McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Anichebe!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anichebe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anichebe swings for the body but McFly moves out of range.
Anichebe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McFly circles away quickly and effectively.
Anichebe throws a series of punches but McFly moves out of range.
Anichebe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McFly circles away quickly and effectively.
McFly moves out of range of the strikes.
Anichebe misses with a looping left.
McFly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anichebe throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McFly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McFly stalling away here and it's allowed Anichebe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly passes Anichebe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McFly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McFly wants to free his trapped foot but Anichebe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFly wants to control but Anichebe is keeping him busy.
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. McFly connects with a nice short shot to Anichebe's temple.
McFly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anichebe keeps working.
McFly is looking to stall here but Anichebe recovers full guard.
Anichebe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anichebe keeping full guard, as McFly tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for McFly with that takedown attempt.
Anichebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anichebe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McFly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McFly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anichebe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McFly wants to control but Anichebe is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anichebe trying to hold on to McFly's head to control him but McFly postures up.
McFly thows a huge punch but Anichebe dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McFly is pressing down on Anichebe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anichebe is holding on for now.
Anichebe blocking the ground and pound attempt from McFly.
McFly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McFly works his way into full mount!
McFly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anichebe hang on?
Anichebe gets back to half guard.
McFly drops an elbow to the side of Anichebe's head.
Anichebe wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly wants to free his trapped foot but Anichebe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anichebe is trying to get back to full guard.
Anichebe regains full guard. Nicely done.
McFly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McFly 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.
Anichebe keeping moving, preventing McFly from controlling successfully.
McFly with a nice head shot there.
McFly passes into half guard.
Anichebe is trying to stand back up but McFly is controlling him
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFly is tying to control. Anichebe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anichebe has his hands clasped together around McFly's back. He's all about the action.
McFly tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anichebe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McFly wants to control but Anichebe is keeping him busy.
McFly tries to pass to full mount but Anichebe defends it.
McFly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anichebe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Anichebe misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anichebe scores with a nice head shot.
Anichebe looks to throw the jab but McFly is out of range.
Anichebe throws a looping overhand right but McFly ducks down to avoid it.
McFly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anichebe.
McFly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly scores with a takedown into Anichebe's guard.
Anichebe keeping moving, preventing McFly from controlling successfully.
McFly slips nicely into half guard.
McFly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anichebe defends it well.
Anichebe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anichebe keeping hold of McFly's head, controlling as best he can.
Anichebe blocking the ground and pound attempt from McFly.
McFly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anichebe has hold of McFly's hands but McFly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anichebe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McFly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anichebe wants to control but McFly is keeping busy.
McFly slows the pace down in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFly is thwarting Anichebe's attempts to control the position.
McFly is keen to just control but Anichebe is a slippery customer.
McFly wants to work for an arm triangle but Anichebe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McFly prevents Anichebe from standing back up.
McFly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McFly is just content to waste time from the top position. Anichebe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFly trying to control but Anichebe is working from the bottom.
Anichebe wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McFly manages to pass to side control.
McFly moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Anichebe.
McFly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anichebe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba McFly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anichebe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFly manages to avoid it.
McFly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anichebe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anichebe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anichebe throws a series of punches but McFly avoids them all with ease.
Anichebe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McFly doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Anichebe both land. Nice combination.
McFly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anichebe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anichebe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McFly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anichebe trying to keep a closed guard but McFly is proving a slippery customer.
McFly pushing down on Anichebe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McFly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McFly trying to control from half guard but Anichebe is working away.
McFly thows a huge punch but Anichebe dodges it nicely.
Anichebe is trying is best to control the position here.
McFly prevents Anichebe from improving his position.
McFly wants to control but Anichebe is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McFly is pressing down on Anichebe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anichebe is holding on for now.
Anichebe tries to get to full guard but McFly has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anichebe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McFly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anichebe throws a jab but it's blocked by McFly.
Anichebe throws out a loose jab but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anichebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bubba McFly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anichebe misses with a wild body shot.
Anichebe just misses with a punch to the body.
Anichebe misses with a body shot.
McFly gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anichebe is staying active underneath McFly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anichebe pushes McFly off looking to stand but McFly dives back in and keeps control.
McFly has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anichebe is bucking up trying to escape but McFly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anichebe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anichebe controls the position.
McFly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anichebe hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anichebe is working to get back to half guard.
McFly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Anichebe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McFly wants to control but Anichebe is keeping him busy.
McFly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Anichebe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anichebe wants to control but McFly postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFly wants to control but Anichebe is keeping him busy.
McFly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anichebe to see if he's OK.
McFly scoring with punches and elbows.
McFly cracks Anichebe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McFly controls the position.
Anichebe defending against the ground and pound.
McFly landing strikes.
McFly is chipping away with strikes.
Anichebe tries to bench press McFly off him but McFly keeps the position.
McFly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anichebe is not content to let McFly control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by McFly.
Anichebe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McFly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McFly controlling from side mount.
McFly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anichebe to see if he's OK.
Anichebe is looking for a sweep.
Anichebe is trying to control McFly's posture but McFly avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Anichebe is not content to let McFly control the position.
Anichebe is trying to escape the position but McFly is controlling the position.
McFly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anichebe to see if he's OK.
McFly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McFly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anichebe to see if he's OK.
McFly cracks Anichebe with a big right hand but Anichebe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on McFly's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
An elbow from McFly crashes against the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anichebe to see if he's OK.
McFly is looking to take a break and control but Anichebe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from McFly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McFly connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Anichebe some visible discomfort.
An elbow from McFly crashes against the mat.
Anichebe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McFly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anichebe down.
McFly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anichebe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McFly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anichebe is trying to control but can't.
McFly wants to pass to mount but Anichebe is defending the position.
Anichebe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McFly.
McFly lands strikes from half guard.
McFly uses his free foot to push down on Anichebe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anichebe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anichebe taking shots to the head.
McFly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anichebe hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba McFly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anichebe missing with a left hand there. McFly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anichebe throws a lazy right hand but McFly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McFly looks for a takedown but Anichebe sprawls well.
McFly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anichebe throws a jab when McFly was well out of range.
Anichebe misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by McFly.
A big right from Anichebe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFly slips a jab from Anichebe.
Anichebe misses with a double jab.
Victor Anichebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McFly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anichebe.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McFly here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McFly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly slips a nice elbow through Anichebe's hands, connecting with Anichebe's forehead.
McFly wants to pass to mount but Anichebe is defending the position.
McFly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McFly is looking for a kimura here.
McFly wants to pass the guard but Anichebe is defending well.
McFly is looking to take a break and control but Anichebe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anichebe wants to improve his position but McFly is controlling well.
McFly is tying to control. Anichebe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McFly.
McFly is looking to take a break and control but Anichebe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McFly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anichebe parries the strikes from McFly easily there. McFly is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anichebe to escape.
McFly working the body and head with strikes.
Anichebe wants to control but McFly postures up.
Anichebe is not content to let McFly control the position.
McFly scores with a couple of short elbows.
McFly wants to control but Anichebe is keeping him busy.
McFly looks up at the clock and then as Anichebe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McFly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McFly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly working away.
Anichebe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McFly is trying to control the action in half guard but Anichebe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McFly is thwarting Anichebe's attempts to control the position.
McFly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anichebe is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anichebe gets caught flat footed, as McFly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McFly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anichebe is keeping the position for now.
McFly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anichebe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Anichebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFly landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McFly trying to control but Anichebe is working from the bottom.
McFly won't allow Anichebe to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McFly misses with a takedown attempt - Anichebe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good leg kick by Anichebe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anichebe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anichebe looks to land a right hand but McFly moved out of range.
McFly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anichebe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anichebe is not content to let McFly control the position.
McFly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McFly misses with the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFly throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McFly has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Anichebe!
McFly breaks from Anichebe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McFly working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Anichebe wants to control but McFly is having none of it.
McFly trying to control but Anichebe is having none of it.
Anichebe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Victor Anichebe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McFly dominating with strikes here.
Anichebe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McFly lands with some strikes.
McFly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anichebe looks a forlorn figure.
McFly goes for an armbar but Anichebe turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Anichebe.
Anichebe trying to control but McFly is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McFly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McFly thows a huge punch but Anichebe dodges it nicely.
Anichebe actively working from the bottom here.
Anichebe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McFly is working away from the top position though.
McFly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McFly lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba McFly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McFly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Bubba McFly!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bubba McFly!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bubba McFly!
Bubba McFly wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with Cmon Feel The Noise blaring out of the sound system. 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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205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark lands a head kick. Carlton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carlton misses with a looping right.
Carlton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carlton looks gassed!
Stark lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Stark.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carltons head.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two 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!
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stark.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stark presses Carlton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Carlton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stark smiles and moves away.
Stark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stark closes the distance and pushes Carlton back into the cage.
Stark is leaning against Carlton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Carlton blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a right hand.
Carlton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Carlton blocks with his arms.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carlton is trying to break free.
Carlton fails to pull guard.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Carlton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Stark prevents the takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stark.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Carlton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands an elbow just above Carlton 's eye.
Stark landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark keeps control of Carlton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Carlton tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlton drops back down to his feet.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stark blocks a jab.
Stark is looking to slow Carlton down with leg kicks.
Carlton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stark but Stark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carlton misses with a hook.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlton can do to turn this around?
Carlton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Carlton's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlton tries to avoid it.
Stark clinches up with Carlton and pushes him back against the cage.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Carlton is breathing heavily.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ronnie Carlton has been cut.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Carlton goes down! Stark pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Carlton is rocked!
Stark sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carlton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carlton is looking for a sweep.
Stark in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stark advances to mount.
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.
Stark throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stark controlling from mount.
Carlton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlton tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carlton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stark is thwarting Carlton's attempts to control the position.
Stark is taking a breather. Carlton 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.
Carlton wants to control but Stark passes into side.
Carlton is looking for a sweep.
Stark moves into full mount!
Carlton is trying desperately to improve position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlton tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlton is trying to escape the mount.
Stark lands a big shot there that rocks Carlton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stark throwing strikes here but Carlton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stark controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carlton is trying desperately to improve position.
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carlton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stark controlling from mount.
Stark landing punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carlton regains half guard.
Carlton is trying to control but can't.
Stark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlton actively working from the bottom here.
Stark escapes and gets back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Ronnie Carlton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark tries to clinch there but Carlton circles away.
Stark scores with a spinning back kick!
Stark clinches up against the cage.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark is leaning against Carlton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Carlton takes a shot to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carlton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stark smiles and moves away.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Carlton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Carlton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlton circles away.
Carlton fails with the takedown.
Stark clinches.
Carlton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark lands a body shot.
Carlton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Stark.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlton or not.
A short uppercut from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Carlton can't break the clinch.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with some punches.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Carlton tries to pull guard but Stark won't allow it.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Carlton tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlton drops back down to his feet.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark with a knee to the head.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
A right hand to the body from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carlton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stark walks away with a smile on his face. Carlton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow Carlton down.
Stark scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlton keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlton tries for a takedown but Stark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlton moves forwards but Stark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark connects with the punch.
Stark cracks the inside of Carlton's front leg.
Stark thumps Carlton with a low kick.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Stark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Stark.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Carlton seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Stark - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Carlton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stark.
Carlton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stark tries to clinch up but Carlton circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlton swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Stark throws a front kick that sends Carlton stumbling back into the cage.
Stark lands a head kick!
Stark tries to clinch but Carlton is having none of it.
Carlton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stark jabs Carlton right on the nose. Carlton blinks but takes it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stark - that will leave a mark!
Stark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Carlton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stark.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Carlton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark prevents the takedown attempt.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Stark.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with a shot to the side of Carlton's head.
Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark digs a right hand underneath Carlton's ribcage. Carlton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carlton fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Stark.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Carlton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Stark with a knee to the head.
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!
Stark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Carlton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands an elbow just above Carlton 's eye.
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Carlton blocks it.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark stops a takedown attempt from Carlton.
Carlton wants a takedown.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a left hand.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Carlton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Stark - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark had his way with Ronnie Carlton in that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Carlton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stark lands a head kick!
Stark scores with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stark.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stark.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stark lands with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
Stark gets a clinch.
Carlton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlton or not.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a left hand.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carlton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Stark.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Stark is leaning against Carlton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Carlton blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Stark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Carlton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark misses with some punches.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Carlton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Stark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carlton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
A short uppercut from Stark.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Stark.
Stark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Carlton takes a shot to the head.
Carlton is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark landing knees to the body.
Carlton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark presses Carlton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Carlton jumps guard but Stark stands there with Carlton around his waist. Carlton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Carlton is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Carlton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ronnie Carlton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stark lands a body punch.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carlton wants to break free but Stark has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Carlton working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Thomas Stark!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Thomas Stark!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!
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