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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lei Quan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lee (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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lei Quan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Quan tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quan.
Quan throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Quan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quan throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Lee scores a takedown into full mount!
Lee has hold of Quan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Quan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee tries to control but Quan wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quan regains half guard.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Quan tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.
Quan has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee avoiding Quan 's attempts to control his hands.
Quan turns into Lee and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quan tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Quan postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quan is breathing heavily.
Lee advances to half guard.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Quan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Quan is not content to let Lee control the position.
Quan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quan is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Quan is defending the position.
Quan tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee is trying for a kimura here. Quan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lee wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kung Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sea Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Yamasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sea Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bass doesn't seem bothered though.
Bass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamasaki but Yamasaki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bass tries to clinch up.
Bass moves into the clinch.
Yamasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bass has managed to clinch.
Yamasaki tries to work over Bass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamasaki breaks from the clinch.
Bass doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamasaki circles away.
Bass darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bass is thwarting Yamasaki's attempts to control the position.
Yamasaki flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bass scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yamasaki is trying to control but can't.
Yamasaki punching from the bottom.
Bass not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamasaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass trying to control from half guard but Yamasaki is working away.
Bass seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Bass there.
Bass throwing shots but Yamasaki is blocking nicely.
Bass 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.
Bass throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamasaki is looking to improve his position.
Bass missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamasaki is trying to stand back up but Bass is controlling him
Bass scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bass 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.
Bass passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yamasaki!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass blocks Yamasaki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Yamasaki tries to hold on but Bass pushes him away.
Yamasaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bass pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bass is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamasaki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bass working Yamasaki over with strikes here.
Bass lands a heavy elbow.
Bass is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bass lands a heavy elbow.
Yamasaki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bass unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass lands a big elbow.
Yamasaki is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bass lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yamasaki working to try and regain half guard.
Yamasaki looks gassed!
Yamasaki wants to control but Bass is having none of it.
Bass lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bass won't let Yamasaki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bass jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yamasaki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yamasaki and Bass has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Yamasaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bass working the head with strikes.
Bass is working Yamasaki over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bass working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bass working the ground and pound from side control.
Bass grinds an elbow into Yamasaki's temple.
Bass working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bass working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bass scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bass cracks Yamasaki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bass tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yamasaki misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Yamasaki is not content to let Bass control the position.
Yamasaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bass working away.
Bass lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sea Bass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Yamasaki.
Bass tries to clinch up.
Bass wants to clinch.
Bass ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki takes a swing at Bass's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bass throws a one two combo.
Bass checks a low kick from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bass counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yamasaki's guard now.
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!
Bass cracks Yamasaki with a solid left hand.
Bass tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
Bass works over Yamasaki with some ground and pound from guard.
Bass scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bass lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bass stands and throws Yamasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamasaki lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bass works his way into full mount!
Bass landing strikes from the mount.
Bass breaks from Yamasaki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sea Bass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bass looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yamasaki tries to hold on but Bass postures up.
Bass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bass won't let Yamasaki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bass lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bass lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yamasaki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yamasaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Bass has a good base and remains in mount.
Yamasaki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bass is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bass is going olschool here, as he tries to force Yamasaki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Yamasaki shrugs it off.
Bass putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bass is landing with some decent strikes but Yamasaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yamasaki tries to lock up and control but Bass gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bass connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass prevents Yamasaki from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bass raining down shots from the mount!
Bass is landing with some decent strikes but Yamasaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Yamasaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yamasaki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bass with a couple of short strikes.
Yamasaki wants to hold on but Bass pushes him away.
Bass lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yamasaki hang on?
Bass working for a guillotine from mount but Yamasaki is in no mood to give up.
Yamasaki tries to hold on but Bass pushes him away.
Bass lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yamasaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass landing shots from mount.
Bass punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yamasaki tries to hold on but Bass pushes him away.
Bass landing strikes from the mount and Yamasaki is in trouble!
Bass working the ground and pound effectively.
Bass breaks from Yamasaki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yamasaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamasaki wants to control but Bass is having none of it.
Bass lands a big elbow.
Bass working Yamasaki over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sea Bass dominated that second round.
That's time! Bass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamasaki gets underhooks to prevent Bass's takedown attempt.
Bass lands a takedown into guard.
Bass with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamasaki can do to turn this around?
Yamasaki has his foot on Bass's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bass works his way back into a safe position though.
Bass lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bass seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bass is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamasaki has wrist control.
Bass with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bass tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
Yamasaki controls Bass momentarily but Bass frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass landing with the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bass shoots in for a takedown but Yamasaki shows good takedown defense.
Yamasaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Bass.
Sea Bass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bass has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sea Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Yamasaki does it's job there.
Yamasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Bass circles away.
Yamasaki looks for the body kick but Bass saw that one coming.
Yamasaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamasaki counters with a left and a right that stings Bass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamasaki as he avoids it easily.
Yamasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamasaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Bass has double underhooks.
Yamasaki misses with a body punch.
Bass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamasaki can't break the clinch.
Bass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamasaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Bass.
Yamasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bass is looking to clinch but Yamasaki is avoiding it.
Bass darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamasaki wants to control but Bass is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bass working over Yamasaki with some ground and pound. Yamasaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bass looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bass throwing shots but Yamasaki is blocking nicely.
Bass slips a nice elbow through Yamasaki's hands, connecting with Yamasaki's forehead.
Bass winds up and cracks Yamasaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bass is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamasaki pushes Bass off looking to stand but Bass dives back in and keeps control.
Bass lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bass scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bass looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamasaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamasaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bass is working away from the top position though.
Ichiro Yamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Bass wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamasaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yamasaki misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yamasaki throws a right and a left that Bass avoids nicely.
Bass tries to clinch up but Yamasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Bass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamasaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bass looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamasaki throws a head kick but Bass moves out of range.
Yamasaki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bass is one step ahead there.
Bass connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sea Bass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bass, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sea Bass!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiba Inuzuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Olbo's choice of entrance music: Cant C Me. Drew Olbo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiba Inuzuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Olbo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inuzuka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Inuzuka throwing strikes but missing.
Olbo is looking for a triangle here but Inuzuka uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Inuzuka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olbo keeps working.
An elbow from Inuzuka crashes against the mat.
Inuzuka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olbo keeps working.
Olbo is trying to improve his position.
Inuzuka trying to control the action but Olbo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Inuzuka closes the distance and pushes Olbo back into the cage.
Olbo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Inuzuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Inuzuka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olbo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Inuzuka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Inuzuka tries to clinch up but Olbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Olbo scores with a takedown into Inuzuka's guard.
Olbo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Olbo wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Inuzuka's closed guard. He's half up but Inuzuka has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Inuzuka pivots and extends the arm, Olbo falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Inuzuka! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kiba Inuzuka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamil Figg Hoblyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tamil Figg Hoblyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Fang!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang takes a swing at Figg Hoblyn's ribcage but misses.
Fang lands the left hand.
It looks like Tamil Figg Hoblyn has been cut.
Hiro Fang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figg Hoblyn clinches with his opponent.
Figg Hoblyn is trying to drag Fang to the mat but Fang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fang throws an elbow that misses.
Fang can't find room to land a body shot as Figg Hoblyn controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Figg Hoblyn.
Figg Hoblyn pulls guard effortlessly.
Fang stopping the sweep attempt from Figg Hoblyn.
Fang postures up in Figg Hoblyn's guard and throws a big left but Figg Hoblyn blocks it.
Figg Hoblyn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fang is one step ahead there.
Fang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fang trying to control but Figg Hoblyn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg Hoblyn managing to control the position.
Figg Hoblyn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Figg Hoblyn has a closed guard, preventing Fang from standing up.
Fang wants to pass the guard but Figg Hoblyn is keeping the position.
Fang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Figg Hoblyn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fang stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Figg Hoblyn has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Fang manages to get his head free but now Figg Hoblyn has transitioned to an armbar! Fang grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Figg Hoblyn! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tamil Figg Hoblyn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by Serial Killer. Thirtynine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Saku Thirtynine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas moves out of range of the leg kick from Thirtynine.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thirtynine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thirtynine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thirtynine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lucas is trying to control Thirtynine's posture but Thirtynine avoids it.
Thirtynine trying to control the position but Lucas is working away.
Lucas is looking to reverse the position.
Thirtynine wants to control but Lucas is keeping him busy.
Lucas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas controlling the action here.
Thirtynine throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lucas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thirtynine pushes Lucas off and gets back to his feet.
Thirtynine wants to clinch but Lucas slips to the side
and Lucas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lucas.
Lucas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lucas missing with knees to the body.
Lucas lands a knee to the body.
Thirtynine wants to break free but Lucas has control.
Thirtynine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Lucas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas trying to land knees to the body.
Thirtynine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas works on Thirtynine's body with a couple of short punches.
Thirtynine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lucas landing knees to the head.
Lucas lands a hook that snaps the head of Thirtynine backwards.
Lucas with a knee to the head.
Lucas scores with a knee to the head.
Thirtynine looks gassed!
Lucas trying to land knees to the body.
Lucas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Lucas.
Thirtynine is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
Lucas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thirtynine backwards.
Thirtynine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lucas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thirtynines head.
Lucas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Lucas on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but Thirtynine blocks it.
Thirtynine gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lucas regains guard.
Thirtynine wants to control from the top but Lucas keeps moving.
Thirtynine advances position into side control!
Lucas tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Thirtynine presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Thirtynine working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Lucas looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Thirtynine! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Saku Thirtynine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macunai Maicow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes into the arena with Alaj volim kad je pomalena blaring out of the sound system. Mirko Barnett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macunai Maicow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maicow wants to clinch.
Maicow throws a head kick but Barnett moves out of range.
Maicow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches up with Maicow, looking for a takedown. Barnett pushes Maicow against the cage but Maicow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maicow doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Maicow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnett.
Maicow throws a head kick but Barnett moves out of range.
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maicow pinned against the cage. Maicow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maicow misses with a body kick.
Maicow wants to clinch up but Barnett keeps it at a distance.
Barnett clinches with his opponent.
Barnett wants to break free but Maicow has control.
Maicow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barnett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Maicow landing knees 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!
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maicow landing knees to the head.
Maicow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicow keeps control of Barnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Barnett blocks it.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maicow looks to clinch
and Barnett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maicow wants to clinch
and Barnett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maicow darts in trying to clinch
and Barnett counters by clinching up.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barnett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maicow missing with knees to the body.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Barnett blocks it.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Maicow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maicow throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macunai Maicow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maicow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnett counters with a shoot takedown. Maicow fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnett content to stall in guard here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Macunai Maicow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maicow misses with a body kick.
Barnett lands with a nice combination. Maicow backs away looking to recover.
Barnett clinches with his opponent.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maicow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Barnett.
Maicow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maicow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maicow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnett breaks the clinch.
Maicow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Maicow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Maicow looks to clinch
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Maicow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnett avoids the elbow strike from Maicow, against the cage.
Maicow pushes off an throws an elbow but Barnett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maicow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maicow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett.
Barnett blocks an elbow strike.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett wants to break free but Maicow has control.
Barnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maicow misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Maicow.
Barnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maicow throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Barnett lands but Maicow takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Maicow there.
Barnett shoots in for a double leg but Maicow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maicow wants to clinch
and Barnett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maicow prevents Barnett from breaking the clinch.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Maicow is controlling the position.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Maicow's ribcage.
Barnett has had enough of the clinch but Maicow keeps him there for the moment.
Maicow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Macunai Maicow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnett avoids a wild elbow strike from Maicow.
Maicow connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maicow trying to land knees to the body.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maicow is fending him off so far but Barnett persists. Nope, Maicow circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett clinches up with Maicow and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maicow thows a leg kick but Barnett checks it
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maicow keeps control of Barnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maicow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett looks for a takedown but Maicow sprawls well.
Maicow tries to clinch
and Barnett moves into the clinch.
Maicow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maicow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maicow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett pushes Maicow up against the cage in a clinch.
Maicow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maicow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Mirko Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maicow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barnett tests Maicow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maicow doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barnett is pushing down on Maicow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maicow is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maicow wants to stand back up but Barnett manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett takes a little break here. Maicow wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mirko Barnett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Barnett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maicow tries to clinch up
and Barnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Maicow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maicow closes the distance but Barnett moves to the side
and Barnett counters with a three punch combo that has Maicow backing up. Maicow nods at Barnett to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnett shoots in but no luck this time.
Maicow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnett avoiding damage as Maicow throws knees to the body.
Maicow misses with an elbow strike.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Maicow.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett wants to break free but Maicow has control.
Barnett managing to block the knees to the body from Maicow.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maicow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maicow lands an elbow inside.
Maicow scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.
Maicow throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett blocks an elbow strike from Maicow.
Barnett avoiding damage as Maicow throws knees to the body.
Barnett can't break the clinch.
Maicow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maicow missing with knees to the body.
Maicow tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.
Maicow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maicow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett scores with a head kick.
Barnett lands a head kick. Maicow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maicow wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a body kick.
Macunai Maicow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett defending well as Maicow loads up on a big left hand.
Barnett rushes Maicow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maicow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnett's defenses.
Barnett with a knee to the head.
Barnett breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maicow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maicow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maicow wants to clinch
and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maicow wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maicow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barnett scores with a head kick.
Barnett shoots in but Maicow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maicow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Barnett counter with a right hand.
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maicow landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnett's brow.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Barnett fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maicow is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maicow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barnett taking a breather.
Maicow scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maicow wants to clinch but Barnett slips to the side
and Barnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Maicow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maicow throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maicow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Maicow wants to clinch
and Barnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maicow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnett counters with a head kick. That will keep Maicow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maicow clinches but Barnett breaks the clinch
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barnett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Barnett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barnett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Hombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Immortal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Hombre!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hombre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Immortal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Immortal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hombre wanted to stand there but Immortal had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immortal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hombre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hombre wanted to stand there but Immortal had control of the position.
Hombre stays in close to Immortal's body and controls the position.
Immortal looking for subs off his back but Hombre has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hombre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Immortal keeps working.
Immortal is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hombre pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Immortal is trying to get back to full guard.
Immortal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Immortal actively working from the bottom here.
Hombre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hombre looks to land a combination but Immortal avoids it well.
Immortal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hombre counters with a three punch combo that has Immortal backing up. Immortal nods at Hombre to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immortal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hombre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Immortal with a poor takedown
and Hombre counters with a left and a right that stings Immortal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Immortal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Immortal is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immortal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hombre throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Immortal stumbling backwards into the cage! Immortal bounces back off the cage towards Hombre, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Hombre lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Hombre celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Herbert Hombre!
Herbert Hombre is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders has chosen Turbonegro - Prince Of The Rodeo as his entrance music. Bruce Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanders waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Sanders misses with a looping right.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Sanders sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson slips under a jab from Sanders.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson prevents Sanders from getting back to his feet.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Sanders's brow.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanders seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
Sanders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanders manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anderson cracks Sanders with a solid left hand.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanders lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Sanders tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Sanders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Sanders tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Sanders prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Sanders controlling the pace for now.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Sanders looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanders looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanders passes to side control.
Anderson tries to bench press Sanders off him but Sanders keeps the position.
Anderson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Sanders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Sanders lands a nice forearm strike.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Anderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Bruce Sanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sanders. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanders misses with a wild combination.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Sanders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Sanders coming out on top.
It looks like Todd Anderson has been cut.
Sanders is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Sanders and Anderson goes tumbling to the canvas! Sanders follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Sanders escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sanders tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders lands with a shot to the body.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanders misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
A jab from Sanders does it's job there.
Sanders connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Anderson tumbling to the canvas! Sanders pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Anderson was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Sanders!
Bruce Sanders is the new heavyweight champion!
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