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NFC 59 - April Fools Day PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darth Penguin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darth Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penguin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Christopher counters by moving into the clinch.
Christopher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penguin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Christopher lands a nice knee to the body.
Christopher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Penguin prevents it.
Christopher lands with a right to the head.
Christopher has Penguin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Christopher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Penguin tumbling to the mat - Christopher dives into Penguin's guard.
Christopher scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christopher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penguin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Christopher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Christopher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penguin blocks a head kick by Christopher.
Christopher gets a double leg takedown into Penguin's guard.
Penguin is controlling Christopher's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penguin is keeping the position for now.
Christopher controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penguin keeping full guard, as Christopher tries to pass.
Penguin 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.
Christopher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Penguin controls Christopher momentarily but Christopher frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penguin tries to clinch up but Christopher circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher lands with a slapping head kick.
Christopher swats away the attempt to clinch by Penguin.
Christopher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christopher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Darth Penguin has been cut.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses.
Penguin is looking to clinch but Christopher is avoiding it.
Christopher throws a head kick but Penguin moves out of range.
Christopher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penguin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christopher's waist but Christopher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penguin off to one side.
Christopher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christopher shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Christopher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penguin avoids the head kick by Christopher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Christopher slows the pace down in half guard.
Penguin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Christopher is taking a breather. Penguin 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bryan Christopher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Christopher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christopher throws a nice head kick!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Christopher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darth Penguin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Christopher connects with a high kick.
Penguin is rocked!
Christopher is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Penguin hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryan Christopher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexei Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dziuk misses with a wild combination.
Karelin forces Dziuk back against the cage and clinches.
Karelin prevents Dziuk from breaking the clinch.
Karelin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dziuk's efforts to push away.
Karelin pulls guard successfully.
Dziuk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dziuk won't allow Karelin to get back to his feet.
Dziuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dziuk wants to get up but he can't break Karelin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dziuk stands and throws Karelin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk wants to stand but Karelin has his arm trapped.
Karelin is pushing Dziuk's head away, looking to escape. Dziuk manages to hold on to the position though.
Dziuk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karelin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin pushes Dziuk off and gets back to his feet.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
Karelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dziuk moves away.
Dziuk connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dziuk avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dziuk on his heels. He'll look to pass Dziuk's guard now, I'm sure.
Karelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Dziuk has wrist control.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dziuk is retaining full guard.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Karelin pushes down on Dziuk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dziuk is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Karelin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karelin misses with a head shot. Dziuk uses the momentum to regain guard.
Karelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Dziuk blocks nicely.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Dziuk is keeping the position.
Dziuk keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk'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.
Dziuk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dziuk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karelin.
Karelin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dziuk on his heels. He'll look to pass Dziuk's guard now, I'm sure.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dziuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Dziuk is keeping the position.
Karelin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Karelin throwing shots but Dziuk is blocking nicely.
Karelin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karelin thows a huge punch but Dziuk dodges it nicely.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dziuk is staying active underneath Karelin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dziuk makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dziuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Karelin or perhaps it was just good defense by Dziuk which made him look bad.
Dziuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karelin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk gets caught napping as Karelin dives in and scores a takedown. Dziuk manages to retain guard.
Dziuk keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Dziuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dziuk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexei Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dziuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Dziuk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Dziuk!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin pushes Dziuk off and gets back to his feet.
Stanislaw Dziuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Dziuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karelin tries to clinch but Dziuk is having none of it.
Dziuk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dziuk wants it to stay on the feet.
Stanislaw Dziuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Karelin.
Karelin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dziuk scores with a three punch combo!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karelin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dziuk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Karelin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin slips a nice elbow through Dziuk's hands, connecting with Dziuk's forehead.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dziuk's head.
Dziuk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Dziuk'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. This is the final round!
Dziuk misses with the combination.
Dziuk with a jab.
Karelin swings for the body but Dziuk moves out of range.
Karelin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dziuk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Karelin.
Karelin throws an elbow but Dziuk slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karelin taking a breather here.
Karelin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control the position but Dziuk is working away.
Karelin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dziuk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karelin scoring with punches from side control.
Karelin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dziuk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Karelin advances to mount.
Karelin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanislaw Dziuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexei Karelin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Rafael Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Michihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michihiro has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlo Rafael Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Michihiro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michihiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Michihiro looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Michihiro drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Michihiro looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Michihiro has wrist control.
Michihiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz postures up in Michihiro's guard and throws a big left but Michihiro blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michihiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Michihiro.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Michihiro blocks nicely.
Michihiro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michihiro working a defensive guard here.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Michihiro blocks nicely.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michihiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Michihiro blocks nicely.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michihiro controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michihiro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cruz is defending well. Michihiro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cruz has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Michihiro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DJ Michihiro!
DJ Michihiro made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen W.O.L.V.E.S as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Super Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Man off and has taken his back!
Man staying busy and making it hard for Harris to control.
I really don't envy Man right now.
Harris is persistently looking for the submission but Man is defending it well.
Harris keeps control of the position as Man tries to break free.
Man trying to control the hands but Harris breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Man turns into Harris and is now in his guard.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Man advances position into side control!
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harris wants to control but Man postures up.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Man landing strikes.
Harris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Man grinds an elbow into Harris's temple.
Man throws a strike aimed at the side of Harris's head but Harris avoids it well.
Man throws an elbow but Harris slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harris some visible discomfort.
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
Man throws an elbow but Harris slips to the side and avoids it well.
Man cracks Harris with a big elbow.
That has opened up Alonzo Harris's cut even more.
Harris manages to get back to half guard.
Harris trying to control but Man postures up.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man seems to be working for a kimura but Harris defends the submission attempt.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Harris controlling the positon.
Harris looking to break Man's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Man remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Harris will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Man rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to control but can't.
Man is not content to let Harris control the position.
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harris trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris trying to pass the guard but Man defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man misses with a body shot.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Man throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alonzo Harris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Super Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Man catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alonzo Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Super Man!
Our winner, Super Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toru Ohta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohta comes to the cage accompanied by Technopolis. Silva has chosen Biggie Smalls - You're Nobody (Til Somebody Submits You) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Toru Ohta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toru Ohta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Ohta gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ohta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva stands and throws Ohta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ohta struggling a bit here.
Silva cracks Ohta with a big right hand but Ohta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ohta tries to improve position but can't.
Silva cracks Ohta with a big right hand but Ohta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ohta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ohta is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Ohta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ohta pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ohta is aware though and is defending well.
Ohta pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ohta trying to control the pace.
Ohta wants to stand up but Silva manages to regain full guard.
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!
Ohta wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ohta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ohta has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Ohta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ohta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ohta is aware though and is defending well.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ohta from controlling successfully.
Silva has his foot on Ohta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ohta works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ohta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ohta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for subs off his back but Ohta has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ohta seems to be looking for submissions.
Ohta misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohta forces his way into half guard.
Ohta is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Silva manages to get to full guard.
Ohta wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ohta doesn't defend quickly enough and Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Ohta escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Silva on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexio Silva!
Alexio Silva gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigmar Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lange might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fire - Bruce Springsteen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Magnusson's choice of entrance music: Go Go Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigmar Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange cracks Magnusson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magnusson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lange tries to avoid it but Magnusson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lange to the ground. Lange escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magnusson avoids the body shot from Lange.
Lange scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lange checks a leg kick.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lange as he jumps to the side.
Lange jabs at Magnusson's body.
Lange's corner calls for a 1-2. Lange obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lange steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnusson.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lange sprawls well. Lange wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magnusson gets slowly back to his feet.
Artie Lange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigmar Magnusson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnusson throws a low kick but Lange avoids it.
Magnusson dives in and scores a takedown into Lange's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Magnusson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson wants to pass the guard but Lange is keeping the position.
Lange keeping moving, preventing Magnusson from controlling successfully.
Magnusson looking to pass the guard.
Lange kicks Magnusson off and gets to his feet.
Lange uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnusson.
Magnusson throws out a loose jab but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Lange. Beautiful body shot.
Lange misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lange as Magnusson shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnusson.
Magnusson avoids the body shot from Lange.
Magnusson scores with the left hand. Lange knows he should have avoided that one.
Lange keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lange but Lange pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lange lands with an overhand left.
Lange with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnusson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lange keeping moving, preventing Magnusson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lange manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Magnusson looking for a guillotine here but Lange defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lange's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Magnusson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lange passes into half guard.
Magnusson actively working from the bottom here.
Lange tries to stand and escape but Magnusson is controlling the position.
Lange prevents Magnusson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Magnusson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lange comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnusson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magnusson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lange throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magnusson.
Lange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magnusson moves away.
Magnusson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnusson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lange defends it nicely.
Lange moves out of range as Magnusson strikes.
Lange scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lange connects with a body shot that sends Magnusson's belly button to the back.
Magnusson lands a jab to the head.
Lange looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lange scores with a punch to the head.
Magnusson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magnusson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magnusson throws out a leg kick but Lange moves out of range and Magnusson only half commits.
Lange drops Magnusson with a beautiful combination! Magnusson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lange is looking for the KO!
Magnusson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Lange misses.
Magnusson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lange finish him?
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lange Throws a clean left jab. Lange Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Magnusson's chin! Magnusson crumbles to the ground and Lange follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Lange!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Artie Lange!
Our winner, Artie Lange, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mahal is trying to control but can't.
Grace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahal on the ground.
Mahal wants to improve his position but Grace is controlling well.
Mahal moves into full guard.
Mahal controls Grace momentarily but Grace frees himself.
Grace is fighting to break Mahal's control of his arms but Mahal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mahal looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahal, not yet.
Grace trying to control but Mahal is working from the bottom.
Grace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grace trying to control but Mahal is working from the bottom.
Max Grace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grace thows a body shot but no joy.
Grace 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahal working a defensive guard here.
Grace trying to control but Mahal is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Grace.
Mahal looks to land a right hand but Grace moved out of range.
Grace scores with a decent looking hook.
Grace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grace lands in his opponent's guard.
Mahal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grace is aware though and is defending well.
Grace controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mahal is working an open guard so Grace takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mahal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mahal's half guard.
Grace wants to stand up but Mahal is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal is pressing down on Grace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mahal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mahal has a closed guard, preventing Grace from standing up.
Grace with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grace postures up in Mahal's guard and throws a big left but Mahal blocks it.
Grace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mahal is trying to keep Grace in close.
Grace throwing strikes but missing.
Grace is working Mahal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mahal, up you get!
Mahal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mahal. Mahal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grace dodges the punch combination from Mahal.
Grace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grace.
Mahal tries to clinch but Grace is having none of it.
Grace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grace digs a good hook to Mahal's body.
Mahal looks gassed!
Mahal misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grace finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahal's head.
Mahal throws a head kick but Grace moves out of range.
Grace shoots in and gets a takedown into Mahal's guard.
Mahal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Grace dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahal doesn't seem bothered though.
Grace cracks a nice hook into Mahal's ribs.
Mahal looks for the body kick but Grace saw that one coming.
Taj Mahal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grace drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace with a nice head shot there.
Mahal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mahal keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mahal keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace looking to pass the guard.
Mahal controls Grace momentarily but Grace frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mahal looking for a guillotine here but Grace defends easily.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Grace.
Mahal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mahal being controlled here, momentarily.
Grace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mahal for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Max Grace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grace punishes Mahal's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Mahal.
Grace throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Mahal tenderised Grace's leg. Grace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grace misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Grace.
Mahal throws a head kick that misses.
Grace jabs Mahal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mahal. Mahal obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grace misses with a body shot.
Max Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Grace lands a nice hook to Mahal's body. Mahal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mahal keeping full guard, as Grace tries to pass.
Grace wants to control from the top but Mahal keeps moving.
Mahal looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace looking to sit in guard and control but Mahal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mahal sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grace lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahal off the cage and back into range.
Grace misses with a double jab.
Grace lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace throws a series of punches but Mahal avoids them all with ease.
Grace decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mahal is looking to escape.
Mahal is breathing heavily.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Grace dominated that second round.
That's time! Grace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Mahal's face as Grace controls the position.
Mahal is trying to control Grace's posture but Grace avoids it.
Grace looks up at the clock and then as Mahal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grace working the body and head with strikes.
Grace taking a breather here.
Mahal manages to get back to half guard.
Mahal is looking to control Grace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mahal avoid being mounted?
Grace wants to free his trapped foot but Mahal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mahal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace slips a nice elbow through Mahal's hands, connecting with Mahal's forehead.
Mahal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mahal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grace jabs Mahal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahal can do to turn this around?
Mahal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grace on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grace drives through with a takedown into Mahal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace chips away with some ground and pound.
Grace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grace in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taj Mahal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries to advance to mount but can't.
Grace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mahal wants to control but Grace postures up.
Grace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mahal some visible discomfort.
Grace controls the position.
Mahal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grace looks up at the clock and then as Mahal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mahal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mahal is rocked!
Mahal prevents Grace from improving position.
Mahal is still in real trouble! Can Grace finish him?
Grace stands up and beckons Mahal to his feet.
Grace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace scores with a jab.
Grace lands a big right hand that sends Mahal crashing to the mat! Grace stays standing though and waves Mahal back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mahal to the mat! Mahal manages to get full guard.
Grace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mahal is keeping the position for now.
Grace scoring with some ground and pound.
Grace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Mahal is keeping the position.
Grace stands and steps away. Mahal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mahal is trying to defend but Grace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Grace lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace decides to stand up.
Grace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahal misses with a series of wild punches.
Grace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahal at a distance.
Mahal seems to have recovered his senses.
Grace swinging wildly here.
Mahal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Max Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahal swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
Grace gets a double leg takedown into Mahal's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace looking to pass the guard.
Mahal is looking to sinch up a triangle. Grace throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mahal's body to avoid the submission. Mahal has instead reached around Grace's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mahal arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taj Mahal!
Taj Mahal really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch but Franklin is avoiding it.
Franklin rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Franklin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Franklin back against the cage.
Franklin stalling.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franklin to keep the fight standing.
Johnson has Franklin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franklin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Franklin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Franklin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Officer Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Franklin stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Franklin.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
Nice body punch from Franklin.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franklin's defenses.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Franklin pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Franklin stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is letting Franklin control him for a moment.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Franklin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Franklin is staying active.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Franklin is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Franklin trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin working away.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Franklin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Franklin trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Franklin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Franklin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Officer Franklin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Franklin stuffs the takedown.
Franklin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franklin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Franklin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franklin. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Franklin looking to stall.
Come on Franklin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franklin is trying to stall.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franklin throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franklin's brow.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Franklin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson has Franklin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franklin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Officer Franklin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Franklin shrugs off.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Franklin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franklin takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Franklin's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Franklin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Franklin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as Franklin throws knees to the body.
Franklin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson gets control of Franklin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Franklin defends well.
Franklin wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pulling down on Franklin's head to control his posture.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Franklin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Officer Franklin just wasn't active enough.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Franklin works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Officer Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a head kick but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franklin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franklin moves into the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Franklin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Franklin avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Franklin blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Franklin tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin works the jab nicely.
Franklin lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Franklin feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Franklin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson pushes down on Franklin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Franklin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Franklin defending well.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Franklin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Franklin has recovered full guard.
Johnson passes Franklin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Johnson is thwarting Franklin's attempts to control the position.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Franklin is having none of it.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franklin's head.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franklin's head.
Officer Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franklin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Franklin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franklin 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Officer Franklin!
Officer Franklin very nearly forgot to thank Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down has chosen 50 Cent - I Get Money as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Down keeps working.
Down dodges the ground and pound from Hunter.
Down takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Down is letting Hunter control him for a moment.
Hunter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Down has escaped the position, nice work there.
Down really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunter cracks Down with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Down is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Hunter cracks Down with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter throwing strikes but Down manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hunter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Down off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter punches the canvas rather than the man.
Down covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hunter scores with strikes from the back.
Hunter scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Down is looking for a way out.
Down prevents Hunter from getting a body triangle.
Hunter is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Down up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter looking for the choke from the back.
Hunter missing with punches from the back.
Hunter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hunter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hunter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hunter apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunter walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick from Down.
Down throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Down throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Down thinking.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Down sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Down keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hunter shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots and misses
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into Down's guard.
Hunter working some strikes from top position.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
Hunter 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.
Down keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter drops back looking for a leg! Down is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Down manages to kick Hunter off! Hunter jumps back into Down's guard.
Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Down keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Down wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Down can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hunter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Down throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Down throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Down ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Down to the ground. Hunter is now in Down's guard.
Down has control of Hunter's left arm, preventing Hunter from doing any damage.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Down is keeping the position.
Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Down is trying to keep Hunter in close.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down looking for a sweep. Not yet Down, not yet.
Down avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Down preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Down not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter passes Down's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Down is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter slips a nice elbow through Down's hands, connecting with Down's forehead.
Hunter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hunter raining down shots from the mount!
Hunter looking to finish Down with some ground and pound. This is bad for Down!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter looking to finish Down with some ground and pound. This is bad for Down!
Down in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hunter.
Hunter looking to finish Down with some ground and pound. This is bad for Down!
Down is rocked!
Hunter loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Down scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hunter land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hunter stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Hunter!
Jay Hunter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khoren Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abraham comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Derezzed - Daft Punk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khoren Abraham told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khoren Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abraham blocks the body kick.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong staying out of range there.
Abraham works the jab nicely.
It looks like Antonio Hong has been cut.
Hong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abraham throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hong throws a front kick that sends Abraham stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abraham misses with a head kick.
Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hong jabs Abraham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abraham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong lands an overhand right.
It looks like Khoren Abraham has been cut.
Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abraham.
Khoren Abraham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abraham.
A clash of legs there as Abraham blocks the low kick.
Hong works the jab nicely.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong takes a swing at Abraham's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abraham.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hong.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abraham. Abraham obviously looking to wear him down.
A left lands for Hong.
A good leg kick by Abraham.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
Hong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abraham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a hook. Abraham ducked under it nicely.
Abraham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Abraham throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
Abraham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Abraham.
Hong lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hong there.
Hong swings for the body but Abraham moves out of range.
Hong scores with a hook.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abraham throws out the jab.
Hong thuds a left hand into Abraham's body.
Hong scores with a punch to the head.
Hong checks a low kick from Abraham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Abraham misses its intended target.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abraham motions for Hong to come forward. Abraham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abraham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong throws a nice head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Abraham!
Abraham ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
A head kick misses from Abraham.
Abraham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abraham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abraham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abraham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abraham scores with the left hand. Hong knows he should have avoided that one.
Abraham misses with a head kick.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Hong misses.
Hong pushes Abraham away with a front kick.
Abraham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abraham throws a sloppy body shot
and Hong counters with a nice body shot.
Abraham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong jabs Abraham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abraham misses with a straight left.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Hong will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abraham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonio Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Abraham scores with a push kick.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abraham throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong avoids the head kick by Abraham.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Abraham.
Abraham looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Abraham is looking to land body kicks.
Abraham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abraham misses with a head kick.
Abraham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abraham throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Abraham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abraham walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abraham.
Abraham throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Hong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abraham slips under a jab from Hong.
Abraham sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abraham will feel that in the morning.
Abraham scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abraham looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Hong connects with a body shot.
Abraham is breathing heavily.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abraham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong punishes Abraham's body with a nice straight punch.
Abraham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abraham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abraham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hong - the referee stops the clock and Abraham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hong. Abraham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abraham throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
Hong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abraham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hong.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abraham moves away.
Hong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abraham.
Hong lands a jab.
Hong scores with a sloppy right hand. Abraham should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abraham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hong scores with a nice right hand.
Abraham is rocked!
Hong lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abraham is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
Hong fakes the body blow, causing Abraham to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Abraham goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong retains his heavyweight title!
Antonio Hong very nearly forgot to thank Down Under - Supplements. New 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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