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ONI 106 - Kuzuri vs Harkonnen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Pearsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pep comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitchell Pearsen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Pep is just out of range.
Pearsen misses with a straight left.
Pearsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep gets a takedown into half guard.
Pearsen gets back to full guard.
Pep wants to control from the top but Pearsen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pep postures up in Pearsen's guard and throws a big left but Pearsen blocks it.
Pearsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pep looking to pass the guard.
Pep is working Pearsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pep content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen wants to stand but Pep is controlling the position.
Pearsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Pep stays in close to Pearsen's body and controls the position.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pep scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pep preventing the sweep.
Pep loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pearsen trying to keep a closed guard but Pep is proving a slippery customer.
Pearsen wriggles free and stands up.
Pearsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pep.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pearsen enables Pep to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pearsen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearsen wants to stand but Pep is controlling the position.
Pep won't allow Pearsen to sweep him here.
Pep trying to control but Pearsen is working from the bottom.
Pep 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.
Pep trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pep with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pep 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.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frankie Pep wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pep throws a shot to the body.
Pep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pep throws out the jab.
Pearsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pearsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearsen looks to clinch
and Pep counters with a one-two to the body.
Pearsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pep.
Pearsen throws a right hand that Pep ducks under and follows up with a left that Pep also avoids with ease.
Pearsen missing with a left hand there. Pep was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Pearsen.
Pep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Pearsen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pep scores with the left hand. Pearsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Pearsen misses with a straight left.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Pearsen.
Pep misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pep. Pep obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearsen closes the distance and pushes Pep back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearsen.
Pep tries to work over Pearsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pep throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearsen is trying to force a seperation but Pep has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pep.
Pearsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pep struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearsen controls his hands.
Pep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearsen working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearsen.
Pearsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Pep - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pep pushes Pearsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearsen blocking some punches.
Pep misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Pep as the two fighters clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearsen is pushing Pep up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pep.
Pearsen takes a shot to the head.
Pep tries to work over Pearsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pep tries to work over Pearsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pep pushes Pearsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pep manages to break the clinch.
Pep moves forwards but Pearsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Pearsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pep moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pep connects with a solid leg kick.
Pep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pep moves forwards but Pearsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearsen wants to clinch.
Pep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearsen throws out the jab.
Pep walks into a left hand.
Pearsen throws a shot from downtown. Pep moves away and avoids it.
Pearsen scores with a body shot.
Pearsen throws out a loose jab but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell Pearsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearsen throws a hook to the side of Pep's head but Pep sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Pep moves out of range.
Pearsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pep. Pep circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pep misses with a body kick.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Pearsen.
Pep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearsen throws out the jab.
Pep on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Pearsen misses.
Pearsen ducks under a wild hook from Pep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pearsen finds it's target.
Pearsen is looking to clinch.
Mitchell Pearsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Pep.
Pearsen moves forwards but Pep connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pearsen misses with a hook
and Pep counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pep avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pearsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pep.
Pep moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pep.
Pearsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Pearsen misses.
Pearsen throws a series of punches but Pep moves out of range.
Pep scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pearsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pearsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pearsen looks gassed!
Pearsen misses with a jab to the body
and Pep makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pep feints and then cracks Pearsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pearsen down.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Pep is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pep. Those never looked like landing.
Pearsen connects with a jab.
Pearsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Pep swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearsen throws a big shot that misses.
Pearsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pep had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pearsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pep scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pep moves out of range as Pearsen strikes.
Pep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crunch! Pep slams his shin into Pearsen's torso.
Pearsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearsen takes a swing at Pep's ribcage but misses.
Pep blocks a jab.
Pep with a nice cross.
Pep clobbers Pearsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pearsen throws a jab when Pep was well out of range.
Pep lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pearsen takes a step back to recover.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pep.
Pearsen tries to move into range but Pep moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pep lands the left hand.
Pearsen rushes Pep and presses him up against the cage.
Pep misses with a body punch.
Pearsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Pep.
Pep can't find room to land a body shot as Pearsen controls the action.
Pep taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pearsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pep lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pep looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pep tries a body shot but Pearsen blocks it.
Pep holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pep lands a body punch.
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 Frankie Pep will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pearsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pep.
Pep throws the left hand but Pearsen avoids the punch easily.
Pearsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Pep there.
Pearsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pearsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pep moves away.
Pep throws a hook but Pearsen blocks it.
Pearsen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pearsen wants to clinch up but Pep keeps it at a distance.
Pearsen looks to land a left hand but Pep moved out of range nicely.
Pearsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Pep is having none of it.
Pearsen misses the shot to the body.
Pearsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearsen slips a straight right by Pep.
Pearsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pep cracks Pearsen with a good jab.
A big right from Pearsen misses.
Pearsen wants to clinch up but Pep keeps it at a distance.
Pep gets the takedown into side control.
Pep goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pearsen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pep's guard! Nice work there by Pearsen!
Pep 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.
Pearsen wants to control from the top but Pep keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep is trying to control the position but Pearsen postures up.
Pearsen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pep is proving hard to escape from.
Pep is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pearsen defends well.
Pearsen won't allow Pep to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mitchell Pearsen.
Pep connects with a leg kick. Pearsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pep wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearsen looks to land a right hand but Pep moved out of range.
Pearsen misses with a body shot.
Pearsen scores with a jab. Pep acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pearsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pearsen takes a swing at Pep's ribcage but misses.
Pep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pep shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pearsen sprawls well. Pearsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pep gets slowly back to his feet.
Pep lands a body shot.
Pearsen throws a hook to the side of Pep's head but Pep sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen throws a sloppy body shot
and Pep makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pearsen really felt that one!
Pearsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearsen moves away.
Pep throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Pearsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pep scores with a jab to the body.
Pearsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pep misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearsen.
Pep bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pearsen throws a nice looking combination but Pep bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Pearsen misses its intended target.
Pep uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearsen.
Pearsen is breathing heavily.
Pep shoots in and bounces Pearsen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pearsen wants to sweep here but Pep controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pep working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearsen's head.
Pearsen is looking to stand up but Pep isn't so interested in that idea.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearsen keeping full guard, as Pep tries to pass.
Pep slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frankie Pep.
Pearsen throws a body punch but Pep moves out of range.
Pep moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep connects with a looping right hand.
Pep scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pearsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pep avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pearsen walks into a straight right hand from Pep.
Pearsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Pearsen.
Pearsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Pep lands.
Pep takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pep fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Pearsen misses.
Pep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearsen.
Pep fails with a takedown attempt.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Pep is having none of it.
Pearsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pearsen tries to clinch there but Pep circles away.
Pearsen takes a swing at Pep's ribcage but misses.
Pep stuns Pearsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearsen loads up on a big right hand but Pep slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Pearsen.
Pep cracks the inside of Pearsen's front leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pep tenderised Pearsen's leg. Pearsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Pep is having none of it.
Pep scores with a jab to the body.
Pearsen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pearsen works over Pep's head and body with a nice combination.
Pearsen takes one on the button.
Pep scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearsen in his tracks.
Pep scores with a nice right hand.
Pearsen slips under a jab.
Mitchell Pearsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pep slips a jab and a cross from Pearsen.
Pep scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pep connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearsen throws a jab when Pep was well out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pep moves away.
Pearsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pep slips under a jab from Pearsen.
Pearsen scores with a punch to the head.
Pearsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Pearsen misses.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearsen lands with an overhand left.
Pearsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pep.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Pep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Pep.
Pearsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pep displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pep scores with a sloppy right hand. Pearsen should have avoided that one.
Pearsen misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pearsen darts in and clinches Pep up against the cage.
Pearsen misses with the head strike.
Pep is looking to control Pearsen's arms but Pearsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pep has his back to the cage.
Pearsen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pep up against the cage.
Pep has Pearsen pressed against the cage, preventing Pearsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pep wants to stall.
Pep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pep breaks from the clinch.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
Pep has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pep there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pearsen jabs Pep right on the nose. Pep blinks but takes it well.
Pearsen avoids the head kick by Pep.
Pearsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pep lands a nice shot that snaps Pearsen's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep looking to score a takedown here. Pearsen is defending well but Pep drives through and ends up in Pearsen's guard.
Pep distracts Pearsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pearsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pep throwing strikes but missing.
Pearsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pep is one step ahead there.
Pep wants to control from the top but Pearsen keeps moving.
Pep passes Pearsen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pep trying to control from half guard but Pearsen is working away.
Pep postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pearsen to stand up.
Pep slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearsen.
Pep scores with a hook to the body. Pearsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Pearsen misses.
Pep uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearsen has time to react.
Pearsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pearsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearsen misses with a hook. Pep ducked under it nicely.
Pearsen throws a hook to the side of Pep's head but Pep sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearsen jabs at Pep's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pearsen misses its intended target.
Pearsen misses the jab.
Pearsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pearsen gets caught flat footed, as Pep shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pep wants to control from the top but Pearsen keeps moving.
Pearsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pep is one step ahead there.
Pep prevents Pearsen from getting back to his feet.
Pep makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pep is really struggling to control Pearsen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pep puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pearsen is not content to let Pep control the position.
Pep performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep trying to control the action but Pearsen is working from the bottom.
Frankie Pep has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pearsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pearsen misses with a right hand
and Pep counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pep connects with a high kick.
Pep throws a combination. Pearsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearsen.
Pep blocks a jab.
Pep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearsen.
Pearsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pep fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pearsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pep tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Pearsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep moves out of range as Pearsen strikes.
Pearsen lands with a straight right. Pep didn't see that one coming.
Pearsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pep.
Pep throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pep staying out of range there.
Pep stuns Pearsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pearsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pep looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Pep scores with a four punch combination!
Pep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
Pep walks into a stiff left hand from Pearsen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Pearsen. That snapped Pep's head back.
Pearsen throws a jab when Pep was well out of range.
Pep avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pep.
Pearsen tries to clinch but Pep is having none of it.
Pep shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pep was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pearsen tries to hold on but Pep pushes him away.
Pearsen is trying to escape the mount.
Frankie Pep overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pearsen taking shots to the head.
Pearsen can't escape the position.
Pep lands a big elbow.
Pep working for a guillotine from mount but Pearsen is in no mood to give up.
Pearsen wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pep wants to control the pace but Pearsen is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pep in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pep connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pearsen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pep controlling the position easily from mount.
Pearsen can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pep trying to control but Pearsen is having none of it.
Pearsen is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Pep connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pearsen wants to hold on but Pep pushes him away.
Pep is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pearsen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pep putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mitchell Pearsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pep content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Pep showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pep, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Frankie Pep!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Frankie Pep!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Frankie Pep!
Frankie Pep wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Frankie Pep started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emer Dlouze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakusaba has chosen David Bowie - Suffragette City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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181 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emer Dlouze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rakusaba.
Dlouze misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Dlouze scores with a four punch combination!
Rakusaba moves into the clinch.
Dlouze is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rakusaba is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dlouze to the mat. Dlouze regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rakusaba trying to control but Dlouze is working from the bottom.
Rakusaba tries to free his leg and advance position but Dlouze is retaining full guard.
Dlouze is pulling down on Rakusaba's head to control his posture.
Rakusaba trying to control but Dlouze is working from the bottom.
Dlouze looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rakusaba puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakusaba wants to control but Dlouze is keeping him busy.
Rakusaba is looking for a kimura but Dlouze is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rakusaba to get the leverage.
Rakusaba is looking to advance position but Dlouze won't allow it.
Rakusaba is controlling the pace.
Dlouze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rakusaba.
Rakusaba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Rakusaba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dlouze working to try and regain half guard.
Rakusaba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dlouze tries to lock up and control but Rakusaba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakusaba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dlouze looks a forlorn figure.
Rakusaba looking to control but Dlouze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rakusaba looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rakusaba working for a submission but Dlouze is keeping him at bay.
Rakusaba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dlouze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rakusaba on the ground.
Dlouze gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakusaba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlouze is staying active underneath Rakusaba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rakusaba seems to be working for a kimura but Dlouze defends the submission attempt.
Rakusaba is taking a breather. Dlouze 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba trying to control from half guard but Dlouze is working away.
Rakusaba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rakusaba is pressing down on Dlouze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dlouze is holding on for now.
Rakusaba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlouze is trying to get back to full guard.
Rakusaba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dlouze wants to sweep but Rakusaba has passed to side control!
Dlouze prevents Rakusaba from moving into mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dlouze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rakusaba is putting a hurting on Dlouze here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rakusaba trying to control the action but Dlouze is working from the bottom.
Dlouze trying to remain calm as Rakusaba controls from the top position.
Rakusaba is looking to take a break and control but Dlouze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rakusaba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba advances to full mount.
BOOM! Rakusaba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rakusaba punching from mount but Dlouze doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dlouze is squirming around, avoiding Rakusaba's attempts to control the action.
Rakusaba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dlouze hang on?
Rakusaba looking to control but Dlouze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dlouze wants to control but Rakusaba is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze really wants to buck Rakusaba off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Dlouze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rakusaba wants to finish this one by submission but Dlouze is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rakusaba.
Rakusaba controlling the pace for now.
Rakusaba looking to control but Dlouze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rakusaba looking for a guillotine from mount but Dlouze is having none of it.
Rakusaba raining down shots from the mount!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba controlling from the full mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rakusaba has hold of Dlouze's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dlouze manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rakusaba looking to ground and pound but Dlouze is blocking nicely.
Rakusaba has control of Dlouze's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dlouze regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dlouze tries to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rakusaba.
Dlouze is squirming around, avoiding Rakusaba's attempts to control the action.
Rakusaba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dlouze kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakusaba avoids the attempt from Dlouze to control.
Rakusaba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Rakusaba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rakusaba defending well as Dlouze loads up on a big left hand.
Rakusaba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rakusaba with a poor takedown
and Dlouze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dlouze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dlouze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rakusaba has a takedown stuffed.
Dlouze misses with a straight left.
Dlouze misses the shot to the body.
Rakusaba closes the distance and clinches up with Dlouze, looking for a takedown. Rakusaba pushes Dlouze against the cage but Dlouze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emer Dlouze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Rakusaba.
Rakusaba tries to clinch but Dlouze moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rakusaba.
Emer Dlouze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakusaba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dlouze.
Dlouze catches Rakusaba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rakusaba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dlouze defends it nicely.
Rakusaba throws a chopping leg kick but Dlouze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dlouze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rakusaba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown but Dlouze shows good takedown defense.
Rakusaba fails to land the takedown.
Dlouze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dlouze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rakusabas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dlouze lands with a hook. Rakusaba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dlouze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dlouze.
Rakusaba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Dlouze does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rakusaba's hands.
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dlouze as he jumps to the side.
Rakusaba tries to close the distance and clinch but Dlouze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rakusaba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kazushi Rakusaba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Dlouze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dlouze throws the left hand but Rakusaba avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Dlouze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze swings widly with a right hand
and Rakusaba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dlouze!
Kazushi Rakusaba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dlouze is looking to get to half guard.
Rakusaba tries to control but Dlouze wriggling away.
Rakusaba controlling the position easily from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rakusaba trying to control but Dlouze is having none of it.
Rakusaba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rakusaba with shots to the head and body - Dlouze looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze is trying desperately to improve position.
Rakusaba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rakusaba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dlouze tries to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
Rakusaba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dlouze hang on?
Dlouze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rakusaba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rakusaba tries to control but Dlouze wriggling away.
Rakusaba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakusaba trying to control but Dlouze is having none of it.
Rakusaba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rakusaba lands a big elbow.
Rakusaba jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dlouze manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rakusaba in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rakusaba trying to control the action but Dlouze is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze is trying to get back to half guard.
Rakusaba happy to just control the position for now.
Dlouze wants to control but Rakusaba postures up.
Rakusaba is looking to take a break and control but Dlouze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rakusaba landing strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze is looking to regain half guard here but Rakusaba keeps moving and retains side control.
Dlouze gets back to half guard.
Rakusaba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dlouze defends it well.
Rakusaba prevents Dlouze from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dlouze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rakusaba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rakusaba seems to be working for a kimura but Dlouze defends the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze manages to get to full guard.
Rakusaba wants to control from the top but Dlouze keeps moving.
Rakusaba content to stall in guard here.
Dlouze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rakusaba!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dlouze landing strikes from the mount and Rakusaba is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Rakusaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Rakusaba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rakusaba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rakusaba fails with a takedown attempt.
Rakusaba gets a takedown into half guard.
Dlouze is looking to get back to full guard here but Rakusaba has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dlouze is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze is not content to let Rakusaba control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dlouze's face as Rakusaba controls the position.
Rakusaba trying to control the position but Dlouze is working away.
Dlouze wants to control but Rakusaba postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dlouze is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Rakusaba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dlouze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dlouze has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rakusaba but great work by Dlouze.
Rakusaba parries the strikes from Dlouze easily there. Dlouze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rakusaba to escape.
Dlouze with the ground and pound but Rakusaba regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dlouze throwing shots but Rakusaba is blocking nicely.
Dlouze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze working over Rakusaba with some ground and pound. Rakusaba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dlouze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dlouze is looking to advance position but Rakusaba won't allow it.
Rakusaba is looking to improve his position.
Rakusaba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dlouze trying to control but Rakusaba is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rakusaba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dlouze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dlouze scoring with some ground and pound.
Rakusaba working for a triangle but Dlouze defends it easily.
Dlouze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze looking to sit in guard and control but Rakusaba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rakusaba throws a big right hand that misses.
Rakusaba content to stall in guard here.
Rakusaba trying to control but Dlouze is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze keeping full guard, as Rakusaba tries to pass.
Rakusaba trying to control but Dlouze is working from the bottom.
Rakusaba slips nicely into half guard.
Dlouze wants to control but Rakusaba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rakusaba wants to pass to mount but Dlouze is defending the position.
Dlouze wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rakusaba passes to full mount!
Dlouze wants to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
Rakusaba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rakusaba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dlouze turns into him and now he's in Rakusaba's guard.
Rakusaba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dlouze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba is controlling Dlouze's posture.
Rakusaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dlouze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rakusaba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rakusaba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Rakusaba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rakusaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dlouze feints and as Rakusaba raises his hands in defense, Dlouze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dlouze trying to control but Rakusaba is working from the bottom.
Emer Dlouze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dlouze postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakusaba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazushi Rakusaba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dlouze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazushi Rakusaba.
I've got Rakusaba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kazushi Rakusaba!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kazushi Rakusaba!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kazushi Rakusaba!
Kazushi Rakusaba wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry has chosen Busters Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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279 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
Cherry leaves Payne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but Cherry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Payne throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cherry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Payne is in Cherry's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Payne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Payne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cherry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payne is one step ahead there.
Cherry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Payne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Payneis looking to pass into half guard but Cherry pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cherry is in guard.
Payne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Payne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cherry trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Payne.
Cherry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Buster Cherry has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cherry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a hook. Cherry ducked under it nicely.
Payne throws a leg kick but Cherry checks it.
Cherry missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cherry needs to keep his hands up - Payne had a free shot at his head there.
Cherry throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne misses with a kick to the body
and Cherry counters with a nice uppercut.
Payne throws the kick towards the body but Cherry avoids it.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cherry swivels and escapes.
Cherry misses with a straight right.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payne on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cherry has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cherry.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Payne.
Cherry tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Cherry is looking to get to half guard.
Payne goes for an armbar but Cherry turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cherry.
Payne 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Payne isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cherry stacks Payne on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cherry!
Cherry controlling from side mount.
Payne can't do much from the bottom here.
Cherry just content to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cherry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Payne some visible discomfort.
Payne tries to buck Cherry off but Cherry is having none of it.
An elbow from Cherry crashes against the mat.
Payne wants to control but Cherry postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cherry scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Payne or perhaps it was just good defense by Cherry which made him look bad.
Cherry keeps the fight on the outside.
Cherry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a two punch combination.
Payne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cherry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cherry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cherry wants it to stay on the feet.
Payne lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Payne checks a leg kick.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt - Cherry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Payne 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry is trying to hold Payne in close to prevent damage but Payne has managed to pass into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Payne works his way into full mount!
Payne jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cherry is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cherry and Payne has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cherry is looking for a sweep.
Cherry stops Payne from passing to mount.
Cherry is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cherry managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Payne.
Payne in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Payne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cherry is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buster Cherry will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payne tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
Buster Cherry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cherry avoids the body shot from Payne.
Payne looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely.
Payne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Payne shoots in for a double leg but Cherry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Payne cracks a nice hook into Cherry's ribs.
Payne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cherry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payne.
Some bone on bone action there as Cherry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cherry with a nice cross.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Payne fails with the takedown.
Cherry is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Payne blocks a jab.
Cherry misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cherry, right into the meat.
Payne scores with a jab to the head.
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cherry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cherry throws out a loose jab but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cherry.
Nice jab there from Payne.
Payne motions for Cherry to come forward. Payne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payne is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Cherry misses.
Payne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payne slips under a jab from Cherry.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Payne has closed the distance and engaged Cherry in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payne turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Payne manages to end up in side control.
The ground and pound from Payne seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Payne swings around for an armbar but Cherry sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Payne's guard.
Cherry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Payne controls Cherry momentarily but Cherry frees himself.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Cherry looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherry is one step ahead there.
Noah Payne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payne looking for a guillotine here but Cherry defends easily.
Cherry passes Payne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cherry passes the guard and advances to mount!
Payne is looking to improve his position but Cherry isn't that keen on the idea.
Cherry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Payne is desperately trying to improve his position but Cherry has a good base and remains in mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cherry controlling the pace for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cherry prevents Payne from getting the reversal.
Payne wants to control but Cherry is having none of it.
Payne tries to reverse the position but Cherry maintains control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Payne hang on?
Payne wants to control but Cherry is having none of it.
Cherry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cherry trying to control but Payne is having none of it.
Cherry controlling his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to control but Cherry is having none of it.
Cherry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Payne hang on?
Payne is desperately trying to improve his position but Cherry has a good base and remains in mount.
Cherry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cherry prevents Payne from getting the reversal.
Cherry scoring with strikes but Payne is staying in there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cherry controlling from the full mount.
Cherry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry tries to control but Payne wriggling away.
Payne is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Cherry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Payne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Payne trying to control the action but Cherry is working from the bottom.
Cherry struggling a bit here.
Payne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Payne is trying to move to mount but Cherry reverses beautifully and ends up in Payne's guard.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry tries to free his leg and advance position but Payne is retaining full guard.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Cherry won't allow Payne to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cherry is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buster Cherry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payne is defended easily by Cherry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a straight left.
Cherry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Cherry misses the target.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cherry is fending him off so far but Payne persists. Nope, Cherry circles away and we're back to standing.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Cherry is just out of range.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
Buster Cherry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Cherry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne throws the kick towards the body but Cherry avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry with a nice cross.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cherry as he jumps to the side.
Cherry misses with a lunging right hand
and Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cherry, as that shot connected.
Payne slips under a jab from Cherry.
Payne misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Payne closes the distance but Cherry moves to the side
and Cherry counters with a good, hard body kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Payne tries for a takedown but Cherry circles away easily
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cherry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Cherry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cherry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cherry misses with a right hand
and Payne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cherry scores with a jab to the head.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Cherry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Cherry is out of range.
A punch combination from Cherry misses.
Cherry lands a nice hook to Payne's body. Payne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cherry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payne blocks a head kick by Cherry.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Payne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cherry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Payne.
Cherry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne throws a leg kick but Cherry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Payne is looking to wear down Cherry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cherry misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payne, right into the meat.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cherry as he jumps to the side.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cherry jabs Payne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cherry misses with a straight right.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne moves in looking to clinch but Cherry pushes him off.
Cherry misses with a straight left.
Cherry misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne looks for a takedown but Cherry sprawls well.
Cherry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses the shot to the body.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne throws a push kick but Cherry slaps the foot to one side.
Cherry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Payne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cherry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Payne trying to control the position but Cherry is working away.
Payne working the strikes but Cherry uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cherry moves into full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Payne pushes down on Cherry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cherry is trying to control but can't.
Cherry is staying active underneath Payne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Payne is working for a submission of some sort.
Payne wants to advance to full mount but Cherry doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Noah Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
Cherry is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Cherry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cherry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Buster Cherry!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Buster Cherry!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Buster Cherry!
Buster Cherry wins by unanimous decision!
Buster Cherry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music. Steve Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kota Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamiya throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Austin was covering up waiting for the punch and Kamiya finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kamiya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kamiya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Austin controls Kamiya momentarily but Kamiya frees himself.
Kamiya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kamiya throws a big right hand that misses.
Austin is trying to keep Kamiya in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kamiya escapes and throws Austin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Austin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kamiya in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kamiya looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Austin is avoiding damage well.
Austin gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kamiya lands a nice short elbow.
Kamiya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kamiya slips a nice elbow through Austin's hands, connecting with Austin's forehead.
Kamiya is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamiya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Austin sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Austin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kamiya passes into side control.
Kamiya working the head and body with strikes.
Kamiya scores with punches from side control.
Austin is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Austin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kamiya scores with punches from side control.
Kamiya wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
Kamiya throwing strikes but Austin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kamiya tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Austin not doing much here.
Kamiya kicks off Austin and gets to his feet.
Donk. Kamiya catches Austin right on the button with a cross.
Kamiya keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamiya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamiya shoots in but Austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kamiya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Austin fails with the takedown
and Kamiya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kamiya with that takedown attempt.
Austin lands with a kick to the temple. Kamiya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kamiya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Austin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin throws a body punch but Kamiya moves out of range.
Kamiya is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Austin's half guard.
Austin is looking for a sweep. Kamiya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamiya lands with a punch from half guard.
Kamiya wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
Kamiya working Austin over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is looking for a sweep. Kamiya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Austin defending well though.
Kamiya trying to control from half guard but Austin is working away.
Kamiya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Austin is pressing down on Kamiya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Austin working for a triangle but Kamiya defends it easily.
Austin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamiya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamiya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kamiya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamiya wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Kamiya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kamiya defends it easily.
Kamiya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Austin is trying to keep Kamiya in close.
Kamiya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamiya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamiya cracks Austin with a solid left hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya with a nice head shot there.
Austin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamiya is one step ahead there.
Kamiya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kamiya controlling the action here.
Kamiya prevents Austin from improving his position.
Kamiya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Austin is looking for a sweep. Kamiya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Austin is not content to let Kamiya control the position.
Austin has hold of Kamiya's hands but Kamiya slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya moves nicely into side control.
Austin sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamiya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamiya's back!
Austin looking for the choke from the back.
Austin wants to control but Kamiya is keeping busy.
Austin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kamiya turns into Austin and is now in his guard.
Kamiya distracts Austin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kamiya throwing strikes but missing.
Kamiya trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Austin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kamiya trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Kamiya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kamiya's guard.
Kamiya has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Austin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kamiya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya is not content to let Austin control the position.
Austin gets to mount! Kamiya was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kota Kamiya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Austin instigates a clinch.
Kamiya tries to pull guard but Austin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kamiya gets underhooks to prevent Austin's takedown attempt.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamiya's efforts to push away.
Kamiya prevents a body shot from Austin.
Kamiya tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Austin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamiya uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kamiya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kamiya wants to break free but Austin has control.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Kamiya.
Austin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
Kamiya is trying to break the clinch but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Kamiya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamiya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kamiya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamiya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamiya was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Kamiya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Austin misses its intended target.
Kamiya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Austin.
Austin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamiya's sensitive parts.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Kamiya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kamiya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Austin takes a step back to recover.
Kamiya misses with a body shot.
Austin misses with a takedown
and Kamiya counters with a right hand to the body.
Kamiya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya throws a low kick but Austin moves out of range easily.
Austin cracks Kamiya with an open hand slap.
Austin swings widly with a right hand
and Kamiya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Austin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamiya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kamiya!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin prevents Kamiya from getting the reversal.
Kamiya wants to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Kamiya tries to control the position but Austin now has his back.
Kamiya wants to escape the position.
Kamiya wants to get back to his feet.
Austin lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kamiya.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya manages to reverse the position and now he's in Austin's guard. Nice work there by Kamiya.
Austin has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kamiya doesn't defend quickly enough and Austin has managed to lock this one up! Can Kamiya escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Austin on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steve Austin!
As Steve Austin got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Throw me a couple of Steveweisers!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Su han might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman - Metallica. Hiligaynon has chosen Rodel, bomaye! Rodel, bomaye! Rodel, bomaye! as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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151 lbs
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157 lbs
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Great elbows
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kong Su han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodel Hiligaynon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiligaynon keeps the fight on the outside.
Su han checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hiligaynon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Su han is out of range.
Hiligaynon misses with an uppercut. Su han saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiligaynon.
A solid body kick from Su han.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Su han lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hiligaynon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hiligaynon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Su han throws a nice head kick!
Su han checks a leg kick.
Hiligaynon has closed the distance and engaged Su han in a clinch.
Su han lands a hook that snaps the head of Hiligaynon backwards.
Hiligaynon effectively controlling the action here.
Su han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiligaynon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiligaynon scores with a shot to the side of Su han's head.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiligaynon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Su han trying to land knees to the body.
Hiligaynon lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon has a couple of punches blocked by Su han.
Hiligaynon avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.
Hiligaynon blocks an elbow strike.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
Su han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon trying to land knees to the body.
Su han throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Su han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiligaynon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiligaynon wants to break free but Su han has control.
Hiligaynon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Su han is pressed up against the cage. Hiligaynon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Su han down to the mat. Su han avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Su han moves into the clinch.
Su han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiligaynon is looking for a takedown.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Su han crunches a lovely knee into Hiligaynon's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiligaynon is trying to break free.
Su han trying to land knees to the body.
Hiligaynon is trying to stall.
Hiligaynon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
Hiligaynon avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Su han misses with an elbow over the top.
Hiligaynon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Su han lands an elbow inside that Hiligaynon shrugs off.
Su han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Su han.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han pushes off an throws an elbow but Hiligaynon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Su han prevents a body shot from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a nice knee to the body.
Hiligaynon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a head punch that misses.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon blocks the elbow strike.
Hiligaynon looking to slow down the pace here.
Hiligaynon lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon is trying to push Su han away but Su han has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but Su han blocks with his arms.
Hiligaynon tries a body shot but Su han blocks it.
Hiligaynon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Su han is trying to keep an underhook but Hiligaynon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hiligaynon is controlling the pace.
Su han tries to roll over but Hiligaynon keeps him under control.
Hiligaynon is pressing down on Su han's thigh, looking to free his foot. Su han is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon is looking to stall here but Su han recovers full guard.
Hiligaynon tries to free his leg and advance position but Su han is retaining full guard.
Hiligaynon trying to control the position from guard on top but Su han is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Su han keeping full guard, as Hiligaynon tries to pass.
Hiligaynon advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Su han prevents Hiligaynon from improving position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Su han gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hiligaynon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hiligaynon is pressing down on Su han's thigh, looking to free his foot. Su han is holding on for now.
Hiligaynon is looking to take a break and control but Su han is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hiligaynon wants to free his trapped foot but Su han is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiligaynon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Su han's thigh. Su han counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hiligaynon looking to pass the guard.
Hiligaynon stands and throws Su han's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Su han is trying to control Hiligaynon's posture but Hiligaynon avoids it.
Su han is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Su han is not content to let Hiligaynon control the position.
Su han prevents Hiligaynon from moving into mount.
Hiligaynon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hiligaynon controlling the position easily from mount.
Su han is squirming around, avoiding Hiligaynon's attempts to control the action.
Hiligaynon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Su han has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Su han is looking to escape.
Hiligaynon controlling the position easily from mount.
Hiligaynon wants to take Su han's back here but Su han is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hiligaynon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Su han wants to control but Hiligaynon is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon controlling from mount.
Hiligaynon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hiligaynon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hiligaynon wants to control the pace but Su han is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodel Hiligaynon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Su han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiligaynon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hiligaynon has Su han up against the cage in a clinch.
Su han blocks a body shot from Hiligaynon.
Su han missing with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hiligaynon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Su han prevents the takedown attempt.
Hiligaynon lands with a light punch inside.
Hiligaynon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
Hiligaynon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Su han blocking some punches.
Hiligaynon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiligaynon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Su han throws a head kick that Hiligaynon semi-blocks.
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!
Su han blocks a head kick by Hiligaynon.
Su han looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon missing with a left hand there. Su han was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Su han throws a quick inside leg kick.
Su han rushes Hiligaynon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hiligaynon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Su han blocking some punches.
Su han pushes off an throws an elbow but Hiligaynon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Su han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiligaynon avoids it.
Su han tries a knee to the head but Hiligaynon blocks it.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch to the body.
Su han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon gets through Su han's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Su han backwards.
Hiligaynon throws a punch but it's blocked by Su han.
Su han lands a good knee to the midsection. Hiligaynon won't want to take too many of those.
Hiligaynon is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han crunches a lovely knee into Hiligaynon's ribcage.
Su han misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiligaynon.
Su han connects with a knee to the head.
Su han lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiligaynon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Su han tries to work over Hiligaynon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Su han connects with a knee to the head.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Su han working Hiligaynon over with knees to the body.
Su han missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Su han just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hiligaynon's brow.
Hiligaynon is looking to control Su han's arms but Su han gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiligaynon has his back to the cage.
Hiligaynon misses with the head strike.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hiligaynon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Su han tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
Su han missing with knees to the body.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but Hiligaynon blocks with his arms.
Hiligaynon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Su han to keep the fight standing.
Kong Su han has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Hiligaynon fails to land.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Su han connects with a knee to the head.
Su han lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hiligaynon or not.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Su han throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hiligaynon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Su han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hiligaynon avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Hiligaynon trying to stall but Su han improves his position.
Su han blocking some punches.
Hiligaynon managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
Hiligaynon avoids the elbow strike from Su han, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
Su han misses with an elbow over the top.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hiligaynon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hiligaynon's defenses.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hiligaynon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
Hiligaynon scores with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon blocks an elbow strike.
Su han tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiligaynon avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Su han throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Su han has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Su han misses with a body punch.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
Su han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hiligaynon has Su han pressed against the cage.
Hiligaynon stalling in the clinch but Su han improves position.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Su han misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiligaynon.
Su han missing with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Su han lands a damaging elbow.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
Hiligaynon blocks an elbow strike.
Hiligaynon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Su han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiligaynon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Su han looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Su han.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Su han lands an elbow just above Hiligaynon 's eye.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hiligaynon.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Su han.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Su han obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Su han.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with an uppercut but Su han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Su han creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
Su han throws an elbow that misses.
Su han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiligaynon avoids it.
Hiligaynon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Su han fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Su han has managed to clinch.
Hiligaynon tries a body shot but Su han blocks it.
Hiligaynon presses Su han against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon blocks an elbow strike from Su han.
Su han prevents a body shot from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with an uppercut but Su han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiligaynon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Su han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hiligaynon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon looking to throw knees to the head but Su han is blocking nicely.
Su han is leaning against Hiligaynon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
Hiligaynon has a couple of punches blocked by Su han.
Hiligaynon managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
Su han missing with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Su han prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Su han.
Su han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Su han lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hiligaynon backwards.
Su han lands an elbow just above Hiligaynon 's eye.
Hiligaynon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Su han crunches a lovely knee into Hiligaynon's ribcage.
Hiligaynon prevents a body shot from Su han.
Hiligaynon takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Su han.
Su han lands an elbow just above Hiligaynon 's eye.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Su han misses with a hook from the clinch.
Su han tries to work over Hiligaynon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Su han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiligaynon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiligaynon goes for a takedown attempt but Su han pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Su han avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
Su han ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Su han takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hiligaynon throws a solid leg kick but Su han takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Su han.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Su han plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hiligaynon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Su han throws a low kick, looking for Hiligaynon's leg but Hiligaynon calmly moves out of range.
Hiligaynon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Su han dominated that second round.
That's time! Su han's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hiligaynon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick which misses Su han's front leg but catches the back leg as Su han tries to avoid it.
Su han closes the distance but Hiligaynon moves to the side
and Hiligaynon counters with a straight right hand.
Su han doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiligaynon circles away.
Su han throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Su han will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hiligaynon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Su han closes the distance but Hiligaynon moves to the side
and Hiligaynon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Su han has managed to clinch.
Hiligaynon is trying to break the clinch but Su han has him pressed against the cage.
Hiligaynon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Su han misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hiligaynon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiligaynon is trying to trip Su han. He has hold of a leg but Su han is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hiligaynon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hiligaynon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Su han swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hiligaynon advances to half guard.
Hiligaynon is just content to waste time from the top position. Su han takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Su han keeping full guard, as Hiligaynon tries to pass.
Hiligaynon wants to control from the top but Su han keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon trying to move into half guard but instead Su han has managed to sweep!
Su han pushing down on Hiligaynon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hiligaynon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hiligaynon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hiligaynon is on top in guard.
Hiligaynon looking to pass the guard.
Hiligaynon slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiligaynon wants to free his trapped foot but Su han is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon is just content to waste time from the top position. Su han takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hiligaynon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Su han manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hiligaynon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Su han won't allow Hiligaynon to sweep him here.
Su han wants to stand but Hiligaynon is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hiligaynon 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.
Hiligaynon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Su han decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Su han misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong Su han is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiligaynon cracks Su han with a good jab.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
Hiligaynon tries to score with a low kick but Su han moves his leg out of the way.
Hiligaynon throws a jab when Su han was well out of range.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Hiligaynon pushes him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Su han ducks under a wild hook from Hiligaynon.
Nice uppercut there from Hiligaynon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Su han.
Su han thows a body shot but no joy.
Su han lands with a nice body punch.
Su han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Su han tries to clinch but Hiligaynon is having none of it.
Su han tries to clinch but Hiligaynon is having none of it.
Hiligaynon with a hook.
Su han tries to keep at a distance but Hiligaynon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hiligaynon working aggressively here.
Su han lands a nice elbow.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
Hiligaynon lands a hook that snaps the head of Su han backwards.
Hiligaynon is working Su han over against the cage.
Hiligaynon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Su han pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hiligaynon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Su han lands an elbow just above Hiligaynon 's eye.
Su han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiligaynon avoids it.
Su han pushes off an throws an elbow but Hiligaynon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Su han throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Su han lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hiligaynon.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
Hiligaynon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Su han is defending well for now.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but Su han blocks with his arms.
Su han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiligaynon avoids it.
Hiligaynon takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Su han scores a nice knee to the body.
Su han throws an elbow but it misses.
Su han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
Su han prevents Hiligaynon from breaking the clinch.
Hiligaynon misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiligaynon.
Su han blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiligaynon blocking some punches.
Su han misses with an elbow strike.
Hiligaynon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Su han after a bit of a struggle.
Hiligaynon tries to stall but Su han uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hiligaynon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Su han misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon wants to take the fight to the mat but Su han manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Hiligaynon avoids a wild elbow strike from Su han.
Su han is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiligaynon is defending well for now.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiligaynon throws a solid leg kick but Su han takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong Su han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Su han checks a leg kick nicely.
Su han thuds a left hand into Hiligaynon's body.
Hiligaynon has closed the distance and engaged Su han in a clinch.
Su han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hiligaynon's defenses.
Su han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hiligaynon managing to block the knees to the body from Su han.
Su han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Su han lands a knee to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Su han trying to land knees to the body.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiligaynon tries to circle away but Su han has him pinned against the cage.
Su han misses with an elbow over the top.
Su han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hiligaynon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiligaynon lands with a left to the head.
Su han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Su han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Su han's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Su han has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiligaynon stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Hiligaynon fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodel Hiligaynon.
I think Hiligaynon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kong Su han!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kong Su han!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kong Su han!
Kong Su han wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kong Su han thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Berto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by Cop Killer. Rocky Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Berto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berto Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Marciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berto Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Berto Jr misses its intended target.
Berto Jr connects with a body shot that sends Marciano's belly button to the back.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marciano catches Berto Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick and Berto Jr moves out of range easily.
Marciano is looking to slow Berto Jr down with leg kicks.
Berto Jr misses with a looping left.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Berto Jr circles away.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Berto Jr avoids it.
Berto Jr slips under a jab.
Berto Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Berto Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
Berto Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marciano thumps Berto Jr with a low kick.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocky Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berto Jr's head backwards.
Berto Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Berto Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Berto Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Berto Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berto Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berto Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Marciano as he checks the leg kick.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Marciano tries to clinch but Berto Jr is having none of it.
Marciano tries to clinch but Berto Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Berto Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berto Jr, right into the meat.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Berto Jr.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
Berto Jr tries to clinch there but Marciano circles away.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano has closed the distance and engaged Berto Jr in a clinch.
Berto Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Berto Jr misses with some punches.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Berto Jr blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berto Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berto Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berto Jr.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berto Jr avoids it.
Berto Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berto Jr misses with some punches.
Berto Jr tries to stall but Marciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Berto Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marciano.
Marciano lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Berto Jr.
A short body shot lands from Berto Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano prevents a body shot from Berto Jr.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Berto Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berto Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berto Jr is defending well for now.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Berto Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berto Jr lands a body punch.
Berto Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berto Jr dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
Berto Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Berto Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Berto Jr.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
Marciano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Berto Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berto Jr. That's going to slow Marciano down.
Berto Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berto Jr tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
Marciano misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berto Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marciano on the side of the head.
Berto Jr tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Berto Jr connects with a single shot there.
Berto Jr throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berto Jr throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Berto Jr.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berto Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berto Jr moves away.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berto Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berto Jr slips a jab and a cross from Marciano.
Some wild striking there from Berto Jr.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Berto Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Berto Jr misses with a straight left.
Berto Jr tries to land a leg kick but Marciano saw it coming and moves away.
Berto Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berto Jr forces Marciano back against the cage and clinches.
Marciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berto Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Berto Jr blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Berto Jr avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Marciano.
Berto Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into Berto Jr's ribcage.
Berto Jr is struggling to control the position.
Berto Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berto Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Berto Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Berto Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berto Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Berto Jr avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
Berto Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Marciano gets an underhook and turns Berto Jr into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berto Jr.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berto Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berto Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Berto Jr trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
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!
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Berto Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Berto Jr.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Berto Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Berto Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
A short right from Berto Jr.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Berto Jr tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marciano throws an elbow that misses.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berto Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berto Jr's brow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berto Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berto Jr wants to break free but Marciano has control.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Berto Jr.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berto Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marciano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berto Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano missing with knees to the body.
Berto Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berto Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Berto Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Berto Jr is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Berto Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berto Jr misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
Berto Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses
letting Berto Jr counter with a right hand.
Berto Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Berto Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marciano up against the cage.
Berto Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berto Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berto Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Berto Jr lands a right hand.
Marciano 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.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berto Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto Jr tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Berto Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berto Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Berto Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marciano throws an elbow that misses.
Berto Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marciano throws a head kick but Berto Jr moves out of range.
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr cracks a nice hook into Marciano's ribs.
Berto Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berto Jr throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano throws an overhand right that lands on Berto Jr's shoulder, as Berto Jr tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano needs to keep his hands up - Berto Jr had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berto Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Marciano misses with an uppercut.
Berto Jr throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano blocks a head kick by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berto Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berto Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Devon Berto Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berto Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berto Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Berto Jr.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr tries to bum rush Marciano with a series of wild strikes but Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berto Jr blocks a head kick by Marciano.
Berto Jr tries to land a leg kick but Marciano saw it coming and moves away.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Berto Jr moved away.
Berto Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berto Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marciano.
Berto Jr works over Marciano's head and body with a nice combination.
Berto Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marciano moves out of range as Berto Jr strikes.
A head kick misses from Marciano.
Rocky Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Berto Jr there.
Marciano is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. Berto Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berto Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marciano has time to react.
Marciano tries to sprawl but Berto Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marciano is refusing to be controlled, as Berto Jr sits in half guard.
Marciano tries to get to full guard but Berto Jr has control of the leg.
Berto Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marciano seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berto Jr is looking to stall here but Marciano recovers full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr trying to control but Marciano is working from the bottom.
Berto Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devon Berto Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Marciano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Berto Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marciano as he avoids it easily.
Marciano is looking to clinch but Berto Jr is avoiding it.
Berto Jr tries to score with a low kick but Marciano moves his leg out of the way.
Marciano lands a jab to the head.
Berto Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berto Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berto Jr jabs Marciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano throws a head kick but Berto Jr moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Berto Jr.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Berto Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Berto Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berto Jr wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.
Marciano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Berto Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berto Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berto Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marciano rushes Berto Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Berto Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Berto Jr breaks the clinch.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Berto Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a body kick that misses.
Berto Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marciano's hands.
Berto Jr throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berto Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berto Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Berto Jr.
A shot to the liver by Berto Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Berto Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Marciano scores with a push kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berto Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Berto Jr blocks a head kick by Marciano.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berto Jr. That's going to slow Marciano down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berto Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
Berto Jr scores with a hook.
A lazy left from Berto Jr finds it's target.
A lazy left from Berto Jr finds it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Berto Jr. Marciano shrugs it off though.
Marciano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marciano misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Marciano.
Berto Jr misses with the combination.
Berto Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marciano is looking to clinch but Berto Jr is avoiding it.
Berto Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Berto Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Berto Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berto Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Berto Jr - just one landing.
Berto Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marciano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berto Jr digs a good body shot into Marciano's ribs.
Marciano forces Berto Jr back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Berto Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into Berto Jr's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Berto Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marciano swings for the body but Berto Jr moves out of range.
Berto Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Berto Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marciano drives through and clinches with Berto Jr against the cage.
Berto Jr tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Berto Jr back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marciano.
It looks like Devon Berto Jr has been cut.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Berto Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Berto Jr pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano lands an elbow inside.
Berto Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
Berto Jr avoids the elbow strike from Marciano, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Berto Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Berto Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berto Jr gets through Marciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto Jr avoiding damage.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Berto Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berto Jr trying to stall but Marciano improves his position.
Marciano blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Berto Jr fails to land.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Berto Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berto Jr's brow.
Marciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berto Jr is working Marciano over against the cage.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Berto Jr's face.
Berto Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Berto Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Marciano lands an elbow inside.
Berto Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Devon Berto Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Berto Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Berto Jr fails to land.
Marciano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marciano.
Marciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berto Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berto Jr avoids it.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berto Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
Berto Jr misses with the head strike.
Berto Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berto Jr blocks an elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marciano.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berto Jr avoids it.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Marciano connects with a knee to the head.
Berto Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Marciano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marciano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Berto Jr's face.
Berto Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Berto Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Marciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berto Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Marciano.
Marciano lands an elbow inside that Berto Jr shrugs off.
Berto Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Berto Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berto Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Berto Jr fails to land.
Berto Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berto Jr avoids it.
Marciano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano landing knees to the body.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marciano missing with knees to the body.
Marciano lands a knee to the head.
Berto Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Berto Jr fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Berto Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Berto Jr pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berto Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Berto Jr.
Marciano throws an elbow that misses.
Berto Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berto Jr is defending well for now.
Berto Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Berto Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marciano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berto Jr's defenses.
Berto Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr working aggressively here.
Berto Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Berto Jr.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Berto Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano lands an elbow that stopped Berto Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Marciano throws an elbow but it misses.
Berto Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Berto Jr.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Berto Jr pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berto Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Berto Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Berto Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berto Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Berto Jr.
Marciano misses with an elbow over the top.
Berto Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Berto Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berto Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano working Berto Jr over with knees to the body.
Berto Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berto Jr.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berto Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berto Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Berto Jr is working Marciano over against the cage.
Berto Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berto Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berto Jr tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
Berto Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Berto Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Marciano off the cage and back into range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berto Jr. That's going to slow Marciano down.
Berto Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Berto Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marciano on the side of the head.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
Berto Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berto Jr moves out of range as Marciano strikes.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berto Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano checks the leg kick.
Berto Jr connects with a body shot.
Berto Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Berto Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berto Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berto Jr.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berto Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Devon Berto Jr!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Devon Berto Jr!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Devon Berto Jr!
Devon Berto Jr wins by unanimous decision!
Devon Berto Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDaniel comes to the cage accompanied by War Dance. Stalker has chosen Keelhauled as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Wahoo McDaniel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnnie Stalker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker throws a lazy body kick
and McDaniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stalker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
Stalker lands with a slapping head kick.
Stalker moves out of range of the body kick.
Stalker lands with a good body shot.
Stalker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stalker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDaniel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniel has Stalker up against the cage in a clinch.
McDaniel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalker misses with a knee to the head.
Stalker stalls.
McDaniel lands a hook that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
McDaniel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stalker.
McDaniel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniel throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel avoids the elbow strike from Stalker, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McDaniel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalker lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for McDaniel.
McDaniel breaks the clinch.
McDaniel lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Stalker.
McDaniel works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
McDaniel misses with a wild combination.
Stalker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDaniel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stalker.
Stalker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McDaniel throws a sloppy head kick and Stalker moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDaniel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stalker blocks a leg kick.
McDaniel throws a series of punches but Stalker moves out of range.
Stalker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wahoo McDaniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Stalker tries to work over McDaniel's front leg with a kick but McDaniel checks it.
Stalker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stalker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDaniel's calf.
McDaniel takes a swing at Stalker's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Stalker blocks the leg kick.
Stalker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Stalker misses.
Stalker throws a sloppy head kick
and McDaniel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDaniel throws out the jab.
McDaniel swings for the body but Stalker moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McDaniel.
McDaniel throws a lazy right hand but Stalker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDaniel is looking to wear down Stalker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDaniel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Johnnie Stalker has been cut.
Stalker misses with a wild body shot.
McDaniel scores with a hook to the body. Stalker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniel has managed to clinch.
McDaniel lands a body punch.
Stalker looks gassed!
Stalker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from McDaniel.
McDaniel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stalker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalker throws an elbow that misses.
Stalker is trying to stall.
Stalker blocks a body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel working aggressively here.
McDaniel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, McDaniel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Stalker as the two fighters clinch.
Stalker looking to stall.
McDaniel scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDaniel throws a punch but it's blocked by Stalker.
Stalker slowing the pace effectively.
McDaniel can't find room to land a body shot as Stalker controls the action.
McDaniel scores with a shoulder strike.
McDaniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDaniel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDaniel misses with a body shot.
A big left from Stalker misses.
Stalker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stalker misses with a looping left.
McDaniel throws an overhand right that lands on Stalker's shoulder, as Stalker tries to avoid the shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDaniel slips under a jab from Stalker.
McDaniel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stalker throws the kick towards the body but McDaniel avoids it.
Stalker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stalker staying out of range there.
McDaniel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stalker scores with a jab. McDaniel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stalker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wahoo McDaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnnie Stalker.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
Stalker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDaniel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stalker checks a low kick from McDaniel.
McDaniel jabs at Stalker's body.
McDaniel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalker thuds his shin into the meat of McDaniel's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Stalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDaniel takes the fight into the clinch.
McDaniel misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDaniel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalker has McDaniel pushed against the cage.
McDaniel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stalker.
Stalker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDaniel.
Stalker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McDaniel is trying to keep an underhook but Stalker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McDaniel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDaniel desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stalker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stalker thows a huge punch but McDaniel dodges it nicely.
Stalker passes the guard and advances to mount!
McDaniel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McDaniel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Stalker wants to control the pace but McDaniel is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel wants to hold on but Stalker pushes him away.
Stalker with the ground and pound from mount.
Stalker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McDaniel looks a forlorn figure.
Stalker is stalling here but it's allowed McDaniel to get half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalker 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.
Stalker is stalling here. McDaniel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stalker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McDaniel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stalker parries the strikes from McDaniel easily there. McDaniel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stalker to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel in side control lands a decent elbow.
McDaniel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McDaniel working away.
McDaniel trying to control the position but Stalker is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniel controlling the position from side mount.
McDaniel looking to control but instead Stalker has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Stalker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stalker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDaniel is able to avoid easily.
Stalker's corner calls for a 1-2. Stalker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from McDaniel misses the target.
McDaniel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stalker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stalker blocks a jab.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Stalker.
McDaniel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDaniel blocks a low kick nicely.
Stalker throws a lazy right hand but McDaniel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDaniel misses with a hook. Stalker ducked under it nicely.
A big left from McDaniel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDaniel throws a low kick but Stalker moves out of range easily.
McDaniel scores with a nice head shot.
McDaniel tests Stalker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from McDaniel misses.
Stalker throws a leg kick but McDaniel checks it.
McDaniel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stalker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDaniel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stalker.
Stalker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDaniel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stalker scrambles back to his feet.
Stalker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Stalker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDaniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDaniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Stalker lands but McDaniel takes it in his stride.
McDaniel is looking to chop away at Stalker's legs.
McDaniel misses with the combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stalker.
Stalker is breathing heavily.
McDaniel manages to get back to half guard.
Stalker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McDaniel is looking to control Stalker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDaniel avoid being mounted?
McDaniel tries to kick Stalker off but Stalker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel is staying active underneath Stalker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McDaniel has one foot on Stalker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Stalker misses the jab.
McDaniel lands a jab-cross combination.
Stalker tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Stalker.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stalker moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Stalker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stalker.
McDaniel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalker was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniel.
Stalker moves out of range of the strikes.
McDaniel throws a head kick but Stalker moves out of range.
Wahoo McDaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker thows a body shot but no joy.
McDaniel tests Stalker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDaniel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stalker throws a sloppy head kick and McDaniel moves out of range easily.
McDaniel throws a lazy right hand but Stalker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stalker throws a head kick but McDaniel moves out of range.
Stalker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stalker swings for the body but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalker wants to stall.
McDaniel missing with knees to the body.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Stalker.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stalker's elbow.
Stalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDaniel's defenses.
Stalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniel looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalker is trying to stall.
McDaniel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stalker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Stalker blocks it.
McDaniel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalker.
Stalker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalker is leaning against McDaniel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McDaniel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalker.
McDaniel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stalker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
Stalker cracks McDaniel with a nice body shot.
Stalker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDaniel as Stalker tries to tie him up.
Stalker pushes McDaniel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalker unloads a knee to the mid-section. McDaniel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Stalker.
Stalker lands with a left to the head.
Stalker lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stalker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDaniel blocks an elbow strike.
Stalker is stalling here.
Stalker landing knees to the head.
Stalker stalling in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stalker tries to throw a body punch but McDaniel avoids it by throwing Stalker back against the cage.
McDaniel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stalker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalker pushes McDaniel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stalker fails to land.
McDaniel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDaniel struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalker controls his hands.
McDaniel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stalker backwards.
Stalker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
Stalker pushes McDaniel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDaniel has Stalker pushed against the cage.
McDaniel tries to throw a body punch but Stalker avoids it by throwing McDaniel back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel working aggressively here.
Stalker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniel misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDaniel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Stalker blocks it.
Stalker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Stalker blocks it.
Stalker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDaniel can't break the clinch.
McDaniel throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Stalker on the inside.
Stalker taking a breather.
McDaniel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Wahoo McDaniel has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stalker missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalker misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stalker.
Stalker managing to block the knees to the body from McDaniel.
McDaniel throws a head punch that misses.
McDaniel misses with a knee to the head.
McDaniel tries to work over Stalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDaniel.
Stalker blocks an uppercut.
Stalker gets through McDaniel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDaniel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalker has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnnie Stalker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDaniel looking to throw knees to the head but Stalker is blocking nicely.
McDaniel working Stalker over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnnie Stalker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Stalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
Stalker takes one on the button.
McDaniel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDaniel drives through and clinches with Stalker against the cage.
McDaniel presses Stalker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDaniel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McDaniel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDaniel has had enough of the clinch but Stalker keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalker trying to stall but McDaniel improves his position.
Stalker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalker looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalker lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stalker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalker misses with an elbow strike.
McDaniel prevents a body shot from Stalker.
McDaniel working aggressively here.
Stalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stalker pulls his leg out and moves away.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Stalker moves into range and connects with a jab.
McDaniel has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Stalker.
McDaniel blocks an uppercut.
McDaniel struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalker controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
McDaniel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDaniel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalker displaying some good clinch control by pressing McDaniel up against the cage.
Stalker is trying to maintain a safe position but McDaniel gets an underhook and turns Stalker into the cage.
Stalker prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Stalker.
Stalker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalker misses with a body punch.
Stalker lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Stalker.
McDaniel is rocked!
Stalker lands an elbow just above McDaniel 's eye.
Oh McDaniel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Stalker.
Stalker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalker has McDaniel pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. McDaniel is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Stalker - that's hurt McDaniel badly! Oh, another knee lands and McDaniel is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but McDaniel doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Johnnie Stalker!
Johnnie Stalker is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David's entrance music is Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
David scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
David fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
David loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Stevens wants to clinch.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
David moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
David swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens throws a hook to the side of David's head but David sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
David connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David loads up on a big right hand but Stevens slips the punch.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
David scores with a jab to the body.
David clinches up against the cage.
David blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
David blocks a body shot from Stevens.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
David is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David is trying to push Stevens away but Stevens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David is trying to maintain a safe position but Stevens gets an underhook and turns David into the cage.
A shot in the inside from David.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
David lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
David seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stevens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stevens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
David trying to pass the guard but Stevens defending well.
David is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Stevens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has a closed guard, preventing David from standing up.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevens, not yet.
David wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Jan David has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a low kick, looking for Stevens's leg but Stevens calmly moves out of range.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stevens on the side of the head.
Stevens throws a hook but David blocks it.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens slips a jab from David.
David blocks a jab.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens gets a clinch.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevens is pressed up against the cage. David has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stevens down to the mat. Stevens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jan David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
David throws a looping overhand right but Stevens ducks down to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
David throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevens jabs at David's body.
Stevens is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevens cracks David with a right hand to the side of the head.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
David throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
Stevens avoids the body shot from David.
David bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevens lands with a hook. David tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
David stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
David throws a quick inside leg kick.
David throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Stevens.
David tries a body shot but Stevens blocks it.
David breaks the clinch.
Stevens scores with a jab.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
David tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
Stevens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from David.
David misses with a body shot.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before David has time to react.
David lands with a cross.
Stevens swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens lands a lovely overhand right.
David looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body punch from David.
Stevens lands an overhand right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens defending well as David loads up on a big left hand.
Stevens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. David looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens working away.
David gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
David is trying to maintain the position but Stevens is very close to passing his half guard.
Stevens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
David makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stevens staying out of range there.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
David misses with a body shot.
David is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donk. David catches Stevens right on the button with a cross.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens gets tackled into the cage by David. David maintains the clinch.
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens blocks a body shot from David.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Stevens lands a right hand.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
David misses with the head strike.
David tries a body shot but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from David.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan David dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
David's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stevens under the eye.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
David goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevens tests David's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
Stevens lands a jab to the nose.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but David saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to clinch but David is avoiding it.
David forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from David.
David lands a right hand.
David lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevens.
Stevens working aggressively here.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David tries a body shot but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jan David has scored more points in the clinch so far.
David lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
David scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from David on the inside.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body.
David lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David lands with a short head shot on the inside.
David misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for David.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
David misses with the head strike.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
David makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
David blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Stevens.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
Come on David - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
David blocks an uppercut.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
David blocks an uppercut.
Stevens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davids head.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
Stevens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is stalling here.
David lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
David lands with a short shot to the head.
David blocking some punches.
David scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
David lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stevens or not.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
David lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens prevents a takedown attempt there.
David working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens blocks a body shot from David.
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
David breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
David connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
David misses the shot to the body.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevens looks for a takedown but David sprawls well.
Jan David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randal Stevens.
David paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stevens slips a jab from David.
David misses with a body shot.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
David scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
David changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
David lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
David has a takedown stuffed.
David gets a clinch.
Stevens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stevens trying to control the position but instead, David has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevens into the cage.
David tries a body shot but Stevens blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens gets underhooks to prevent David's takedown attempt.
David misses with a body punch.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevens cracks David with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David blocking some punches.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body.
David lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Stevens - that landed with a thud.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stevens gets full guard.
David won't allow Stevens to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
David wants to stand but Stevens is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
David stopping the sweep attempt from Stevens.
David gets to his feet. Stevens looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stevens tries to keep at a distance but David has taken the fight into the clinch.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
David lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stevens or not.
David lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from David.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from David - that landed with a 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!
David lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
David lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
David wants a takedown but no success here.
David tries to work over Stevens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
David lands a hook to the side of the head.
David scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Stevens on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from David.
Stevens is rocked!
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Stevens is still on wobbly legs! Can David finish him?
David pushes Stevens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from David.
David creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stevens with a big uppercut! Stevens tries to clinch up but David pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stevens to the mat! Stevens covers up and David unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jan David!
Jan David very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumo Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt LeMae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sudo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones - Can't Be Touched. Jumo Sudo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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296 lbs
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302 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jumo Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curt LeMae!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from LeMae.
Sudo lands a leg kick that knocks LeMae off balance momentarily.
Sudo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LeMae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LeMae throws a nice inside leg kick.
LeMae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sudo.
Sudo misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sudo thumps LeMae with a low kick.
Sudo misses with a kick to the body.
Sudo looks to score with a jab to the body but LeMae is just out of range.
LeMae misses the shot to the body.
LeMae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sudo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LeMae is able to avoid easily.
LeMae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
LeMae swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sudo.
It looks like Jumo Sudo has been cut.
LeMae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by LeMae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sudo connects with a good right hand that stumbles LeMae. LeMae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
LeMae connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sudo.
LeMae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
LeMae cracks the inside of Sudo's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeMae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LeMae thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle, before LeMae throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sudo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! LeMae lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Curt LeMae!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Curt LeMae made sure he mentioned Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waru Kuzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (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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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waru Kuzuri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzuri misses with a lunging right hand
and Harkonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuzuri misses with a straight left.
Harkonnen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuzuri blocks the body kick.
Waru Kuzuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kuzuri misses its intended target.
Harkonnen ducks under a wild hook from Kuzuri.
Harkonnen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuzuri looks to throw the jab but Harkonnen is out of range.
Kuzuri moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuzuri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a head kick.
Harkonnen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body kick there by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harkonnen forces Kuzuri back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuzuri is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Kuzuri struggles to land a body shot inside as Harkonnen controls his hands.
Harkonnen tries to stall but Kuzuri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuzuri tries to work over Harkonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuzuri breaks the clinch.
Kuzuri tries to score with a low kick but Harkonnen moves his leg out of the way.
Kuzuri punishes Harkonnen's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuzuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuzuri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuzuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Kuzuri there.
Kuzuri swings for the body but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Harkonnen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuzuri misses with a body punch
and Harkonnen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
Harkonnen slips a straight right by Kuzuri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzuri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuzuri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harkonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuzuri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harkonnen throws a low kick, looking for Kuzuri's leg but Kuzuri calmly moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Kuzuri moves out of range.
Harkonnen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuzuri misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Kuzuri misses
and Harkonnen counters with a body kick that stops Kuzuri in his tracks momentarily.
Kuzuri throws a front kick that sends Harkonnen stumbling back into the cage.
Kuzuri misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws the kick towards the body but Kuzuri avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Kuzuri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuzuri.
Harkonnen throws a shot from downtown. Kuzuri moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Kuzuri.
Harkonnen is rocked!
Harkonnen walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Harkonnen limp body while Kuzuri jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Waru Kuzuri!
Waru Kuzuri retains his featherweight title!
Waru Kuzuri really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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