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ONI 114 - David vs Stone PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiligaynon comes to the cage accompanied by Down and Out . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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176 cm
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146 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodel Hiligaynon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiligaynon misses with a body kick.
Hiligaynon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Mitchell misses
and Hiligaynon counters with a left to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Hiligaynon throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Hiligaynon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchell checks a low kick from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Hiligaynon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hiligaynon checks a leg kick.
Hiligaynon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hiligaynon scrambles back to his feet.
Hiligaynon misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiligaynon is just out of range.
Hiligaynon throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell throws a head kick that Hiligaynon semi-blocks.
Hiligaynon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Mitchell. Those never looked like landing.
Mitchell misses the body punch
and Hiligaynon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hiligaynon.
Danga de danga de dang - Hiligaynon scores with a four punch combination!
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hiligaynon rather than just go for the knockout.
Mitchell checks a low kick from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes the leg kick and cracks Hiligaynon in the body.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiligaynon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiligaynon misses with a left hand
and Mitchell counters with a nice body shot.
Hiligaynon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Hiligaynon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hiligaynon throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Hiligaynon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell throws a hook but Hiligaynon avoids it easily.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiligaynon looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Hiligaynon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hiligaynon blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitchell throws the kick towards the body but Hiligaynon avoids it.
Hiligaynon checks a leg kick.
Hiligaynon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hiligaynon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiligaynon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hiligaynon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.
Mitchell cracks Hiligaynon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Mitchell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a front kick aimed at Mitchell's knee but Mitchell avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon wants to clinch.
Hiligaynon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiligaynon moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Hiligaynon lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitchell. That one must have hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hiligaynon.
Mitchell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a good cross that connects.
Hiligaynon misses with a body kick.
Hiligaynon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Hiligaynon's head.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Hiligaynon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
A bone on bone clash there as Mitchell blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Hiligaynon looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiligaynon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hiligaynons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mitchell.
Mitchell moves forwards but Hiligaynon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiligaynon takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Hiligaynon moved out of range nicely.
Hiligaynon misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hiligaynon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hiligaynon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hiligaynon under the eye.
Hiligaynon throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiligaynon.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hiligaynon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hiligaynon misses with a right hand
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitchell blocks the body kick.
Hiligaynon lands a jab.
Hiligaynon throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Hiligaynon loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hiligaynon throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell lunges at Hiligaynon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hiligaynon's hand.
Hiligaynon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Hiligaynon cracks the inside of Mitchell's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell checks a low kick from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell works over Hiligaynon's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Mitchell throws out a leg kick but Hiligaynon moves out of range and Mitchell only half commits.
Mitchell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hiligaynon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiligaynon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hiligaynon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Hiligaynon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a jab when Hiligaynon was well out of range.
Mitchell swings for the body but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon fakes the leg kick and cracks Mitchell in the body.
Hiligaynon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hiligaynon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell misses with a body shot
and Hiligaynon counters with a two punch combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hiligaynon checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hiligaynon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitchell. That one must have hurt.
Hiligaynon moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a body kick that stops Hiligaynon in his tracks momentarily.
Hiligaynon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiligaynon with a nice cross.
Mitchell moves out of range of the leg kick from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell throws a chopping leg kick but Hiligaynon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hiligaynon misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Hiligaynon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
Hiligaynon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hiligaynon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Hiligaynon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiligaynon staying out of range there.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Hiligaynon moves away and avoids it.
Hiligaynon misses with a low kick.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crunch! Hiligaynon slams his shin into Mitchell's torso.
Mitchell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hiligaynon with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Mitchell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiligaynon scores with a punch to the head.
Hiligaynon throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell defending well as Hiligaynon loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hiligaynon if he has to take too many more of those.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Hiligaynon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Hiligaynon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a push kick but Hiligaynon slaps the foot to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitchell.
Hiligaynon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Hiligaynon saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hiligaynon moves out of range of the body kick.
Hiligaynon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hiligaynon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon's corner calls for a 1-2. Hiligaynon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell ducks right into an uppercut from Hiligaynon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hiligaynon 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 Mitchell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mitchell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hiligaynon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitchell. That one must have hurt.
Hiligaynon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
Hiligaynon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Hiligaynon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hiligaynon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Hiligaynon cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Hiligaynon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell misses the body punch
and Hiligaynon counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiligaynon is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiligaynon manages to avoid it.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Hiligaynon looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hiligaynon doesn't seem phased though.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon connects with a solid leg kick.
Mitchell lunges at Hiligaynon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hiligaynon's hand.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Hiligaynon ducks down to avoid it.
Hiligaynon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hiligaynon avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hiligaynon.
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!
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Hiligaynon checks it.
Hiligaynon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hiligaynon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hiligaynon is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hiligaynon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hiligaynon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Hiligaynon closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiligaynons head.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Hiligaynon avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell wants to land a leg kick but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws a leg kick
and Hiligaynon counters with a solid body kick.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiligaynon manages to avoid it.
Hiligaynon is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
Hiligaynon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hiligaynon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking hook.
Hiligaynon throws a front kick that sends Mitchell stumbling back into the cage.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hiligaynon.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hiligaynon doesn't seem bothered though.
Hiligaynon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Hiligaynon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Hiligaynon moves out of range easily.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hiligaynon slips under a jab from Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hiligaynon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hiligaynon 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 Mitchell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mitchell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiligaynon is just out of range.
Mitchell scores with a push kick.
Hiligaynon thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Billy Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiligaynon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hiligaynon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiligaynon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hiligaynon pushes Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hiligaynon throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Hiligaynon - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Hiligaynon back against the cage.
Hiligaynon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Hiligaynon scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Hiligaynon stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a nice knee to the body.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Mitchell.
Hiligaynon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hiligaynon has double underhooks.
Hiligaynon is trying to stall.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Hiligaynon.
Mitchell digs a right hand into Hiligaynon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hiligaynon's gas tank.
Hiligaynon lands a shoulder strike.
Hiligaynon trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hiligaynon into the cage.
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!
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiligaynon taking a breather.
Hiligaynon working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hiligaynon throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Hiligaynon can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hiligaynon fails to land.
Hiligaynon is stalling here.
Hiligaynon is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon is looking to control Mitchell's arms but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiligaynon has his back to the cage.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiligaynon tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mitchell presses Hiligaynon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hiligaynon looking to stall.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hiligaynon.
A head punch on the inside from Hiligaynon fails to land.
Hiligaynon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiligaynon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodel Hiligaynon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hiligaynon throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a right hand.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Hiligaynon lands a shoulder strike.
Hiligaynon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitchell.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Hiligaynon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Hiligaynon throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiligaynon throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a really nice looking cross but Mitchell seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hiligaynon is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
Hiligaynon looks to land a combination. Mitchell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hiligaynon moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon is looking to score with low kicks.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
Hiligaynon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Hiligaynon thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Hiligaynon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiligaynon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hiligaynon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hiligaynon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Hiligaynon - just one landing.
Hiligaynon blocks a leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hiligaynon counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mitchell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hiligaynon tries to clinch up
and Mitchell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mitchell is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Hiligaynon finish him?
That kick from Hiligaynon tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Hiligaynon moved out of range.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping left.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hiligaynon throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick.
Hiligaynon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell feints and then cracks Hiligaynon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiligaynon down.
Hiligaynon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiligaynon manages to avoid it.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Hiligaynon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchell moves out of range as Hiligaynon throws a body kick.
Mitchell lands a jab to Hiligaynon's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Hiligaynon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodel Hiligaynon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell 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 Sano scores the fight for Rodel Hiligaynon!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Billy Mitchell!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman comes to the cage accompanied by He's Always Abe Frohman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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183 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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh moves out of range as Frohman strikes.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frohman wants to clinch.
Frohman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frohman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frohman clinches.
Marsh breaks the clinch.
Frohman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Frohman tries to clinch but Marsh is having none of it.
Frohman tries to clinch up
and Frohman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman tries a head kick but it misses.
Frohman clinches.
Marsh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marsh is trying to push Frohman away but Frohman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frohman misses with a knee to the head.
Marsh avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Marsh has had enough of the clinch but Frohman keeps him there for the moment.
Frohman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marsh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Marsh breaks the clinch.
Frohman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh swings for the body but Frohman moves out of range.
Abe Frohman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frohman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frohman thows a body kick. Marsh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abe Frohman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frohman tries to clinch
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frohman misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frohman slips a jab from Marsh.
Frohman tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Frohman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frohman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frohman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frohman is looking to stand up but Marsh isn't so interested in that idea.
Frohman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frohman tries to get out of the position.
Marsh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frohman is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frohman wants to stand up but Marsh is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Marsh misses.
Frohman throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Frohman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marsh takes a step back to recover.
Marsh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Frohman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frohman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Marsh.
Frohman tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh takes a swing at Frohman's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Frohman looks to clinch
and Marsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh works Frohman's body with a nice hook.
Marsh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but Frohman denies him.
Frohman tries to escape but Marsh is in control.
Marsh moves into full mount!
Frohman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marsh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frohman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marsh on the ground.
Frohman is trying to stand up.
Frohman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Marsh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marsh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frohman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Abe Frohman has been cut.
Marsh lands a big elbow.
Marsh with a couple of short strikes.
Frohman is rocked!
Frohman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oh Frohman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frohman is breathing heavily.
Marsh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marsh tries to control but Frohman wriggling away.
Marsh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Frohman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Marsh scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Frohman is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Marsh can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Marsh!
Randy Marsh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Calamote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calamote comes into the arena with Rain Over Me blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yasuda's choice of entrance music: This is primetime : Fight of the year candidate. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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156 lbs
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145 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Calamote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zari Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamote wants to clinch
and Yasuda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Calamote throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yasuda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yasuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calamote on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calamote misses with a wild combination.
Zari Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda avoids the body shot from Calamote.
Yasuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamote.
Calamote fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
Calamote looks to land a left hand but Yasuda moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamote tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calamote is out of range.
Calamote throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yasuda slips a jab from Calamote.
Yasuda lets loose with a powerful body kick. Calamote will feel that in the morning.
Calamote goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Calamote.
Good work by Yasuda as he checks the leg kick.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda moves out of range of the leg kick from Calamote.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamote keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yasuda.
Calamote ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yasuda avoids the head kick by Calamote.
Yasuda instigates a clinch.
Calamote blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calamote.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
A short left from Calamote.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Calamote blocks it.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calamote's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Calamote avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calamote.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Calamote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamote has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Calamote is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calamote creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Calamote backwards.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Calamote.
Calamote wants a takedown but no success here.
Calamote blocks an uppercut.
Calamote has Yasuda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yasuda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Calamote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Calamote misses with an elbow strike.
Calamote lands a hook that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calamote has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to work over Calamote's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamote has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yasuda is trying to keep an underhook but Calamote manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Calamote is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamote thows a huge punch but Yasuda dodges it nicely.
Calamote lands strikes from half guard.
Calamote looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Calamote thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yasuda's head.
Yasuda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calamote.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamote is looking to take a break and control but Yasuda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calamote throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calamote working Yasuda over with strikes.
Yasuda is looking to improve his position.
Calamote throwing shots but Yasuda is blocking nicely.
Calamote wants to control but Yasuda is keeping him busy.
Yasuda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calamote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Calamote takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Calamote looks to land a strike but Yasuda avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yasuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calamote.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Calamote from controlling successfully.
Calamote throwing strikes from guard but Yasuda blocks nicely.
Calamote trying to control but Yasuda is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Calamote throwing strikes from guard but Yasuda blocks nicely.
Calamote looking to pass the guard.
Calamote keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yasuda's head.
Calamote wants to control from the top but Yasuda keeps moving.
Calamote pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yasuda is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Calamote from controlling successfully.
Calamote 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.
Yasuda wants to get back to his feet but Calamote is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Calamote tries to free his leg and advance position but Yasuda is retaining full guard.
Calamote forces his way into half guard.
Calamote trying to pass the guard but Yasuda defending well.
Calamote thows a huge punch but Yasuda dodges it nicely.
Calamote is looking to take a break and control but Yasuda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calamote has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yasuda defend it? Calamote steps over the head and cranks it - Yasuda is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Calamote!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Calamote!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulo Calamote 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen's entrance music is Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. A fine choice. Lesnar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enae Volare Mezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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285 lbs
18 - 19 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitonen lands a big head kick that sends Lesnar tumbling to the mat! Vitonen takes a step backwards and waves Lesnar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Fedor Lesnar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vitonen tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Vitonen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lesnar prevents Vitonen from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vitonen trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away.
Vitonen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vitonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitonen content to control rather than advance.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Vitonen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. Vitonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lesnar wants to control but Vitonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nahka Vitonen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vitonen moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Vitonen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar looking for a guillotine here but Vitonen defends easily.
Vitonen wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working for a triangle but Vitonen defends it easily.
Vitonen wants to stand but Lesnar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lesnar 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 starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vitonen wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitonen is looking to stand up but Lesnar won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking for a guillotine here but Vitonen defends easily.
Lesnar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lesnar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vitonen is sitting in close to Lesnar's body. Lesnar has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vitonen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vitonen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lesnar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fedor Lesnar!
After winning the bout, Fedor Lesnar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama's entrance music is Micharl McCann - Icarus. A fine choice. McDaniel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War Dance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wahoo McDaniel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yama Mama's chin.
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26
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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214 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yama Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Wahoo McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama misses with a hook. McDaniel ducked under it nicely.
McDaniel throws a head kick that misses.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDaniel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mama scrambles back to his feet.
McDaniel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as McDaniel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mama doesn't seem phased though.
McDaniel misses with a head kick.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mama moves away.
Mama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDaniel takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Wahoo McDaniel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from McDaniel misses
and Mama counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Mama does no damage.
A head kick misses from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
Mama avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama throws a head kick that misses.
McDaniel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mama. Mama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDaniel missing with a left hand there. Mama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDaniel scores with a shot to the body.
McDaniel lunges at Mama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mama's hand.
McDaniel lands an overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDaniel checks a leg kick.
McDaniel motions for Mama to come forward. McDaniel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDaniel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDaniel thows a body kick. Mama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDaniel scores with a hook to the body. Mama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mama lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDaniel thumps Mama with a low kick.
Mama throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Mama.
Mama throws a jab when McDaniel was well out of range.
Mama's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDaniel under the eye.
Mama lands a head kick. McDaniel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McDaniel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McDaniel jabs at Mama's body.
McDaniel's corner calls for a 1-2. McDaniel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDaniel tries to land a leg kick but Mama saw it coming and moves away.
Mama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama shoots for a takedown but McDaniel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDaniel lands with a cross.
McDaniel lands a front kick.
Mama is breathing heavily.
McDaniel blocks a head kick by Mama.
Mama misses with a leg kick
enabling McDaniel to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from McDaniel finds it's target.
McDaniel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from McDaniel.
Mama is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mama out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wahoo McDaniel!
Wahoo McDaniel made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Guillerdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillerdo comes to the cage accompanied by Digital Animal. Francisco Guillerdo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chibi Tsushima's chin.
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Guillerdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima tries to work over Guillerdo's front leg with a kick but Guillerdo checks it.
Nice shot lands for Tsushima.
Guillerdo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tsushima will feel that in the morning.
Guillerdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Guillerdo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guillerdo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tsushima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Tsushima is predictable there
and Guillerdo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tsushima throws a leg kick but Guillerdo moved away.
Crunch! Guillerdo slams his shin into Tsushima's torso.
Guillerdo slips a jab from Tsushima.
Guillerdo tries to score with a low kick but Tsushima moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsushima.
Tsushima throws a low kick, looking for Guillerdo's leg but Guillerdo calmly moves out of range.
Guillerdo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guillerdo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guillerdo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsushima counters with an outside leg kick.
Tsushima throws a looping overhand right but Guillerdo ducks down to avoid it.
Guillerdo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guillerdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsushima is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima throws a front kick aimed at Guillerdo's knee but Guillerdo avoids it well.
Guillerdo stuffs the takedown.
Tsushima throws an off balance right hand
and Guillerdo counters with an outside leg kick.
Guillerdo keeps Tsushima at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Tsushima misses.
Guillerdo throws a hook but Tsushima blocks it.
Guillerdo takes a swing at Tsushima's ribcage but misses.
Tsushima checks a low kick from Guillerdo.
Francisco Guillerdo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guillerdo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo is looking to chop away at Tsushima's legs.
Guillerdo takes a swing at Tsushima's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Tsushima misses its intended target.
Guillerdo misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Tsushima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tsushima.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tsushima was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tsushima thowing shots but they're missing.
Guillerdo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guillerdo manages to get himself to full guard.
Guillerdo keeping full guard, as Tsushima tries to pass.
Guillerdo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo wants to stand but Tsushima is controlling the position.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Guillerdo keeps moving.
Guillerdo can't keep his opponent in guard - Tsushima advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Guillerdo trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tsushima is looking to take a break and control but Guillerdo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guillerdo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Guillerdo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick
letting Tsushima counter with a right hand.
Tsushima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tsushima moves out of range of the body kick.
Tsushima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guillerdo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tsushima cracks the inside of Guillerdo's front leg.
Tsushima throws a jab when Guillerdo was well out of range.
Tsushima throws out a leg kick but Guillerdo moves out of range and Tsushima only half commits.
Tsushima lands a right hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Guillerdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsushima throws out a loose jab but Guillerdo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guillerdo ducks under a wild hook from Tsushima.
Tsushima throws a poor cross that misses
and Guillerdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guillerdo thumps Tsushima with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guillerdo.
Tsushima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo thows a leg kick but Tsushima checks it
and Tsushima counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Tsushima.
Tsushima is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guillerdo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tsushima misses with a straight left.
Guillerdo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tsushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guillerdo's sensitive parts.
Tsushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick
letting Tsushima counter with a right hand.
Guillerdo is looking to wear down Tsushima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guillerdo lunges at Tsushima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tsushima's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chibi Tsushima will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guillerdo staying out of range there.
Tsushima cracks Guillerdo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tsushima.
Guillerdo lands a slapping body shot.
Guillerdo with a nice cross.
Guillerdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guillerdo swings for the body but Tsushima moves out of range.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsushima.
Guillerdo checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Francisco Guillerdo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tsushima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Guillerdo misses.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsushima.
Guillerdo misses with a straight right.
Guillerdo moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsushima.
Guillerdo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tsushima counters with a straight right hand.
Guillerdo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsushima.
Tsushima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guillerdo pinned against the cage. Guillerdo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guillerdo walks into a straight right hand from Tsushima.
Good leg kick by Guillerdo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guillerdo tries to land a body kick
and Tsushima counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsushima. Guillerdo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guillerdo takes a swing at Tsushima's ribcage but misses.
Guillerdo checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo throws a body kick that misses.
Guillerdo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tsushima slips a straight right by Guillerdo.
Tsushima misses with a body shot.
Guillerdo slips under a jab.
Tsushima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guillerdo on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsushima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guillerdo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Guillerdo.
Tsushima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guillerdo lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo misses with a low kick.
Guillerdo throws a body kick that misses
and Guillerdo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsushima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guillerdo's head.
Guillerdo scores with a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tsushima misses with a hook. Guillerdo ducked under it nicely.
Tsushima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tsushima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guillerdo as he avoids it easily.
Tsushima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guillerdo circles away.
Francisco Guillerdo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Tsushima blocks the body kick.
Tsushima ducks right into an uppercut from Guillerdo.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown but Guillerdo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsushima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo misses with a double jab
and Tsushima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsushima swings for the body but Guillerdo moves out of range.
A low kick from Guillerdo misses
and Guillerdo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guillerdo misses with a body kick.
Guillerdo scores with a hook to the body. Tsushima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tsushima jabs Guillerdo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Guillerdo wants to slow Tsushima down by chopping away at his legs.
Guillerdo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo looks to land a right hand but Tsushima moved out of range.
Guillerdo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsushima counters with a nice leg kick.
Guillerdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guillerdo misses with a series of wild punches.
Tsushima missing with a left hand there. Guillerdo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Guillerdo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima moves out of range of the body kick.
Guillerdo throws a body kick that misses.
Tsushima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Francisco Guillerdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guillerdo scoring well with a low kick there.
Guillerdo wants to slow Tsushima down by chopping away at his legs.
Tsushima walks into a straight right hand from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guillerdo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsushima slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima slips a straight right by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tsushima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tsushima.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guillerdo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Guillerdo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsushima is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsushima prevents Guillerdo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Guillerdo dominated that second round.
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!
Tsushima misses with a low kick.
Guillerdo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsushima at a distance.
Guillerdo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guillerdo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tsushima cracks Guillerdo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tsushima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guillerdo's waist but Guillerdo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsushima off to one side.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick
and Tsushima counters with a good low kick that Guillerdo was not able to check.
Tsushima gets the takedown into side control.
Tsushima wants to control but Guillerdo is keeping him busy.
Tsushima tries to advance to mount but Guillerdo denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo dodges the ground and pound from Tsushima.
Chibi Tsushima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guillerdo gets back to half guard.
Guillerdo manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima wants to control from the top but Guillerdo keeps moving.
Tsushima throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsushima is looking to work some ground and pound but Guillerdo has wrist control.
Tsushima stops Guillerdo from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Francisco Guillerdo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Guillerdo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guillerdo misses the shot to the body.
Guillerdo takes a swing at Tsushima's ribcage but misses.
Guillerdo misses with a looping left.
Tsushima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guillerdo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima jabs at Guillerdo's body.
Tsushima throws a leg kick that misses.
Guillerdo misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Guillerdo misses
and Tsushima counters with a straight right hand.
Tsushima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tsushima lands with a good body shot.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown. Guillerdo tries to sprawl out of it but Tsushima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guillerdo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guillerdo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima cracks Guillerdo with an open hand slap.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick which misses Tsushima's front leg but catches the back leg as Tsushima tries to avoid it.
Tsushima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guillerdo lands a nice looking body shot.
Guillerdo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guillerdo throws a series of punches but Tsushima avoids them all with ease.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tsushima shoots in but Guillerdo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Francisco Guillerdo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chibi Tsushima.
Guillerdo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsushima avoids a kick to the body.
Guillerdo lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Tsushima is predictable there
and Guillerdo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guillerdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsushima moves away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsushima cracks the inside of Guillerdo's front leg.
Tsushima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsushima lands the left hand.
Guillerdo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsushima lands a nice looking body shot.
Guillerdo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guillerdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima misses with a straight left.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot.
Guillerdo looks to land a right hand but Tsushima moved out of range.
Tsushima throws a leg kick
and Guillerdo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guillerdo lunges at Tsushima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tsushima's hand.
Tsushima checks a leg kick nicely.
Guillerdo stuns Tsushima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsushima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guillerdo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tsushima.
Tsushima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guillerdo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guillerdo throws the left hand but Tsushima avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Guillerdo misses.
Guillerdo throws the kick towards the body but Tsushima avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Guillerdo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guillerdo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Francisco Guillerdo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Francisco Guillerdo!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Francisco Guillerdo!
Francisco Guillerdo wins by unanimous decision!
Francisco Guillerdo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianmarco Zaniboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmichael comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Just A Dream . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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149 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dresden Carmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianmarco Zaniboni!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael throws a looping overhand right but Zaniboni ducks down to avoid it.
Carmichael throws the kick towards the body but Zaniboni avoids it.
Zaniboni checks a leg kick nicely.
Zaniboni lands a nice shot that snaps Carmichael's head back.
Good exchange - Zaniboni coming out on top.
Carmichael wants to land a leg kick but Zaniboni is out of range.
Carmichael lands a really nice looking cross but Zaniboni seems unphased.
A jab from Carmichael misses.
Zaniboni swings for the body but Carmichael moves out of range.
Zaniboni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Zaniboni. Beautiful body shot.
Zaniboni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carmichael can pounce on him.
Zaniboni lands with a straight right. Carmichael didn't see that one coming.
Carmichael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaniboni.
Carmichael tests Zaniboni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaniboni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carmichael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carmichael tried to score with a low kick but Zaniboni checks it.
Carmichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaniboni.
Carmichael throws a big shot that misses.
Carmichael misses with a body shot.
Zaniboni cracks Carmichael with a good jab.
Carmichael connects with an inside leg kick.
Carmichael throws a chopping leg kick but Zaniboni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dresden Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carmichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaniboni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zaniboni.
Zaniboni throws an overhand right that lands on Carmichael's shoulder, as Carmichael tries to avoid the shot.
Carmichael connects with a right hand. Zaniboni shakes it off.
Zaniboni throws a right hand that misses
and Carmichael counters with a good low kick that Zaniboni was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmichael throws a leg kick but Zaniboni moved away.
Carmichael is looking to chop away at Zaniboni's legs.
A big right from Carmichael misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carmichael is pulling down on Zaniboni's head. It's preventing any offense from Zaniboni, at least for the moment.
Carmichael avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carmichael pulls Zaniboni in close to his closed guard and prevents Zaniboni from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carmichael wants to improve his position but instead Zaniboni has moved into half guard.
Carmichael is trying to control but can't.
Carmichael gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael looking for a sweep. Not yet Carmichael, not yet.
Zaniboni is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carmichael is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carmichael has escaped and now he's on top!
Carmichael distracts Zaniboni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carmichael stopping the sweep attempt from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni keeping full guard, as Carmichael tries to pass.
Carmichael is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carmichael's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carmichael is one step ahead there.
Zaniboni trying to keep a closed guard but Carmichael is proving a slippery customer.
Carmichael trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaniboni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carmichael not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carmichael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carmichael tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaniboni is retaining full guard.
Carmichael postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaniboni shoots in for a takedown but Carmichael shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carmichael throws a hook but Zaniboni blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaniboni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zaniboni throws a big shot that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaniboni.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaniboni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaniboni jabs at Carmichael's body.
Carmichael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carmichael throws a front kick aimed at Zaniboni's knee but Zaniboni avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Zaniboni.
Carmichael takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaniboni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carmichael takes a swing at Zaniboni's ribcage but misses.
Carmichael's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaniboni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carmichael scrambles back to his feet.
Zaniboni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Zaniboni blocks the low kick.
Zaniboni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carmichael but Carmichael pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zaniboni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni jabs at Carmichael's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaniboni misses with a body kick.
Zaniboni misses with a wild body shot.
Zaniboni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carmichael counters with a straight right hand.
Zaniboni takes one to the chin there.
Carmichael listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zaniboni checks a low kick from Carmichael.
Zaniboni needs to keep his hands up - Carmichael had a free shot at his head there.
Carmichael jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carmichael slips under a jab.
Zaniboni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carmichael throws a hook but Zaniboni blocks it.
Carmichael smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zaniboni misses with a leg kick
letting Carmichael counter with a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni punishes Carmichael's body with a nice straight punch.
Carmichael slips under a jab.
Zaniboni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaniboni throws a leg kick but Carmichael sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carmichael tests Zaniboni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carmichael lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaniboni off the cage and back into range.
Carmichael keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carmichael lunges at Zaniboni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zaniboni's hand.
Zaniboni is rocked!
Carmichael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaniboni at a distance.
Carmichael throws a front kick aimed at Zaniboni's knee but Zaniboni avoids it well.
Carmichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni takes one to the chin there.
Zaniboni is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmichael finish him?
Carmichael drops Zaniboni with a straight right hand, right on the button! Carmichael follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dresden Carmichael!
After winning the bout, Dresden Carmichael thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Berto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surprise has chosen Remember my NAME! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Berto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berto Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Surprise, looking for a takedown. Berto Jr pushes Surprise against the cage but Surprise circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Surprise staying out of range there.
Berto Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surprise.
Some bone on bone action there as Surprise checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Berto Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berto Jr missing with a left hand there. Surprise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berto Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berto Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good exchange - Berto Jr coming out on top.
Surprise scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surprise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berto Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Berto Jr blocks a jab.
Surprise throws the left hand but Berto Jr avoids the punch easily.
Surprise shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berto Jr defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Berto Jr thows a leg kick but Surprise checks it
and Surprise counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berto Jr won't be happy with that.
Surprise is looking to take a break and control but Berto Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Surprise is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Berto Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Berto Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Surprise trying to control the position but Berto Jr is working away.
Berto Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Surprise wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Berto Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Berto Jr wants to control but Surprise postures up.
Berto Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Surprise is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Berto Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surprise in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berto Jr prevents Surprise from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surprise tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Surprise in side control lands a decent elbow.
Surprise tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Surprise creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr is looking for a sweep.
Surprise tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Surprise has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Berto Jr tries to bench press Surprise off him but Surprise keeps the position.
Surprise creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Berto Jr isn't going anywhere.
Berto Jr is trying to control Surprise's posture but Surprise avoids it.
Surprise taking a break here but Berto Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
Surprise not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr controlling the position well.
Surprise trying to pass the guard but Berto Jr defending well.
Berto Jr is trying to control but Surprise manages to pass to mount!
Surprise prevents Berto Jr from getting the reversal.
Berto Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Berto Jr controls the position.
Berto Jr can't escape the 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!
Berto Jr is squirming around, avoiding Surprise's attempts to control the action.
Surprise putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Surprise avoids the attempt from Berto Jr to control.
Berto Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Surprise has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Surprise not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berto Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Surprise wants to take a breather but Berto Jr is having none of it.
Berto Jr gets full guard.
Berto Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berto Jr keeping moving, preventing Surprise from controlling successfully.
Surprise is looking to work some ground and pound but Berto Jr has wrist control.
Berto Jr wants to control the position but Surprise says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Surprise slips a nice elbow through Berto Jr's hands, connecting with Berto Jr's forehead.
Surprise trying to pass the guard but Berto Jr defending well.
Surprise is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berto Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Surprise.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Surprise throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berto Jr wants to control but Surprise is keeping busy.
Berto Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Surprise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surprise wants to free his trapped foot but Berto Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Surprise throwing shots but Berto Jr is blocking nicely.
Berto Jr wants to control but Surprise is keeping busy.
Surprise tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berto Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Berto Jr tries to roll over but Surprise keeps him under control.
Surprise looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Surprise missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Berto Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berto Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Surprise stands up over Berto Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Berto Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Surprise has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berto Jr is working away from the top position though.
Surprise gets full guard.
Berto Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Surprise is keeping the position for now.
Surprise being controlled here, momentarily.
Surprise keeping full guard, as Berto Jr tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surprise is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Berto Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Berto Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berto Jr passes into half guard.
Surprise tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Berto Jr has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr dominating with strikes here.
Berto Jr controlling from mount.
Berto Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Surprise is working to get back to half guard.
Berto Jr landing strikes from the mount and Surprise is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Surprise is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ace Surprise will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Surprise swats away the attempt to clinch by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Surprise misses its intended target.
Berto Jr digs a good body shot into Surprise's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Surprise goes for a takedown attempt but Berto Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Berto Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Berto Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Surprise is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surprise drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Berto Jr misses its intended target.
Surprise takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berto Jr digs a good hook to Surprise's body.
No joy there for Berto Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Surprise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berto Jr.
Surprise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surprise looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ace Surprise has got the better of the ground game so far.
Surprise throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise tries to free his leg and advance position but Berto Jr is retaining full guard.
Berto Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Berto Jr, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berto Jr pulls Surprise in close to prevent any damage.
Surprise trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berto Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Berto Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surprise is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Surprise throwing strikes but missing.
Berto Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Surprise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr trying to control the action but Surprise is working from the bottom.
Surprise is trying to get back to full guard.
Berto Jr wants to pass to mount but Surprise is defending the position.
Berto Jr stalling away here and it's allowed Surprise to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Surprise trying to keep a closed guard but Berto Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Surprise scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Surprise trying to control the position.
Berto Jr wants to control from the top but Surprise keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Surprise.
Berto Jr passes into half guard.
Surprise is pressing down on Berto Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berto Jr wants to control from the top but Surprise keeps moving.
Berto Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berto Jr 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.
Berto Jr trying to control but Surprise is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Devon Berto Jr just wasn't active enough.
Surprise takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Surprise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Surprise swings for the body but Berto Jr moves out of range.
Berto Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Surprise.
Surprise doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berto Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Berto Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surprise.
Berto Jr misses with a hook.
Berto Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Surprise is able to avoid easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Surprise misses with an uppercut.
Surprise misses with a left hand
and Berto Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berto Jr wants to control from the top but Surprise keeps moving.
Berto Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Surprise bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berto Jr's guard.
Surprise passes Berto Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Surprise is pressing down on Berto Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Berto Jr is holding on for now.
Surprise is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berto Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Surprise.
Berto Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Surprise wants to control from the top but Berto Jr keeps moving.
Surprise preventing the sweep.
Berto Jr pulls Surprise in close to his closed guard and prevents Surprise from doing any damage or advancing position.
Berto Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berto Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Surprise looking for submissions off his back.
Surprise wants to improve his position but Berto Jr is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr is keen to just control but Surprise is a slippery customer.
Berto Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Surprise keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Berto Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Surprise hang on?
It looks like Ace Surprise has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berto Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Surprise is trying desperately to improve position.
Surprise is breathing heavily.
Berto Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Berto Jr landing shots from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Surprise is looking to escape.
Surprise can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto Jr wants to control the pace but Surprise is squirming around nicely.
Berto Jr prevents Surprise from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Berto Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ace Surprise's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Surprise lands.
Surprise lands a right hook to the body.
Surprise looks to land a left hand but Berto Jr moved out of range nicely.
Berto Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Surprise shoots for a takedown but Berto Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Surprise takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berto Jr.
Surprise throws a shot from downtown. Berto Jr moves away and avoids it.
Surprise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berto Jr.
Surprise moves out of range as Berto Jr strikes.
Surprise slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto Jr checks a leg kick.
Surprise misses with an uppercut.
Berto Jr throws a leg kick but Surprise checks it.
Surprise checks the leg kick.
Surprise on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berto Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Surprise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berto Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Surprise. Those never looked like landing.
Berto Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berto Jr, right into the meat.
Surprise uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berto Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berto Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Surprise.
Berto Jr misses with a looping right.
Berto Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Surprise moves out of range of the body kick from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Berto Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surprise misses the shot to the body.
Berto Jr misses with an uppercut
and Surprise counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berto Jr feints a jab promting Surprise to slip. Berto Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Surprise slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surprise throws a jab but it's blocked by Berto Jr.
Berto Jr wants to land a leg kick but Surprise is out of range.
Berto Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Surprise is out of range and Berto Jr settles back down.
Surprise scores with a jab to the head.
Berto Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berto Jr missing with a left hand there. Surprise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Surprise connects with a nice looking jab.
Surprise scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Surprise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr walks into a jab.
Surprise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Berto Jr. No joy for Surprise on that attempt.
Devon Berto Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Surprise.
Some wild striking there from Surprise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Surprise is defended easily by Berto Jr.
Surprise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surprise closes the distance and clinches up with Berto Jr, looking for a takedown. Surprise pushes Berto Jr against the cage but Berto Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Berto Jr.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Berto Jr has Surprise up against the cage in a clinch.
Berto Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Surprise backwards.
Berto Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Berto Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berto Jr lands a right hand.
Surprise tries for a takedown. No joy.
Berto Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Berto Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Surprise backwards.
Berto Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Berto Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Berto Jr.
Berto Jr pushes Surprise back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Surprise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Berto Jr to work.
Surprise swings wildly with an uppercut but Berto Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berto Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Berto Jr.
Surprise struggles to land a body shot inside as Berto Jr controls his hands.
Berto Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Surprise's elbow.
Berto Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Surprise scores with a shoulder strike.
Berto Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Ace Surprise's cut even more.
Surprise has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berto Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Surprise wants a takedown.
Berto Jr gets underhooks to prevent Surprise's takedown attempt.
Berto Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berto Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Surprise takes a shot to the head.
Berto Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Surprise moves out of range of the body kick.
Berto Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berto Jr works over Surprise's head and body with a nice combination.
Berto Jr slips a jab from Surprise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berto Jr.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berto Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Devon Berto Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Surprise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berto Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Berto Jr throws a head kick but Surprise moves out of range.
Surprise on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Berto Jr takes a swing at Surprise's ribcage but misses.
Surprise takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berto Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Surprise misses the target.
Berto Jr looks to throw the jab but Surprise is out of range.
Berto Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berto Jr misses with a looping left.
Surprise 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.
Berto Jr slips a jab from Surprise.
A telegraphed right hand from Surprise misses the target.
Berto Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Berto Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Berto Jr.
Surprise throws a one two combo.
Berto Jr wants to clinch up but Surprise keeps it at a distance.
Devon Berto Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berto Jr drives through and clinches with Surprise against the cage.
Devon Berto Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ace Surprise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Surprise is looking to break free of the clinch but Berto Jr has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Berto Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berto Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Devon Berto Jr!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Devon Berto Jr!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Devon Berto Jr!
Devon Berto Jr wins by unanimous decision!
Devon Berto Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Busters Back. The crowd seem to be enjoying Salcedo's choice of entrance music: Muse - Muscle Museum. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo scores with a body shot.
Cherry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salcedo is out of range.
Salcedo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cherry has time to react.
It looks like Buster Cherry has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo throws an overhand right that has Cherry reeling! Salcedo follows up with more punches and Cherry is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julio Salcedo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Julio Salcedo waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing SALE)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand. Stone has chosen SWEET JANE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan David!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
David digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Stone slips a straight right by David.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone prevents David from breaking the clinch.
David tries to pull guard but Stone holds him up against the cage and eventually David drops back down to his feet.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David blocks an uppercut.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
David is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but David blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stone tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
David is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
David swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
David working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David manages to break the clinch.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
David lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
David connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David moves into the clinch.
A short right from David.
Stone blocks a body shot from David.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stone gets underhooks to prevent David's takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone is pressed up against the cage. David has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
David keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
David scores with a nice strike.
David throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for David, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone forces David back against the cage and clinches.
David blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jan David has been cut.
Stone prevents a body shot from David.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of David backwards.
Stone misses with the head strike.
David wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
David looking for a takedown.
David is trying to pull guard but Stone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
David is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
David is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stone.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
David tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from David.
David managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
David taking a breather.
David wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
David managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
A hook to the body from Stone.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
David fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stone gets through David's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
David is trying to break free.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
David has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stone has David pressed against the cage.
David stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David is trying to pull guard but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
David scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stone tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
David tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
David finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves to clinch but David breaks away
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! David scrambles back to his feet.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ben Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
David lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
David can't break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a body shot but David blocks it.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from David tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
David blocks a low kick nicely.
David lands a body shot.
David has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Stone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan David's cut.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
David takes the fight into the clinch.
David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and David counters with a three punch combo that has Stone backing up. Stone nods at David to acknowledge the strikes.
Stone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stone wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
Stone prevents David from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
David is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Stone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stone avoids the body shot from David.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David keeps the fight on the outside.
David throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
David misses with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
David scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
David tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ben Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David prevents a body shot from Stone.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David breaks the clinch.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
David misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
David misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a good, hard body kick but David shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
David tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
David successfully pulls guard.
David is looking for a triangle but Stone pushes his legs off easily.
David keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
David isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stone stacks David 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 Stone!
David tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, David rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stone's guard! Nice work there by David!
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
David stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David wants to stand but Stone is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for David!
David is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
David is looking to get to half guard.
Stone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
David bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
David drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stone dives on top into guard.
David keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David wants to improve his position but instead Stone has moved into half guard.
Stone is controlling the pace.
David is not content to let Stone control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
David is not content to let Stone control the position.
Ben Stone has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
David throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
David rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
David working hard to break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stone 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 David has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from David and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
David throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone rushes David and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
David stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Stone.
David avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Stone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jan David's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stone throws a leg kick
and David counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from David.
David avoids the head kick by Stone.
David clinches up against the cage.
Stone tries a body shot but David blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets underhooks to prevent David's takedown attempt.
David wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
David manages to break the clinch.
Stone is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone cracks David with a good jab.
Stone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
David scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
David takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone forces David back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone avoiding damage.
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 wants to take the fight to the mat but Stone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
David managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
David wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stone has David pressed against the cage, preventing David from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
David wants to break free but Stone has control.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from David.
David wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Davids head.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
David drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone clobbers David with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as David blocks the low kick.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from David.
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jan David's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Stone avoids the body shot from David.
David throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Stone.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
David throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
David throws a leg kick
and Stone counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
David throws a head punch that misses.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
David is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
David wants a takedown but no success here.
David slows down the pace here.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands an elbow inside that David shrugs off.
David works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
David has had enough of the clinch but Stone keeps him there for the moment.
David has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
David has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
David misses with a body punch.
Stone lands an elbow just above David 's eye.
Jan David's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
David can't get the takedown.
Stone stops a takedown attempt from David.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from David.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David letting Stone take a breather here.
Stone lands a body shot.
David breaks from the clinch.
David misses the shot to the body.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from David misses
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ben Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Stone throws a head kick that David semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
David moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it.
David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
David misses the shot to the body.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
David throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
David cracks Stone with a good jab.
David takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. David checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
David circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan David's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
David clinches with his opponent.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but David is blocking nicely.
Stone is pressed up against the cage. David has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
David has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting David counter with a right hand.
David is looking to score with low kicks.
David takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stone gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
David tries to stall but Stone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
David breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David misses with a body kick.
David throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a good, hard body kick but David shrugs it off.
Stone jabs David to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
David loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
David's corner calls for a 1-2. David obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
David looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from David.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David checks a leg kick.
David misses the shot to the body.
David lands a right hook to the body.
Stone 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.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone dodges the punch combination from David.
David scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
David is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone prevents David from breaking the clinch.
Stone keeps control of David as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone blocking some punches.
David changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
David keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a leg kick but David checks it
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone scores with a jab.
Stone throws a shot to the body.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
David lands a right hook to the body.
Stone keeps David at a distance using the push kick.
David throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
David checks a leg kick.
David misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stone wants to clinch
and David counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone darts in and clinches David up against the cage.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
David lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by David.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
David is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and David avoids it.
David is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
David wants a takedown but no success here.
David breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David misses with a two punch combination.
David misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
David lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David 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.
David takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
David shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
David closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stone keeps control of David as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but David blocks with his arms.
David misses with the head strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
David blocking some punches.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and David avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stone.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone has David pressed against the cage, preventing David from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David has Stone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stone scores with a shot to the side of David's head.
David goes for a takedown attempt but Stone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
David throws a series of strikes that have Stone backpedaling.
Stone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
David has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone is looking to control David's arms but David gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stone has his back to the cage.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
David is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
Stone lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jan David's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone forces David back against the cage and clinches.
David taking a breather.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but David leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has David in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
David is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
David scores with a shoulder strike.
David tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
David managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
David on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
David pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a front kick that sends David stumbling back into the cage.
David checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone throws a jab when David was well out of range.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone misses with a low kick.
David punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stone looks to land a combination but David avoids it well.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a body shot.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
David will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stone is looking to chop away at David's legs.
David misses with a low kick.
Stone tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
David throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
David moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
David throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David sizes up Stone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
David shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed David's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Stone wants to land a leg kick but David is out of range.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone moves to clinch but David breaks away
and David counters with a nice body shot.
David throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone swings for the body but David moves out of range.
David wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David tries to land a leg kick but Stone saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David misses the shot to the body.
A jab from David misses.
David lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
David misses with a two punch combination.
David fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from David.
David avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone working aggressively here.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
David tries for a takedown but Stone manages to get underhooks.
David blocks the elbow strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
David is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
David looking to stall.
A short right from David.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
David has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone lands an uppercut.
David can't break the clinch.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David pulls guard.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. David is keeping the position for now.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
David is working hard here to advance position.
David looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone stopping the sweep attempt from David.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
David working a defensive guard here.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now David is on top in guard.
David sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stone missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jan David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Stone.
Well Stone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ben Stone!
Ben Stone wins by unanimous decision!
Ben Stone is the new welterweight champion!
Ben Stone took some time post fight to say the following; 'God Bless Mary Jane!'.
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