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Rivals XXXVI: Talon/Warmaster PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoltan Soljernitskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skrillex - Ruffneck . Zoltan Soljernitskin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Mir's chin.
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoltan Soljernitskin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir wants to clinch but Soljernitskin slips to the side
and Soljernitskin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Soljernitskin prevents Mir from getting back to his feet.
Soljernitskin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soljernitskin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soljernitskin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Soljernitskin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soljernitskin on the ground.
Soljernitskin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mir is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soljernitskin, into his guard.
Soljernitskin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soljernitskin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soljernitskin looking to isolate an arm here. Mir doesn't see it coming and as Soljernitskin extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Soljernitskin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zoltan Soljernitskin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda has chosen You're Going Down as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gary Gravity has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity scores with a nice body kick.
Takeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takeda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gravity.
Gravity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravity lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Takeda misses.
Gravity pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takeda is out of range and Gravity settles back down.
Gravity bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takeda's head.
Takeda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takeda.
Gravity lands an overhand right.
Gravity slips a jab from Takeda.
Gravity tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravity with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ikki Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravity dodges the punch combination from Takeda.
Gravity ducks under a wild hook from Takeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda misses with a double jab
and Gravity counters with a stiff right hand.
Takeda cracks Gravity with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takeda throws a right hand that Gravity ducks under and follows up with a left that Gravity also avoids with ease.
Gravity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takeda misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravity counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravity lands a slapping body shot.
Gravity looks to land a body kick but Takeda moved away.
A slow jab from Gravity misses its intended target.
Gravity avoids the body shot from Takeda.
Takeda throws a leg kick but Gravity sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takeda throws a low kick but Gravity moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takeda 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 Gravity has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravity and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravity throws a leg kick which misses Takeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Takeda tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravity tries to keep at a distance but Takeda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takeda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takeda.
A shot in the inside from Gravity.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
Gravity works on Takeda's body with a couple of short punches.
Takeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravity is pushing Takeda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Gravity.
Gravity lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravity misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gravity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takeda misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
Takeda pushes off an throws an elbow but Gravity leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takeda misses with the head strike.
Gravity lands a shot to the body.
Gravity taking a breather.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravity.
Takeda lands with a light punch inside.
Takeda missing with knees to the body.
Takeda pushes off an throws an elbow but Gravity leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gravity lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Takeda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gravity will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takeda up against the cage.
Takeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravity's elbow.
Gravity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Gravity lands with a left to the head.
Gravity takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gary Gravity has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravity tries a body shot but Takeda blocks it.
Gravity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeda scores with a hook to the body.
Gravity blocks a body shot from Takeda.
A right hand to the body from Gravity.
Gravity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda digs a right hand underneath Gravity's ribcage. Gravity let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gravity working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Takeda.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Takeda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gravity misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Gravity.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeda misses with an elbow over the top.
Takeda pushes Gravity back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeda.
Gravity avoids a wild elbow strike from Takeda.
Gravity misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Gravity will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Gravity's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takeda 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 Gravity has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravity and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takeda throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.
Takeda takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Takeda misses the body punch
and Gravity counters with a thumping low kick.
Takeda misses with a wild body shot.
Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takeda's sensitive parts.
Takeda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeda.
Gravity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravity lands a leg kick that knocks Takeda off balance momentarily.
Gravity tries to score with a low kick but Takeda moves his leg out of the way.
Takeda digs a good hook to Gravity's body.
Takeda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravity.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity throws a sloppy head kick and Takeda moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity cracks Takeda with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Takeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeda misses with a straight left.
Gary Gravity is winning the standup battle so far.
Takeda fails to land with a series of punches.
Gravity lands the left hand.
Takeda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gravity circles away quickly and effectively.
Gravity checks a low kick from Takeda.
Gravity scores with a hook to the body. Takeda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takeda throws a head kick that misses
and Gravity counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Gravity.
Gravity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takeda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gravity is able to avoid easily.
Gravity connects with a jab.
Takeda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity takes a swing at Takeda's ribcage but misses.
Takeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Gravity.
Gravity scores with a push kick.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
Gravity keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takeda throws an off balance right hand
and Gravity counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gravity.
Takeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Takeda blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gary Gravity has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Gravity.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gravity here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Gravity.
Takeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takeda misses with an elbow strike.
Gravity blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravity.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Takeda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
Gravity throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takedas head.
Gravity works on Takeda's body with a couple of short punches.
Takeda tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
Takeda can't find room to land a body shot as Gravity controls the action.
Takeda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravity avoids it.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeda backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravity.
Still in the clinch, Gravity scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gravity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Gravity lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravity pushes Takeda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravity's elbow.
Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Takeda.
Gravity blocks the elbow strike.
Gravity breaks the clinch.
Gravity lands with a cross.
Takeda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takeda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gravity defending well as Takeda loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gravity.
Gravity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Gravity's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gravity throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gravity blocks the leg kick.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takeda's sensitive parts.
Gravity blocks a head kick by Takeda.
Nice body kick there by Gravity.
Gravity throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravity.
Takeda 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.
Gravity throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeda throws a low kick but Gravity avoids it.
Donk. Gravity catches Takeda right on the button with a cross.
Gravity instigates a clinch.
Takeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Gravity taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gravity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity pushes Takeda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gravity lands with a left to the head.
Gravity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Gravity.
Gravity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gravity.
Gravity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gravity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takeda's calf.
Gravity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gravity.
Gravity throws a shot to the body.
Gravity feints and then cracks Takeda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takeda down.
Takeda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravity.
Gravity with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravity with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takeda's calf.
Takeda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takeda takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Takeda dodges the punch combination from Gravity.
Takeda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gravity.
Gravity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gravity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takeda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gravity.
Takeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravity can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravity throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravity thumps Takeda with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity cracks the inside of Takeda's front leg.
Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravity throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravity feints and then cracks Takeda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takeda down.
Takeda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gravity.
Gravity lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takeda takes a step back to recover.
Gravity scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gravity lands with a slapping head kick.
Takeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Takeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravity counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeda.
A low kick from Takeda is predictable there
and Gravity counters with a good, hard body kick but Takeda shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Gravity.
Takeda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takeda. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeda tries to clinch but Gravity moves out of range.
A left lands for Gravity.
Takeda throws an off balance right hand
and Gravity counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takeda's knee momentarily.
A good leg kick by Gravity.
Takeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravity cracks the inside of Takeda's front leg.
No joy there for Takeda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeda tries to clinch up but Gravity circles away and keeps his distance.
Gravity fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ikki Takeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Gravity is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gravity fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Gravity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gravity 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Milton Jackson - Mode 3. Xu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Creeping Death. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xu circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xu moves away.
Xu takes one to the chin there.
Brown throws a jab when Xu was well out of range.
Xu misses with a low kick.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xu ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Xu.
Xu staying out of range there.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
Xu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
It looks like Danny Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Xu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves forwards but Xu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Xu slips the punch.
Xu throws a big shot that misses.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Xu moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Xu is out of range.
Xu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xu moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown avoiding damage as Xu throws knees to the body.
Xu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xu scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xu missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Xu avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Xu avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Xu missing with knees to the body.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xu tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown avoids the head kick by Xu.
Xu throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown jabs at Xu's body.
Xu needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xu was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Xu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Xu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Xu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xu. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Xu loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
Xu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Xu is rocked!
Xu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Xu.
Xu is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Xu limp body while Brown jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Lefloer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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274 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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21
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Lefloer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak throws a right hand that Lefloer ducks under and follows up with a left that Lefloer also avoids with ease.
Lefloer tries to clinch
and Nowak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nowak throwing strikes from guard but Lefloer blocks nicely.
Lefloer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nowak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nowak works over Lefloer with some ground and pound from guard.
Lefloer trying to control the position.
Nowak works over Lefloer with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nowak postures up in Lefloer's guard and throws a big left but Lefloer blocks it.
Lefloer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nowak postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lefloer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowak stands up over Lefloer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nowak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lefloer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nowak has Lefloer in his guard.
Nowak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefloer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nowak dives on top into guard.
Nowak drops back looking for a leg! Lefloer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lefloer manages to kick Nowak off! Nowak jumps back into Lefloer's guard.
Nowak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lefloer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nowak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nowak connects with a couple of short punches.
Nowak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lefloer's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lefloer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nowak.
Nowak stopping the sweep attempt from Lefloer.
Nowak working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefloer looking for a guillotine here but Nowak defends easily.
Lefloer is breathing heavily.
Nowak is working Lefloer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nowak distracts Lefloer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nowak drops back looking for a leg! Lefloer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lefloer manages to kick Nowak off! Nowak jumps back into Lefloer's guard.
Lefloer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nowak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Lefloer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nowak regains half guard.
Nowak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nowak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nowak wants to sweep but no luck.
Nowak has Lefloer pulled in close to control his posture.
Nowak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lefloer tries to get to full guard but Nowak has control of the leg.
Nowak seems to be working for a kimura but Lefloer defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nowak prevents Lefloer from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowak working over Lefloer with some ground and pound. Lefloer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nowak works his way into full mount!
Nowak with shots to the head and body - Lefloer looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak working for a submission but Lefloer is keeping him at bay.
Nowak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lefloer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nowak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Nowak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nowak lands a big shot there that rocks Lefloer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Nowak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nowak throws a shot from downtown. Lefloer moves away and avoids it.
Nowak is looking to clinch but Lefloer is avoiding it.
Lefloer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowak misses with a combination
letting Lefloer counter with a right hand.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lefloer tries to clinch but Nowak moves out of range.
Bart Lefloer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefloer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nowak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nowak is trying to work for a kimura but Lefloer is defending well.
Lefloer tries to roll over but Nowak keeps him under control.
Nowak lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowak working Lefloer over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nowak working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lefloer sees it coming and defends easily.
Nowak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lefloer sees it coming and defends easily.
Nowak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nowak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nowak drops an elbow to the side of Lefloer's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowak is nestled in close to Lefloer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nowak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nowak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Nowak there.
Lefloer is trying to get back to full guard.
Piotr Nowak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nowak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lefloer is trying to escape the mount.
Nowak cracks Lefloer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nowak landing strikes from the mount and Lefloer is in trouble!
Nowak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lefloer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nowak connects with a bit shot that sees Lefloer covering up! More strikes from Nowak and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nowak is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Nowak!
Piotr Nowak 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 Matthieu Saunier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Chloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunier comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Hysteria. Matthieu Saunier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sebastian Chloe's chin.
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25
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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20
136 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthieu Saunier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Chloe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chloe looks to clinch
and Saunier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chloe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saunier counters with a left to the body.
Chloe wants to clinch
and Saunier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chloe tries to clinch
and Saunier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saunier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saunier counters with a one-two to the body.
Chloe tries to clinch up
and Saunier decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chloe's guard.
Saunier controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunier trying to control the position from guard on top but Chloe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunier throws a big elbow that misses.
Saunier wants to pass the guard but Chloe is keeping the position.
Chloe wants to stand up but Saunier is controlling him.
Saunier advances position into side control!
Saunier has hold of Chloe's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Chloe tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Saunier cranks the arm and Chloe screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Chloe, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Matthieu Saunier!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matthieu Saunier thanked Condemned for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kavanagh throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
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!
Kavanagh tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Kavanagh is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Kavanagh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kavanagh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kavanagh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Kavanagh scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kavanagh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kavanagh blocks an uppercut.
Kavanagh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kavanagh.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kavanagh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Kavanagh crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kavanagh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holmes up against the cage.
Kavanagh lands a damaging elbow.
Kavanagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kavanagh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes letting Kavanagh take a breather here.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Kavanagh avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Holmes letting Kavanagh take a breather here.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kavanagh working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the body.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kavanagh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Kavanagh just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavanagh lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jon Holmes has been cut.
Kavanagh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Kavanagh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kavanagh effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kavanagh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Kavanagh with a knee to the head.
Holmes is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kavanagh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keenan Kavanagh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Holmes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kavanagh wants to clinch.
Kavanagh doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Kavanagh clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Kavanagh tries to stall but Holmes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kavanagh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Kavanagh is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kavanagh.
Keenan Kavanagh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kavanagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh connects with a knee to the head.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kavanagh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Kavanagh stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kavanagh obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh has Holmes pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keenan Kavanagh.
Kavanagh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kavanagh clinches with his opponent.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kavanagh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kavanagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kavanagh.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavanagh crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh landing knees to the head.
Kavanagh lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body.
Kavanagh drops Holmes with a big knee straight up the middle! Holmes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kavanagh, right into the meat.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kavanagh darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body.
Kavanagh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kavanagh drops Holmes with a big knee straight up the middle! Holmes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
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!
Kavanagh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Look low, kick high! Kavanagh uses the oldest trick in the book to send Holmes tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kavanagh is absolutely delighted - when Holmes wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keenan Kavanagh!
After winning the bout, Keenan Kavanagh 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jimmy Jacobs enters the cage!
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21
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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21
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaze fails to land with a series of punches.
Jacobs lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaze's head.
Jacobs moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Jacobs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jacobs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jacobs tries for a takedown but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyson Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Blaze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jacobs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blaze momentarily.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Blaze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jacobs.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jacobs is keen to just control but Blaze is a slippery customer.
Jacobs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jacobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blaze makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blaze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacobs.
Blaze wants to clinch.
Blaze cracks Jacobs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Blaze misses with a hook. Jacobs ducked under it nicely.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jacobs motions for Blaze to come forward. Jacobs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze throws a body kick that misses
and Jacobs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaze slips a straight right by Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blaze lands a nice hook to Jacobs's body. Jacobs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Blaze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blaze jabs Jacobs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jacobs eats them both and turns towards Blaze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jacobs is rocked!
It looks like Jimmy Jacobs has been cut.
Blaze moves out of range as Jacobs strikes.
Jacobs is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaze finish him?
Blaze instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands with a right to the head.
Blaze cracks Jacobs with a nice body shot.
Jacobs looks gassed!
Jacobs tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobs.
Blaze lands with a light punch inside.
Blaze cracks Jacobs with a nice body shot.
Blaze scores with a shoulder strike.
Blaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blaze lands with a left to the head.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Blaze circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Jacobs tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Blaze wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Blaze!
Tyson Blaze thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gutierrez !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into Funkyama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gutierrez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkyama looking to control.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutierrez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Prince Funkyama.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.
Funkyama throws a one two combo.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutierrez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prince Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up.
Gutierrez swings widly with a right hand
and Funkyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutierrez takes one to the side of the head.
Gutierrez is rocked!
Gutierrez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Funkyama.
Gutierrez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gutierrez is still on wobbly legs! Can Funkyama finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama misses with a hook. Gutierrez ducked under it nicely.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Gutierrez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gutierrez connects with a right hand. Funkyama shakes it off.
Gutierrez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gutierrez throws a lazy head kick
and Funkyama counters with a low kick, right behind Gutierrez 's knee.
Funkyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Funkyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gutierrez doesn't seem phased though.
Funkyama jabs at Gutierrez 's body.
Gutierrez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gutierrez takes one to the chin there.
Funkyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutierrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkyama.
Funkyama connects with a looping right hand.
Funkyama jabs Gutierrez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funkyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funkyama avoids the head kick by Gutierrez .
Gutierrez dives in and grabs Funkyama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Funkyama pushes down on Gutierrez 's head and hops out.
Funkyama has closed the distance and engaged Gutierrez in a clinch.
Funkyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Funkyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Funkyama as Gutierrez shoots in.
Prince Funkyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Gutierrez .
Funkyama looks to land a combination. Gutierrez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Funkyama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Funkyama scores with a decent looking hook.
Gutierrez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gutierrez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gutierrez looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gutierrez 's sensitive parts.
Gutierrez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Funkyama.
Funkyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama connects with a looping right hand.
Funkyama connects with a body shot.
Gutierrez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Funkyama clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Funkyama checks a leg kick.
Prince Funkyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gutierrez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Funkyama connects with a right hand. Gutierrez shakes it off.
Gutierrez tries a head kick but it misses.
Funkyama gets a clinch.
Funkyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gutierrez 's sensitive parts.
Gutierrez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Funkyama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Funkyama scores with a hook to the body. Gutierrez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama rushes Gutierrez and presses him up against the cage.
Funkyama is stalling here.
Funkyama scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Funkyama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funkyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Funkyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gutierrez .
Funkyama rushes Gutierrez and presses him up against the cage.
Funkyama misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Funkyama's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gutierrez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Funkyama clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Funkyama is really stuck here.
Gutierrez not allowing Funkyama to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Funkyama doesn't escape.
Gutierrez trying to control.
Gutierrez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez trying to control momentarily.
Funkyama is really stuck here.
Gutierrez wants to control but Funkyama is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Funkyama is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to break free.
Gutierrez slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gutierrez tries to keep control of the position but Funkyama is staying busy.
Funkyama defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gutierrez 's arms.
Gutierrez wants to control the position but Funkyama frees himself and scrambles - Gutierrez manages to regain control in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is not content to let Gutierrez control the position.
Funkyama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Funkyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gutierrez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Funkyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez thuds his shin into the meat of Funkyama's side.
Funkyama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gutierrez needs to keep his hands up - Funkyama had a free shot at his head there.
Funkyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Funkyama throws out a powerful jab.
Gutierrez tries to land a front kick but Funkyama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funkyama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gutierrez avoids the body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Funkyama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gutierrez throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Prince Funkyama has been cut.
Prince Funkyama is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Funkyama does it's job there.
Funkyama tries to clinch there but Gutierrez circles away.
Gutierrez walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Funkyama.
Funkyama stalks Gutierrez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gutierrez 's face. Gutierrez staggers backwards, shaken.
Gutierrez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Funkyama.
Gutierrez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Funkyama is fending him off so far but Gutierrez persists. Nope, Funkyama circles away and we're back to standing.
Funkyama thuds his right hand into Gutierrez 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gutierrez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gutierrez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funkyama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gutierrez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gutierrez keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama lands a nice looking body shot.
Funkyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funkyama jabs Gutierrez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funkyama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gutierrez on the side of the head.
Funkyama lands with an overhand left.
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!
Funkyama lands a nice hook to Gutierrez 's body. Gutierrez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prince Funkyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Gutierrez .
Funkyama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gutierrez in his tracks.
Funkyama lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Funkyama.
Funkyama scores with a hook to the body. Gutierrez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Funkyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Funkyama.
Funkyama lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gutierrez goes down and covers up as Funkyama starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Funkyama!
In his post fight interview, Prince Funkyama started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas has chosen Luniz - 20 Blunts A Day as his entrance music. Chris To Short has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
159 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short moves into the clinch successfully.
To Short can't break the clinch.
To Short is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manlucas is defending well for now.
Manlucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
To Short changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Manlucas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
To Short scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Manlucas is pressing down on To Short 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
To Short throws an elbow that misses. Manlucas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in To Short 's guard. Nice move by Manlucas!
To Short keeping full guard, as Manlucas tries to pass.
Manlucas trying to control the position from guard on top but To Short is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
To Short has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manlucas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
To Short has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manlucas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short has a closed guard, preventing Manlucas from standing up.
Manlucas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. To Short is keeping the position for now.
To Short is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manlucas defends well.
To Short has his foot on Manlucas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manlucas works his way back into a safe position though.
Manlucas tries to free his leg and advance position but To Short is retaining full guard.
To Short manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manlucas manages to get himself to full guard.
Manlucas working a defensive guard here.
Manlucas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manlucas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
To Short got a little sloppy there for a moment and Manlucas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, To Short has managed to get both his arms back between Manlucas's legs - danger averted.
Manlucas looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but To Short is defending well. Manlucas quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! To Short has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Manlucas celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramon Manlucas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster has chosen Final hour by LAMB OF GOD as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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282 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Talon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Warmaster!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon rushes Warmaster and presses him up against the cage.
Warmaster can't get the takedown.
Talon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warmaster blocks it with crossed arms.
Talon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Warmaster is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Talon.
Warmaster looking for a takedown.
Milo Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Warmaster.
Warmaster is working for takedown but Talon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Warmaster wants a takedown but no success here.
Warmaster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Talon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Warmaster.
Talon lands a knee to the body.
Warmaster looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talon lands a nice knee to the body.
Talon landing knees to the head.
Talon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talon working Warmaster over with knees to the body.
Talon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Talon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Talon.
Warmaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Talon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warmaster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warmaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Talon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Talon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warmaster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Talon lands an elbow inside.
Talon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warmaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warmaster wants a takedown.
Talon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Talon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Talon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warmaster's face.
Talon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Talon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warmaster's defenses.
Talon working Warmaster over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon lands an elbow inside that Warmaster shrugs off.
Talon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warmaster's face.
Talon scores with a knee to the head.
Talon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warmaster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Talon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Warmaster wants a takedown but no success here.
Talon lands an elbow that stopped Warmaster in his tracks for a moment.
Talon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Talon stalling in the clinch.
Talon with a knee to the head.
Talon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warmaster has Talon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Talon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Talon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Talon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warmaster's face.
It looks like Hayato Warmaster has been cut.
Talon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Talon has Warmaster pushed against the cage.
Talon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon landing knees to the head.
Talon lands an elbow inside that Warmaster shrugs off.
Talon scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Talon obliges.
Talon lands an elbow that stopped Warmaster in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Talon.
Warmaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Warmaster takes an elbow to the temple.
Talon lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talon connects with a knee to the head.
Talon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warmaster blocks it with crossed arms.
Warmaster tries for a takedown. No joy.
Talon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Talon with a knee to the head.
Warmaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Talon.
Talon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talon with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Talon.
Talon working Warmaster over with knees to the body.
Talon lands an elbow just above Warmaster 's eye.
Talon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Talon lands an elbow just above Warmaster 's eye.
Talon lands a damaging elbow.
Warmaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Talon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talon lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warmaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Talon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warmaster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Talon lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Talon.
Warmaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Talon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayato Warmaster'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.
Talon misses the jab.
Talon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Talon scores with a sloppy right hand. Warmaster should have avoided that one.
Warmaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talon moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Talon.
Talon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warmaster can do to turn this around?
Talon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Talon.
Talon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warmaster is rocked!
Talon leaning against his opponent.
Talon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warmaster's defenses.
Warmaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Talon finish him?
Warmaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Warmaster is breathing heavily.
Talon scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Talon.
Talon lands a good knee to the midsection. Warmaster won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon lands a nice elbow.
Warmaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Milo Talon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warmaster takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Warmaster trying to break out of Talon's Thai clinch. Talon unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Warmaster to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Talon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Milo Talon!
Milo Talon retains his heavyweight title!
Milo Talon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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