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Rivals LI: Speed vs. Abbott PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Outkast Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Blackhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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246 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Outkast Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Blackhill!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackhill misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blackhill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jobber.
Jobber really is a fat lump.
Blackhill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jobber closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blackhill quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jobber is trying to control. Blackhill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blackhill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blackhill.
Jobber throwing strikes from guard but Blackhill blocks nicely.
Blackhill wants to get back to his feet but Jobber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber trying to control but Blackhill is working from the bottom.
Blackhill controlling Jobber's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blackhill is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blackhill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blackhill's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jobber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blackhill trying to control but Jobber is working from the bottom.
James Blackhill has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jobber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill dodges the ground and pound from Jobber.
Jobber trying to control the action but Blackhill is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Jobber are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Jobber crashes against the mat.
Blackhill struggling a bit here.
Blackhill sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill keeping hold of Jobber's head, controlling as best he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blackhill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blackhill moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackhill looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackhill, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Blackhill will probably get the nod.
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.
A shot to the body from Blackhill misses
and Jobber counters with a right hand to the body.
Jobber misses with a looping left.
Blackhill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jobber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blackhill is working away from the top position though.
Blackhill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jobber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackhill.
Jobber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jobber tries to get to full guard but Blackhill has control of the leg.
Blackhill is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackhill is trying to control. Jobber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jobber is looking for a sweep. Blackhill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jobber is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jobber is holding on to half guard well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jobber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackhill manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber looking to score a takedown here. Blackhill is defending well but Jobber drives through and ends up in Blackhill's guard.
Blackhill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jobber!
Jobber working to try and regain half guard.
Blackhill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackhill controlling the position easily from mount.
Blackhill throws some wild stikes that Jobber manages to avoid easily.
Blackhill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jobber looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackhill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jobber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jobber is rocked!
Blackhill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Jobber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Blackhill! Jobber is hurt baaadly! Blackhill is firing away with more strikes - Jobber is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Blackhill!
In his post fight interview, James Blackhill 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lesbek Aliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Verne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesbek Aliev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johannes Verne's chin.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lesbek Aliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johannes Verne!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliev throws a hook to the side of Verne's head but Verne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aliev misses with a two punch combination.
Aliev misses with a looping left.
Aliev throws a jab but it's blocked by Verne.
Verne doesn't manage to clinch there - Aliev circles away.
Verne throws a leg kick which misses Aliev's front leg but catches the back leg as Aliev tries to avoid it.
Aliev avoids the head kick by Verne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verne.
Aliev throws a right hand that Verne ducks under and follows up with a left that Verne also avoids with ease.
Verne throws a wild body kick that Aliev sees coming a mile off.
Verne moves into the clinch successfully.
Verne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verne throws a head punch that misses.
Verne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aliev blocks an elbow strike from Verne.
Verne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verne lands an elbow inside that Aliev shrugs off.
It looks like Lesbek Aliev has been cut.
Verne misses with some punches.
Verne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Aliev.
It looks like Johannes Verne has been cut.
Verne closes the distance and clinches.
Verne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aliev is trying to maintain a safe position but Verne gets an underhook and turns Aliev into the cage.
Aliev prevents a body shot from Verne.
Verne misses with a punch on the inside.
Aliev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verne lands an elbow that stopped Aliev in his tracks for a moment.
Verne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Verne.
Lesbek Aliev's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verne misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aliev.
A nice left hand lands by Verne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verne lands a nice elbow.
Aliev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Verne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Verne.
Verne misses with an elbow strike.
Aliev is trying to drag Verne to the mat but Verne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aliev takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesbek Aliev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aliev.
Aliev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Verne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aliev blocking some punches.
Aliev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Verne after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lesbek Aliev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verne lands an elbow inside.
Verne struggles to land a body shot inside as Aliev controls his hands.
Verne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verne tries to work over Aliev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Lesbek Aliev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verne lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lesbek Aliev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johannes Verne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oleg The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast shoots in for a double leg but Hester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hester tries to clinch up
and The Beast counters with a series of strikes. Hester will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Beast rushes Hester and presses him up against the cage.
The Beast gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hester regains guard.
The Beast takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The Beast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Beast drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hester dives on top into guard.
Hester working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hester wants to pass the guard but The Beast is keeping the position.
Hester wants to control from the top but The Beast keeps moving.
The Beast has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Beast is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hester passes into half guard.
The Beast taking some punishment here, with Hester in his half guard.
The Beast looks gassed!
Hester works his way into side control.
Hester lands a few punches from side control.
The Beast tries to improve position but can't.
Hester trying to control the action but The Beast is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hester tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hester wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Beast keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast tries to improve position but can't.
The Beast takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Beast is looking for a sweep.
Hester working the ground and pound.
The Beast gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hester is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hester moves into full mount! The Beast won't be happy about that!
Hester trying to control but The Beast is having none of it.
Hester lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Beast is squirming around, avoiding Hester's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hester looking to finish The Beast with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Beast!
BOOM! Hester connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hester lands a heavy elbow.
Hester working The Beast over with strikes here.
Hester landing shots from mount.
The Beast is rocked!
Hester lands a heavy shot. That's hurt The Beast! Hester sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless The Beast and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Hester!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeroen Blauwoog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jeroen Blauwoog has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jeroen Blauwoog seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeroen Blauwoog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blauwoog missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blauwoog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sackett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blauwoog sprawls well initially but Sackett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sackett thows a huge punch but Blauwoog dodges it nicely.
Sackett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blauwoog to regain full guard.
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!
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blauwoog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blauwoog controls Sackett momentarily but Sackett frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett wants to pass the guard but Blauwoog is keeping the position.
Blauwoog looking for a sweep. Not yet Blauwoog, not yet.
Blauwoog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sackett stands up over Blauwoog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sackett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sackett trying to control but Blauwoog is working from the bottom.
Blauwoog kicks Sackett off and gets to his feet.
Blauwoog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blauwoog slips a jab from Sackett.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Ethan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett motions for Blauwoog to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blauwoog misses with a few strikes there.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Blauwoog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Blauwoog tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Blauwoog.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blauwoog blocks a low kick nicely.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Blauwoog.
Sackett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blauwoog throws a right hand that Sackett ducks under and follows up with a left that Sackett also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blauwoog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blauwoog sprawls well initially but Sackett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blauwoog regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sackett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett trying to control but Blauwoog is working from the bottom.
Blauwoog is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blauwoog escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Blauwoog moved out of range nicely.
Blauwoog swinging wildly here.
Blauwoog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blauwoog ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Blauwoog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Blauwoog.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Blauwoog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Blauwoog ducks down to avoid it.
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 Jeroen Blauwoog will probably get the nod.
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.
Blauwoog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jeroen Blauwoog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blauwoog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jeroen Blauwoog is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Sackett lands.
Blauwoog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Blauwoog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blauwoog is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blauwoog connects with a right hand. Sackett shakes it off.
Sackett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blauwoog circles away.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Blauwoog's knee but Blauwoog avoids it well.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and Blauwoog counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sackett! Blauwoog lets Sackett back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blauwoog counters with a huge right that knocks Sackett out cold! Blauwoog is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeroen Blauwoog!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chang Sun Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones- Be quiet and drive. Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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236 lbs
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260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Sun Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Son. Ki Duk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ki Duk rushes Son and presses him up against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Son has had enough of the clinch but Ki Duk keeps him there for the moment.
Son wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ki Duk has him pressed against the cage.
Son manages to break the clinch.
Ki Duk walks into a straight right hand from Son.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Son catches Ki Duk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ki Duk tries to clinch there but Son circles away.
Son scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son misses with a few strikes there.
Son slips a jab and a cross from Ki Duk.
Son swinging wildly here.
Son misses with a body shot.
Ki Duk looks to clinch
and Son counters with a left to the body.
Ki Duk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Son cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ki Duk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Son. Ki Duk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Ki Duk moves in looking to clinch but Son pushes him off.
Son thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Son swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Son counters with a straight right hand.
Ki Duk tries to bum rush Son with a series of wild strikes but Son uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Duk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ki Duk darts in trying to clinch
and Son makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ki Duk wants to clinch up but Son keeps it at a distance.
Ki Duk slips under a jab.
Son is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Son misses.
Son blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Son circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ki Duk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a combination
and Son counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ki Duk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ki Duk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Son.
Son misses with a double jab.
Son scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Son looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki Duk is just out of range.
Ki Duk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Son misses the target.
Son throws a right and a left that both miss.
Son is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Son scores with a nice head shot.
Son fails to land with a series of punches.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up
and Son counters with a straight right hand.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chang Sun Son!
Chang Sun Son really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peder Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peder Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsund catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bjornsund tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Bjornsund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Bjornsund moves out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bjornsund can pounce on him.
Dos Santos cracks Bjornsund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bjornsund.
Bjornsund looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Bjornsund walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Santos.
Bjornsund connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dos Santos. Dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Bjornsund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts 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!
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bjornsund misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Bjornsund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bjornsund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bjornsund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bjornsund rather than just go for the knockout.
Bjornsund throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bjornsund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsund tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjornsund throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Bjornsund's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bjornsund.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsund.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Bjornsund takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bjornsund misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bjornsund defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bjornsund takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bjornsund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dos Santos scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Bjornsund.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornsund manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsund.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Bjornsund's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsund misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsund moves away.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Bjornsund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bjornsund had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bjornsund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos connects with the punch.
Bjornsund lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
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!
Dos Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot that sends Bjornsund's belly button to the back.
Bjornsund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos Santos's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Bjornsund. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Bjornsund connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bjornsund misses with a low kick.
Bjornsund throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsund moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornsund.
Dos Santos misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bjornsund tries to clinch up.
Bjornsund loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Bjornsund tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
William Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos punishes Bjornsund's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjornsund finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
Dos Santos works Bjornsund's body with a nice hook.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bjornsund takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos works Bjornsund's body with a nice hook.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Bjornsund.
Dos Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bjornsund throws a leg kick but Dos Santos moved away.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Donk. Dos Santos catches Bjornsund right on the button with a cross.
Bjornsund tries to work over Dos Santos's front leg with a kick but Dos Santos checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsund moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjornsund was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Bjornsund moved out of range.
Dos Santos scores with a jab. Bjornsund acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bjornsund is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bjornsund is rocked!
BOOM! Dos Santos lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bjornsund. Bjornsund tries to recover but Dos Santos is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bjornsund lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Dos Santos!
William Dos Santos very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siegfried Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freak has chosen BULLY!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicky Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siegfried Freak!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freak is looking to chop away at Fernandez's legs.
Freak misses with a hook
and Fernandez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Freak's guard now.
Freak is looking to stand up but Fernandez isn't so interested in that idea.
Freak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Freak is retaining full guard.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.
Fernandez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Freak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Siegfried Freak wasn't active enough on the ground.
Freak moves forwards but Fernandez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak with a nice cross.
It looks like Nicky Fernandez has been cut.
Freak lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Fernandez sprawling to the canvas. Freak follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Fernandez hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freak tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fernandez controls his leg.
Fernandez wants to improve his position but Freak is controlling well.
Freak trying to pass the guard but Fernandez defending well.
Fernandez kicks off Freak and gets to his feet.
Freak throws a poor cross that misses
and Fernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Siegfried Freak has been cut.
Freak drops Fernandez with a left right combo! Freak follows him down to the ground into side control.
Nicky Fernandez's cut is getting worse.
Freak wants to control for a moment but Fernandez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fernandez trying to control but Freak postures up.
Freak seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Freak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fernandez is doing well to control the position and prevent Freak from advancing to side control.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position.
Fernandez wants to control but Freak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak looks to land a strike but Fernandez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Freak wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
Freak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Freak wants to get up but he can't break Fernandez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Freak tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandez is retaining full guard.
Freak trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fernandez misses with an uppercut
and Freak counters with an inside leg kick.
Freak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandez at a distance.
Fernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Freak is out of range and Fernandez settles back down.
Freak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fernandez works Freak's body with a nice hook.
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!
Freak scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fernandez fails to land the takedown.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
No luck for Fernandez with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fernandez's sensitive parts.
Freak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Siegfried Freak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Freak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siegfried Freak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freak.
Freak connects with a single shot there.
Nicky Fernandez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Freak.
A cross from Freak lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez slips under a jab.
Freak throws a jab when Fernandez was well out of range.
Freak drops Fernandez with a big left hand! Fernandez is injured, injured bad! Freak jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siegfried Freak!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Siegfried Freak waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes into the arena with Face fucked by PISSING RAZORS blaring out of the sound system. Tripp is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Company - The Nine. Evander Tripp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evander Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rude swings for the body but Tripp moves out of range.
Rude moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rude looks to land a combination but Tripp avoids it well.
Tripp scores with a nice right hand.
Tripp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rude avoids it really well and circles away.
Rude walks into a stiff left hand from Tripp.
Tripp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rude digs a good body shot into Tripp's ribs.
Rude throws the left hand but Tripp avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude lands with a right hand.
Tripp avoids the body shot from Rude.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude throws a hook but Tripp avoids it easily.
Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rick Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Rude does no damage.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Rude's corner calls for a 1-2. Rude obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tripp throws out the jab.
Tripp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rick Rude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rude scores with the left hand. Tripp knows he should have avoided that one.
Tripp scores with a hook.
Rude misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Tripp misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rude.
Tripp walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tripp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tripp.
Tripp thows a body shot but no joy.
Rude displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rude darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rude throws a looping overhand right but Tripp ducks down to avoid it.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Tripp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude connects with a body shot.
Rude misses the jab.
Rude throws a lazy right hand but Tripp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp tests Rude's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rude scores with the left hand. Tripp knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Rude misses.
Rude throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tripp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rude is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tripp misses with a two punch combination.
Rude throws a body punch but Tripp moves out of range.
Tripp dives in and grabs Rude's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rude pushes down on Tripp's head and hops out.
Rude loads up on a big right hand but Tripp slips the punch.
Tripp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tripp throws a jab when Rude was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tripp misses the target.
Rude looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripp is just out of range.
Rude misses with the combination.
Tripp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rude avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tripp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude moves away from the strike by Tripp.
Rude slaps away a takedown attempt from Tripp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Tripp.
Rude scores with a sloppy right hand. Tripp should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rude dominated that round.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Tripp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tripp.
Rude is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Tripp.
Rude swings widly with a right hand
and Tripp counters with a two punch combo.
Tripp 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.
Tripp misses with a two punch combination.
Rude smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rude throws the left hand but Tripp avoids the punch easily.
Rude throws out a leg kick but Tripp moves out of range and Rude only half commits.
Rude throws a jab but it's blocked by Tripp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude moves out of range of the strikes.
Rick Rude is winning the standup battle so far.
Tripp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rude quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tripp content to control rather than advance.
Rude trying to control but Tripp postures up.
Rude tries to roll over but Tripp keeps him under control.
Tripp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rude's head.
Tripp wants to take a breather but Rude is having none of it.
Tripp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tripp is keen to just control but Rude is a slippery customer.
Rude has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tripp is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tripp works his way into full mount!
Tripp controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tripp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rude on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rude tries to get out of 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!
Rude tries to lock up and control but Tripp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Tripp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude is in a horrible position here. Tripp smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rude is rocked!
Tripp tries to control but Rude wriggling away.
Oh Rude is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tripp lands a big elbow - Rude is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rude is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Evander Tripp!
Evander Tripp decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Ironheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironheart has chosen Jag - Phone Numbers as his entrance music. Prince Funkyama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Ironheart's chin.
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138 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prince Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Ironheart!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funkyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Funkyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Ironheart circles away.
Funkyama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ironheart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Funkyama scrambles back to his feet.
Funkyama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ironheart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Funkyama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ironheart misses the jab.
Ironheart misses with a right hand
and Funkyama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ironheart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Ironheart.
Ironheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Ironheart wants to break free but Funkyama has control.
Ironheart blocks an uppercut.
Funkyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ironheart lands a left hand.
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama has Ironheart pressed against the cage.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama working aggressively here.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ironheart's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ironheart as Funkyama tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funkyama.
Ironheart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Funkyama wants to stall.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Ironheart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funkyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama working aggressively here.
Funkyama misses with some punches.
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironheart.
Funkyama stops a takedown attempt from Ironheart.
Ironheart is trying to force a seperation but Funkyama has the dominant position.
Funkyama gets through Ironheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ironheart fails to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ironheart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ironheart lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Funkyama scores with a shot to the side of Ironheart's head.
Ironheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ironheart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart takes a shot to the head.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ironheart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Ironheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Funkyama looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ironheart.
Ironheart can't break the clinch.
Funkyama gets through Ironheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ironheart as Funkyama tries to tie him up.
Funkyama tries to work over Ironheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funkyama tries to work over Ironheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ironheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands an uppercut.
Funkyama misses with a punch to the body.
Ironheart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Funkyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funkyama tests Ironheart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironheart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ironheart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Funkyama throws a right hand that Ironheart ducks under and follows up with a left that Ironheart also avoids with ease.
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Ironheart looks to throw the jab but Funkyama is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funkyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funkyama avoids the body shot from Ironheart.
Funkyama defending well as Ironheart loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Funkyama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Funkyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ironheart momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Ironheart there.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Ironheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Funkyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ironheart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Funkyama trying to stall but Ironheart improves his position.
Ironheart misses with a body punch.
Funkyama tries a body shot but Ironheart blocks it.
Ironheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Funkyama can't find room to land a body shot as Ironheart controls the action.
Ironheart breaks from the clinch.
Funkyama throws a looping overhand right but Ironheart ducks down to avoid it.
Ironheart misses with a shot to the body
and Funkyama counters with a two punch combo.
Ironheart is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironheart missing with a left hand there. Funkyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironheart is still on wobbly legs! Can Funkyama finish him?
Funkyama moves out of range as Ironheart strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironheart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ironheart seems to have recovered his senses.
Ironheart throws a lazy right hand but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ironheart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Funkyama at a distance.
Funkyama misses with a straight right.
Prince Funkyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Funkyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Funkyama, right into the meat.
Ironheart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Funkyama counter with a right hand.
Ironheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkyama moves away.
Funkyama scores with a push kick.
Funkyama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Funkyama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Funkyama swings for the body but Ironheart moves out of range.
Ironheart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funkyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Ironheart.
Ironheart thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironheart slips under a jab from Funkyama.
Ironheart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ironheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Funkyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ironheart.
Ironheart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funkyama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ironheart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funkyama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Funkyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama drives through and clinches with Ironheart against the cage.
Funkyama lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Funkyama.
Ironheart can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince Funkyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ironheart displaying some good clinch control by pressing Funkyama up against the cage.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Ironheart.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Funkyama gets through Ironheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funkyama as Ironheart tries to tie him up.
Funkyama tries to throw a body punch but Ironheart avoids it by throwing Funkyama back against the cage.
Funkyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Funkyama throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart stalls.
Funkyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironhearts head.
Funkyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funkyama tries to work over Ironheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ironheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funkyama throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ironheart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironheart.
Ironheart is trying to stall.
Funkyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Funkyama dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ironheart missing with a left hand there. Funkyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironheart throws a hook but Funkyama avoids it easily.
Ironheart jabs Funkyama right on the nose. Funkyama blinks but takes it well.
Funkyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ironheart misses with a looping left.
Funkyama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Ironheart. That snapped Funkyama's head back.
Funkyama throws a body punch but Ironheart moves out of range.
Funkyama moves in looking to clinch but Ironheart pushes him off.
Funkyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ironheart throws out the jab.
Funkyama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ironheart to score with a decent uppercut.
Ironheart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funkyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Funkyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironheart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funkyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Ironheart.
Ironheart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ironheart moves in looking to clinch but Funkyama pushes him off.
That kick from Funkyama tenderised Ironheart's leg. Ironheart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ironheart throws the left hand but Funkyama avoids the punch easily.
Ironheart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Funkyama wants to land a leg kick but Ironheart is out of range.
Funkyama jabs Ironheart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ironheart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funkyama on the side of the head.
A big right from Ironheart misses.
Funkyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ironheart.
Funkyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ironheart.
Ironheart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funkyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funkyama connects with a leg kick. Ironheart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ironheart looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Ironheart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funkyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ironheart connects with a body shot that sends Funkyama's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironheart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funkyama counters with a nice body kick.
Funkyama misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Ironheart.
Ironheart misses the jab.
Jim Ironheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ironheart connects with a jab.
Funkyama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ironheart's head backwards.
Funkyama staying out of range there.
Ironheart takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funkyama counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Ironheart fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ironheart.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ironheart's elbow.
Ironheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Ironheart.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funkyama pushes Ironheart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Funkyama.
Ironheart has a couple of punches blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama misses with some punches.
Ironheart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ironheart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Funkyama.
Ironheart scores with a shoulder strike.
Funkyama tries to stall but Ironheart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Funkyama blocks an uppercut.
Ironheart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ironheart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ironheart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Ironheart.
Well Funkyama 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Funkyama!
A less than humble Prince Funkyama misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop. Abbott has chosen War Ensemble - Slayer as his entrance music. Mark Abbott acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Speed thuds his right hand into Abbott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abbott misses with a looping left.
Nathan Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Speed sprawls well. Speed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abbott gets slowly back to his feet.
Abbott defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Speed throws a chopping leg kick but Abbott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abbott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abbott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Abbott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Speed has control of Abbott's left arm, preventing Abbott from doing any damage.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Abbott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Abbott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speed 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 referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abbott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed drives through and clinches with Abbott against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a right hand.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Abbott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Speed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Abbott working aggressively here.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abbott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Speed.
Speed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abbott momentarily.
Abbott 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.
Speed misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a jab to Abbott's midsection.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Nathan Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Speed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed tries to clinch but Abbott moves away
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
Abbott takes one on the button.
Speed moves forwards but Abbott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott misses with a body shot
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abbott is defended easily by Speed.
Nathan Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Abbott.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed dominated that round.
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.
Speed throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott misses with a takedown attempt - Speed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Speed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abbott walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Speed.
Abbott darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abbott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Speed defending well though.
Abbott is looking to stall here but Speed recovers full guard.
Abbott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is fighting to break Speed's control of his arms but Speed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Speed trying to control the position.
Speed pulls Abbott in close to his closed guard and prevents Abbott from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nathan Speed just wasn't active enough.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abbott is defended easily by Speed.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abbott swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Speed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Speed scores with a sloppy right hand. Abbott should have avoided that one.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Abbott moved out of range nicely.
Abbott takes one to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Speed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott gets tackled into the cage by Speed. Speed maintains the clinch.
Speed is looking to control Abbott's arms but Abbott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Speed has his back to the cage.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed tries to work over Abbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbott tries to score a body lock takedown but Speed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nathan Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Abbott.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbott.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Abbott's head.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed stalling against the cage.
Speed tries to work over Abbott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed misses with the head strike.
Speed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abbott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Speed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Speed.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed dominated that second round.
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.
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abbott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Speed lands with a straight right. Abbott didn't see that one coming.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Speed darts in and clinches Abbott up against the cage.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Speed.
Speed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Speed.
Speed being controlled against the cage.
Speed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Speed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Speed takes the fight into the clinch.
Speed trying to control the position but instead, Abbott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Speed into the cage.
Nathan Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Abbott controls his hands.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott is working for takedown but Speed is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short left from Speed.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed slowing the pace effectively.
Abbott has had enough of the clinch but Speed keeps him there for the moment.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Abbott wants to break free but Speed has control.
Abbott breaks from the clinch.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott jabs Speed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speed wants to clinch.
Speed stuffs the takedown attempt from Abbott. Abbott gets slowly back to his feet.
Nathan Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Abbott.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
Abbott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Speed in his tracks.
Abbott throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Abbott lands a glancing blow to the side of Speed's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Speed. No joy for Abbott on that attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Speed as he connects with a hook.
Speed motions for Abbott to come forward. Speed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abbott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abbott thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speed stuffs the takedown attempt from Abbott. Abbott gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speed misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed clearly takes that round.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed digs a good body shot into Abbott's ribs.
Abbott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Speed.
Speed moves to clinch but Abbott breaks away
and Abbott counters with a takedown into side control.
Abbott working the ground and pound.
Abbott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Speed keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott throwing strikes but Speed manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed controls the position.
Abbott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abbott prevents Speed from improving position.
Abbott tries to bench press Speed off him but Speed keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan Speed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Speed rather than just go for the knockout.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbott.
Speed scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Speed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speed.
A combination from Speed does no damage.
Abbott takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Speed but Speed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Speed moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abbott misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Speed counters by moving into the clinch.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbott working hard to break the clinch.
Abbott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
A nice left hand lands by Speed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Speed is keeping busy.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed had his way with Mark Abbott in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Abbott avoids the body shot from Speed.
Speed tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Speed scores with a nice right hand.
Abbott blocks a jab.
Speed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abbott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Speed is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is trying to control the action in half guard but Speed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abbott is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Speed reverses the position - he's now on top in Abbott's guard.
Abbott trying to keep a closed guard but Speed is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan Speed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Speed catches Abbott right on the button with a cross.
Abbott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Speed lands an overhand right.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
Abbott misses with a looping right.
Speed cracks Abbott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Speed with a hook.
Speed misses with a low kick.
Speed takes a swing at Abbott's ribcage but misses.
Abbott swings widly with a right hand
and Speed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mark Abbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Speed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nathan Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbott circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Speed scores with a jab.
Abbott 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.
Abbott needs to keep his hands up - Speed had a free shot at his head there.
Abbott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abbott is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Speed is trying to control the position but Abbott postures up.
Abbott trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Speed pulls Abbott in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abbott trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Nathan Speed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nathan Speed.
Abbott scores with a body shot.
Abbott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Abbott throws an elbow but Speed slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abbott working the ground and pound but Speed is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbott working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Abbott.
I think Speed 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Speed!
Nathan Speed retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Nathan Speed 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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