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LFL 72 - Ingvar vs Do PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Fiddler (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juno Ku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku slips under a jab.
Ku connects with an inside leg kick.
Fiddler misses with a looping left.
Fiddler throws a big shot that misses.
Fiddler throws out a loose jab but Ku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Fiddler.
It looks like Juno Ku has been cut.
Ku throws a leg kick that misses.
Ku checks a low kick from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiddler drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku looking for a sweep. Not yet Ku, not yet.
Fiddler controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ku trying to keep a closed guard but Fiddler is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fiddler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiddler looking to pass the guard.
Fiddler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ku working a defensive guard here.
Ku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fiddler.
Fiddler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Juno Ku wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ku sizes up Fiddler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juno Ku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Ku.
Fiddler shoots in but no luck this time.
Ku moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler slowing the pace effectively.
Fiddler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ku tries a knee to the head but Fiddler blocks it.
Ku tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiddler avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ku lands a knee to the body.
Fiddler looks gassed!
Fiddler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ku breaks from the clinch.
Ku throws a head kick that misses.
Ku keeps Fiddler at a distance using the push kick.
Ku throws a sloppy head kick and Fiddler moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ku.
Ku throws a head kick that Fiddler semi-blocks.
Fiddler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ku. Ku obviously looking to wear him down.
Ku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fiddler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ku.
Ku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juno Ku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fiddler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fiddler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ku.
Fiddler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ku connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ku looks to land a body kick but Fiddler moved away.
Ku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fiddler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fiddler avoids the head kick by Ku.
Ku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fiddler's sensitive parts.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiddler tried to score with a low kick but Ku checks it.
Fiddler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku doesn't manage to clinch there - Fiddler circles away.
A head kick by Ku misses
and Fiddler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fiddler blocks a head kick by Ku.
Fiddler misses the jab.
Ku pushes Fiddler away with a front kick.
Ku throws a head kick but Fiddler moves out of range.
Ku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ku avoids a kick to the body.
Ku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ku throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ku connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ku. That's going to slow Fiddler down.
A head kick misses from Ku.
Ku lands a head kick. Fiddler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juno Ku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juno Ku's cut.
That's time! Ku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fiddler throws out a loose jab but Ku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiddler.
Ku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ku looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiddler is just out of range.
Fiddler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ku counters with a good low kick that Fiddler was not able to check.
Ku throws a sloppy head kick and Fiddler moves out of range easily.
Ku scores with a push kick.
Ku stuffs the takedown attempt from Fiddler. Fiddler gets slowly back to his feet.
Fiddler blocks a head kick by Ku.
Ku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fiddler is breathing heavily.
Ku throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler tries a head kick but it misses.
Ku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ku clinches.
Fiddler is looking to control Ku's arms but Ku gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fiddler has his back to the cage.
Fiddler managing to block the knees to the body from Ku.
Ku scores a nice knee to the body.
Ku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fiddler can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku is trying to stall.
Ku trying to land knees to the body.
Ku lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Ku scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ku scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku wants to stall.
Fiddler avoiding damage as Ku throws knees to the body.
Fiddler managing to block the knees to the body from Ku.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fiddler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fiddler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ku blocks it with crossed arms.
Fiddler wants to stall.
Ku putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fiddler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fiddler.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fiddler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fiddler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fiddler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ku tries to stall but Fiddler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fiddler misses with a knee to the head.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fiddler.
Ku trying to land knees to the body.
Fiddler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ku tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiddler avoids the damage to the body.
Fiddler misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiddler breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ku. That's going to slow Fiddler down.
Ku scores with a head kick.
Fiddler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ku.
Ku throws a head kick but Fiddler moves out of range.
Ku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fiddler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a hook.
Ku thumps Fiddler with a low kick.
Fiddler lands a really nice looking cross but Ku seems unphased.
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!
Fiddler avoids the head kick by Ku.
Ku misses with a kick to the body
letting Fiddler counter with a right hand.
Ku misses with a body kick.
Fiddler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ku tries a head kick but it misses.
Fiddler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fiddler avoids the head kick by Ku.
Ku misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juno Ku dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Ku throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Ku. Beautiful body shot.
Fiddler blocks a head kick by Ku.
Ku is looking to wear down Fiddler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fiddler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ku throws a sloppy head kick and Fiddler moves out of range easily.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiddler.
Ku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fiddler throws a hook to the side of Ku's head but Ku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fiddler works Ku's body with a nice hook.
Ku tries a head kick but it misses.
Ku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fiddler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ku - the referee stops the clock and Fiddler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ku. Fiddler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ku connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku avoids the head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler avoids the head kick by Ku.
Ku misses with a leg kick.
Ku blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ku to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Ku tenderised Fiddler's leg. Fiddler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiddler. Ku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ku scores with a kick to the body.
Ku throws a head kick but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ku misses with a low kick.
Fiddler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Freddie Fiddler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku throws a head kick that Fiddler semi-blocks.
Fiddler tries a low kick but Ku avoids it.
A slow jab from Fiddler misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from Ku.
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!
Ku connects with a right hand. Fiddler shakes it off.
Ku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fiddler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fiddler moves out of range of the leg kick from Ku.
Ku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juno Ku is winning the standup battle so far.
Ku tries a head kick but it misses.
Fiddler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ku throws a low kick but Fiddler moves out of range easily.
Fiddler fails with a takedown attempt.
Juno Ku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ku.
Ku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ku throws a sloppy head kick and Fiddler moves out of range easily.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
Fiddler looks to land a right hand but Ku moved out of range.
Fiddler blocks a head kick by Ku.
Ku checks a low kick from Fiddler.
Ku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiddler throws out the jab.
Fiddler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fiddler misses with a hook.
Ku takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ku avoids the head kick by Fiddler.
Ku finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fiddler blocks a head kick by Ku.
Fiddler lands with a nice body punch.
Ku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler scores with a jab. Ku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fiddler. That did some damage!
Ku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juno Ku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juno Ku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Strongback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe's entrance music is Limelight by Rush. A fine choice. 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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272 lbs
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245 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lou Strongback!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strongback swinging wildly here.
Strongback throws a looping overhand right but Thorpe ducks down to avoid it.
Thorpe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strongback did well to prevent Thorpe getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thorpe thows a huge punch but Strongback dodges it nicely.
Thorpe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strongback is looking to improve his position.
Strongback trying to control here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thorpe throwing shots but Strongback is blocking nicely.
Strongback is trying to stand.
Strongback blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thorpe.
Thorpe thows a huge punch but Strongback dodges it nicely.
Strongback is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thorpe scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thorpe prevents Strongback from standing back up.
Strongback blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thorpe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongback wants to get back to his feet.
Thorpe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thorpe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thorpe prevents Strongback from standing back up.
Thorpe winds up and cracks Strongback with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thorpe is looking to take a break and control but Strongback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strongback won't allow Thorpe to pass to mount.
Strongback blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thorpe.
Thorpe is looking to take a break and control but Strongback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strongback can do anything to dispel that myth.
Strongback has hold of Thorpe's hands but Thorpe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Thorpe working Strongback over with strikes.
Thorpe stops Strongback from getting back to his feet.
Thorpe is keen to just control but Strongback is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thorpe connects with a nice short shot to Strongback's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe stops Strongback from getting back to his feet.
Strongback looks gassed!
Thorpe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strongback with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thorpe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorpe slips a nice elbow through Strongback's hands, connecting with Strongback's forehead.
Strongback keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Thorpe prevents Strongback from standing back up.
Thorpe uses his free foot to push down on Strongback's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strongback.
Thorpe landing shots from mount.
Thorpe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Strongback in real trouble here! The ref calls for Strongback to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Thorpe!
Scott Thorpe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Condemned for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lockon Stratos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunari Tashiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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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
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lockon Stratos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunari Tashiro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratos blocks a head kick by Tashiro.
Stratos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stratos scores with a head kick.
Stratos tries a head kick but it misses.
Tashiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lockon Stratos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stratos. That's going to slow Tashiro down.
Stratos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stratos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tashiro slips a jab and a cross from Stratos.
Tashiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stratos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stratos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tashiro looks gassed!
Tashiro misses with a head kick.
Tashiro blocks a head kick by Stratos.
Stratos wants to clinch up but Tashiro keeps it at a distance.
Stratos misses with a series of wild punches.
Tashiro throws a head kick but Stratos moves out of range.
Stratos throws a series of strikes that have Tashiro backpedaling.
Tashiro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stratos.
Stratos rushes Tashiro and presses him up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tashiro blocks an elbow strike.
Tashiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stratos is keeping busy.
Tashiro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stratos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tashiro wants a takedown.
Stratos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tashiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Stratos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tashiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tashiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stratos.
Tashiro is trying to break the clinch but Stratos has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Tashiro to work.
Stratos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stratos lands an elbow just above Tashiro 's eye.
Stratos misses with a knee strike.
Tashiro jumps guard but Stratos stands there with Tashiro around his waist. Tashiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lockon Stratos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazunari Tashiro.
Stratos prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tashiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stratos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tashiro avoids it.
Stratos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tashiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Tashiro working hard to break the clinch.
Tashiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stratos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tashiro's face.
Tashiro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stratos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stratos throws a series of punches but Tashiro avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Stratos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratos tries to clinch but Tashiro is having none of it.
Stratos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stratos scoring well with a low kick there.
Tashiro throws a hook but Stratos avoids it easily.
Stratos throws a head kick but Tashiro moves out of range.
Stratos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stratos motions for Tashiro to come forward. Stratos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stratos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tashiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tashiro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Tashiro.
Stratos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tashiro throws a head kick that misses.
Stratos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tashiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tashiro checks a leg kick.
Tashiro misses with a head kick.
Stratos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tashiro.
Stratos misses with a double jab.
Stratos throws a head kick but Tashiro moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratos fails to land with a series of punches.
Tashiro throws a leg kick which misses Stratos's front leg but catches the back leg as Stratos tries to avoid it.
Tashiro throws a sloppy head kick and Stratos moves out of range easily.
Stratos wants to clinch up but Tashiro keeps it at a distance.
Stratos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tashiro's head.
Stratos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tashiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tashiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stratos walks away with a smile on his face. Tashiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stratos throws a head kick but Tashiro moves out of range.
Tashiro throws a head kick but Stratos moves out of range.
Stratos cracks the inside of Tashiro's front leg.
A head kick misses from Stratos.
Tashiro clinches up with Stratos and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tashiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stratos lands a good knee to the midsection. Tashiro won't want to take too many of those.
Tashiro breaks from the clinch.
Stratos throws a series of punches but Tashiro avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lockon Stratos dominated that round.
That's time! Stratos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tashiro avoids the head kick by Stratos.
Stratos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stratos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stratos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stratos avoids the head kick by Tashiro.
Tashiro has Stratos up against the cage in a clinch.
Tashiro looking to stall.
Tashiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tashiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tashiro managing to block the knees to the body from Stratos.
Stratos lands a good knee to the midsection. Tashiro won't want to take too many of those.
Tashiro is breathing heavily.
Tashiro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stratos is defending well.
Stratos misses with a knee strike.
Stratos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stratos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tashiro successfully pulls guard.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stratos wants to stand but Tashiro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tashiro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tashiro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tashiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stratos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stratos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stratos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stratos is looking to clinch but Tashiro is avoiding it.
Stratos blocks a head kick by Tashiro.
Stratos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tashiro backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratos throws a nice looking combination but Tashiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tashiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Stratos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tashiro.
Tashiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Stratos misses with a double jab.
Tashiro throws a sloppy head kick and Stratos moves out of range easily.
Tashiro misses with a head kick.
Stratos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Stratos misses.
Tashiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tashiro managing to block the knees to the body from Stratos.
Tashiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tashiro is looking for a takedown.
Tashiro avoids the elbow strike from Stratos, against the cage.
Stratos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tashiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stratos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stratos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lockon Stratos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazunari Tashiro.
Stratos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tashiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stratos avoids the head kick by Tashiro.
Stratos lands a leg kick that knocks Tashiro off balance momentarily.
Stratos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stratos closes the distance and pushes Tashiro back into the cage.
Tashiro tries a knee to the head but Stratos blocks it.
Stratos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tashiro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stratos after a bit of a struggle.
Tashiro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lockon Stratos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stratos tries a knee to the head but Tashiro blocks it.
Stratos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tashiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Tashiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tashiro pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tashiro controls Stratos momentarily but Stratos frees himself.
Tashiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stratos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stratos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tashiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stratos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stratos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stratos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tashiro looking for a guillotine here but Stratos defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stratos wants to stand but Tashiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tashiro looking for a triangle here. Stratos is fighting it but it looks tight! Tashiro pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stratos is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kazunari Tashiro!
Kazunari Tashiro 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sharp Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ross (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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200 lbs
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185 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sharp Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Ross!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pen controls the position.
Pen working away.
Pen controls the position.
Ross struggling a bit here.
Pen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Pen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pen showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Pen seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross wants to improve his position but Pen is controlling well.
Ross wants to sweep but Pen has passed to side control!
Ross gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pen controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pen raining down shots from the mount!
Pen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ross wants to hold on but Pen pushes him away.
Pen is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pen extends the arm and Ross is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sharp Pen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Chon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mongol. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Chon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chon keeps the fight on the outside.
Chon swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Chon misses with a double jab
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan tries to clinch up but Chon circles away and keeps his distance.
Chon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan tries to clinch but Chon moves out of range.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chon wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has his hands on Chon's head, controlling the position.
Genghis Khan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Chon. Those never looked like landing.
Chon throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan gets a clinch.
Khan drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan pulls Chon in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Chon misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Chon.
Daniel Chon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan drives through and clinches with Chon against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chon jumps guard.
Khan trying to control but Chon is working from the bottom.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Chon blocks nicely.
Chon keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Chon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Genghis Khan just wasn't active enough.
Chon misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Chon. Those never looked like landing.
Khan moves away from the strike by Chon.
A low kick from Chon misses
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chon is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan gets control of Chon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khan is proving hard to escape from.
Chon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chon misses with a left hand
and Khan counters by clinching up.
Khan stalling against the cage.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Chon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chon.
Khan moves out of range as Chon throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chon looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Chon throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Chon misses with a few strikes there.
Khan has Chon up against the cage in a clinch.
Chon manages to pull guard.
Chon wants to get back to his feet but Khan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan trying to control but Chon is working from the bottom.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is stalling in the full guard.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Chon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Genghis Khan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chon looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Chon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Chon throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chon keeps the fight on the outside.
Chon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chon pulls Khan into guard.
Khan advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan throws a strike but Chon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan trying to control but Chon is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chon throws a right hand that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Chon throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Chon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan has Chon up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chon uses from the top position.
Khan is looking to stand up but Chon isn't so interested in that idea.
Khan managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Genghis Khan just wasn't active enough.
Khan clinches up with Chon and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Chon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
Chon is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.
Chon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We're going to have a standup here because Genghis Khan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Khan defending well as Chon loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chon swinging wildly here.
Chon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters by clinching up.
Khan pulls guard successfully.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khan throwing shots but Chon is blocking nicely.
Khan controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan thows a huge punch but Chon dodges it nicely.
Khan passes to side control.
Chon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genghis Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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32
165 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Russo is out of range.
Russo blocks the body kick.
Russo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shinya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Russo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Russo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Russo swivels and escapes.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Russo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aoki can pounce on him.
Russo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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.
Russo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Russo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Russo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Russo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aoki to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Russo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Russo distracts Aoki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Russo postures up in Aoki's guard and throws a big left but Aoki blocks it.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russo is one step ahead there.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Russo defends well.
Aoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo distracts Aoki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aoki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Russo has Aoki in his guard.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Russo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aoki has Russo in his guard.
Russo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russo wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Russo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Russo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Russo trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russo is one step ahead there.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aoki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Russo turns into him and now he's in Aoki's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Russo has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aoki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Russo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki throws a low kick, looking for Russo's leg but Russo calmly moves out of range.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Russo misses.
Russo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Russo wants it to stay on the feet.
Shinya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Russo circles away easily
and Russo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aoki wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aoki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aoki moves into full guard.
Russo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Russo defends well.
Russo pushes down on Aoki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aoki's head.
Russo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Russo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
Russo working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki is looking for a triangle here but Russo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aoki is trying to improve his position.
Frankie Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Aoki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Russo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aoki to see if he's OK.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
Aoki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo working some strikes from top position.
Russo preventing the sweep.
Russo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Russo looking to pass the guard.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Russo defends well.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Russo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Russo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aoki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Russo defends it easily.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
Russo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Russo lands a couple of digs.
Russo won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Russo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Aoki looks to land a combination but Russo avoids it well.
Aoki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Russo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aoki is fending him off so far but Russo persists. Nope, Aoki circles away and we're back to standing.
Russo avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Russo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aoki finds it's way round the side to connect with Russo's head.
Aoki shoots in for a double leg but Russo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Russo.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki shoots in but Russo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki misses the jab.
Russo shoots in and gets a takedown into Aoki's guard.
Russo distracts Aoki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki has momentary wrist control but Russo slips an elbow through the middle.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Russo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russo with a nice head shot there.
Aoki has his foot on Russo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Russo works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Russo postures up and lands a big shot to Aoki's brow.
Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Russo is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Russo works over Aoki with some ground and pound from guard.
Russo stands up over Aoki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aoki wants to sweep here but Russo controlling him for the moment.
Russo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Russo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has his foot on Russo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Russo works his way back into a safe position though.
Aoki wants to sweep here but Russo controlling him for the moment.
Russo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Russo trying to control from half guard but Aoki is working away.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Russo has control of the leg.
Russo lands with a punch from half guard.
Russo tries to pass to full mount but Aoki defends it.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Russo has control of the leg.
Aoki taking some punishment here, with Russo in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
Russo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aoki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Russo drops an elbow to the side of Aoki's head.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Russo in particular looking to stall.
Aoki moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Russo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Murt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk comes to the cage accompanied by Hulkamania!. Murt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I like to move it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
145 lbs
7 - 9 - 1 |
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23
144 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Murt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murt pushes Hulk up against the cage in a clinch.
Hulk blocks an elbow strike from Murt.
Murt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hulk.
Hulk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hulk takes an elbow to the temple.
Murt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like The Hulk has been cut.
Murt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murt breaks the clinch.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hulk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murt tries to clinch but Hulk is having none of it.
Murt tries to clinch up.
Hulk slips a straight right by Murt.
The Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murt wants to clinch up but Hulk keeps it at a distance.
Murt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hulk. Hulk obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Murt.
Hulk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murt manages to avoid it.
Murt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk thuds his shin into the meat of Murt's side.
Murt is looking to clinch.
Murt misses with a head kick.
Murt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hulk, pushing him back against the cage.
Hulk blocks the elbow strike.
Hulk dodges an elbow strike from Murt.
Murt landing knees to the body.
Murt manages to break the clinch.
Murt closes the distance and clinches.
Murt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murt is looking to clinch.
Hulk fails to land with a series of punches.
Murt tries to clinch but Hulk is having none of it.
Murt tries to land a leg kick but Hulk saw it coming and moves away.
Murt throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
Matthew Murt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murt at a distance.
Murt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hulk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Murt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murt keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt pulls Hulk in close to prevent any damage.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Murt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murt keeping full guard, as Hulk tries to pass.
Murt pulls Hulk in close to his closed guard and prevents Hulk from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matthew Murt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Murt moves in looking to clinch but Hulk pushes him off.
Murt moves into the clinch successfully.
Murt manages to break the clinch.
Hulk throws a series of punches but Murt avoids them all with ease.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hulk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murt blocks the body kick.
Murt clinches.
Murt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murt lands an elbow inside that Hulk shrugs off.
Murt working Hulk over with knees to the body.
Murt landing knees to the body.
Hulk'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.
The referee calls for Murt to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk tries to stall but Murt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hulk.
Murt lands an elbow that stopped Hulk in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murt throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hulk's brow.
Nice elbow from Murt.
Murt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hulk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hulk takes a step back to recover.
Murt throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Hulk'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.
Murt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hulk moves out of range of the body kick.
Murt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hulk. That did some damage!
Murt tries to clinch but Hulk is having none of it.
Hulk blocks a head kick by Murt.
Murt tries a low kick but Hulk avoids it.
Hulk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murt closes the distance and clinches.
Murt breaks the clinch.
Hulk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hulk tries to bum rush Murt with a series of wild strikes but Murt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hulk blocks a head kick by Murt.
Hulk lands with a shot to the body.
Hulk checks a low kick from Murt.
Murt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hulk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hulk blocks a head kick by Murt.
Murt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hulk.
Murt wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Murt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt doesn't manage to clinch there - Hulk circles away.
Hulk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murt throws a head kick but Hulk moves out of range.
Murt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hulk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hulk misses with a low kick.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hulk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hulk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hulk throws a head kick but Murt moves out of range.
Murt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hulk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hulk is looking to wear down Murt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murt wants to clinch.
Murt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hulk to score with a decent uppercut.
Murt ducks right into an uppercut from Hulk.
Murt lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick from Hulk misses.
Murt throws a sloppy head kick and Hulk moves out of range easily.
Matthew Murt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt wants to clinch.
Murt clinches.
Matthew Murt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hulk blocks an elbow strike from Murt.
Murt pushes off an throws an elbow but Hulk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murt taking a breather.
Hulk blocks the elbow strike.
Hulk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murt throws an elbow but misses.
Murt lands a good knee to the midsection. Hulk won't want to take too many of those.
Murt manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hulk tries to bum rush Murt with a series of wild strikes but Murt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murt tries to bum rush Hulk with a series of wild strikes but Hulk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Hulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murt throws a shot from downtown. Hulk moves away and avoids it.
Murt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hulk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murt throws a head kick that misses.
Murt tries to clinch up.
Hulk throws out a loose jab but Murt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murt is looking to clinch but Hulk is avoiding it.
Hulk fails to land the takedown.
Murt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch but Hulk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hulk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murt wants to clinch up but Hulk keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hulk.
Hulk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hulk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hulk works over Murt's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murt misses with a head kick.
Hulk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murt counters by clinching up.
Murt lands an elbow that stopped Hulk in his tracks for a moment.
Murt trying to control the position but instead, Hulk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murt into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murt crunches a lovely knee into Hulk's ribcage.
Murt lands a nice elbow.
Murt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Hulk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hulk.
Hulk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hulk looks to throw the jab but Murt is out of range.
Hulk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hulk 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.
A head kick misses from Murt.
Hulk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hulk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murt.
Murt clinches up with Hulk and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murt.
Murt breaks from the clinch.
Murt slips a jab and a cross from Hulk.
Murt tries to clinch but Hulk moves out of range.
Murt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hulk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Hulk does no damage.
Hulk scores with a sloppy right hand. Murt should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murt has closed the distance and engaged Hulk in a clinch.
Murt breaks from the clinch.
Murt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hulk tries to score with a low kick but Murt moves his leg out of the way.
Murt tries to clinch but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hulk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murt rushes Hulk and presses him up against the cage.
Murt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murt tries a head kick but it misses.
Murt moves into the clinch successfully.
Murt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murt is struggling to control the position.
Murt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murt lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murt obliges.
The Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murt lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Murt.
Hulk takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murt throws an elbow but misses.
Murt trying to land knees to the body.
Hulk avoiding damage as Murt throws knees to the body.
Hulk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murt misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Murt.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murt throws an elbow but it misses.
Murt lands an elbow that stopped Hulk in his tracks for a moment.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murt obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk avoiding damage as Murt throws knees to the body.
Murt is trying to maintain a safe position but Hulk gets an underhook and turns Murt into the cage.
Murt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hulk tries to score a body lock takedown but Murt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hulk blocks an elbow strike from Murt.
Hulk looking to slow down the pace here.
Murt slowing the pace effectively.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hulk's brow.
Murt lands an elbow inside that Hulk shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Murt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murt.
Matthew Murt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murt lands an elbow that stopped Hulk in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murt lands an elbow that stopped Hulk in his tracks for a moment.
Murt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murt keeps control of Hulk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hulk takes an elbow to the temple.
Hulk is rocked!
Hulk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Hulk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hulk blocks an elbow strike from Murt.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hulk dodges an elbow strike from Murt.
Murt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hulk's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murt throws an elbow but misses.
Murt throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murt pushes off an throws an elbow but Hulk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hulk looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hulk's brow.
Hulk blocks an elbow strike from Murt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hulk blocks an elbow strike.
Murt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hulk avoids the elbow strike from Murt, against the cage.
Murt pushes off an throws an elbow but Hulk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Murt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murt!
Matthew Murt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Patriarch on a Vespa. Mesterio has chosen Be A Warrior as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Garelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garelli bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garelli advances to full mount.
Garelli landing shots from mount.
Garelli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garelli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mesterio for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garelli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garelli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesterio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garelli wants to finish this one by submission but Mesterio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Garelli.
Garelli is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mesterio has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mesterio!
Garelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Garelli, not yet.
Mesterio wants to control from the top but Garelli keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garelli is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mesterio has his hands clasped together but Garelli extends an breaks Mesterio's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Garelli.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Garelli!
A very excited looking Joe Garelli made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ingvar misses with a wild body shot.
Do avoids the body shot from Ingvar.
Ingvar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Do misses with a hook. Ingvar ducked under it nicely.
Ingvar tries to land a body kick
and Do holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Do blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Ingvar blocks with his arms.
Do lands a knee to the head.
Do connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from Do.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Ingvar gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ingvar tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Ingvar.
Ingvar struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a punch to the body.
Ingvar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Do misses with a body punch.
Ingvar is trying to maintain a safe position but Do gets an underhook and turns Ingvar into the cage.
Ingvar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Ingvar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Ingvar blocks a body shot from Do.
Ingvar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ingvar avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Ingvar lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ingvar blocks it with crossed arms.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ingvar blocks it with crossed arms.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ingvar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do gets through Ingvar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ingvar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Do backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingvar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ingvar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ingvar is defending well for now.
Ingvar pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do gets through Ingvar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Ingvar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do.
Do prevents a body shot from Ingvar.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ingvar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ingvar lands a nice elbow.
Do blocking some punches.
Ingvar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
Nice body punch from Ingvar - that landed with a thud.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Ingvar avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Do - that landed with a thud.
Ingvar scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
Ingvar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Ingvar.
Ingvar scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
Do blocks a body shot from Ingvar.
Ingvar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ingvar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ingvar gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ingvar misses with a punch on the inside.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ingvar blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Ingvar.
Ingvar tries to stall but Do uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ingvar lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ingvar is defending well for now.
Do has a couple of punches blocked by Ingvar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Ingvar blocks with his arms.
Ingvar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ingvar is defending well for now.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ingvar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ingvar scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
Ingvar misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Ingvar lands a body shot.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ingvar.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Ingvar is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ingvar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Do tries a knee to the head but Ingvar blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ingvar.
Ingvar throws an elbow that misses.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ingvar is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ingvar looks to land a body kick but Do moved away.
Ingvar throws out a leg kick but Do moves out of range and Ingvar only half commits.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do tries to land a leg kick but Ingvar saw it coming and moves away.
Do misses with a low kick.
Ingvar thuds a left hand into Do's body.
Ingvar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ingvar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Do misses
and Ingvar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ingvar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Do on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ingvar. Ingvar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ingvar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ingvar scoring well with a low kick there.
Do tries to score with a low kick but Ingvar moves his leg out of the way.
Ingvar thuds a left hand into Do's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Ingvar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Ingvar.
Ingvar darts in and clinches Do up against the cage.
Do with a knee to the head.
Ingvar lands a shoulder strike.
Ingvar lands a hook that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do blocking some punches.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries a knee to the head but Ingvar blocks it.
Ingvar gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ingvar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingvar.
Ingvar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Ingvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Yngve Ingvar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ingvar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingvar working aggressively here.
Ingvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingvar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Ingvar blocks with his arms.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Ingvar avoids the damage to the body.
Ingvar misses with some punches.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ingvar.
Ingvar lands an uppercut.
Ingvar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Ingvar avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar lands a body punch.
Do is breathing heavily.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Do's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ingvar lands a damaging elbow.
Ingvar gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ingvar.
Do takes a shot to the head.
Ingvar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ingvar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingvar lands an elbow just above Do 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Ingvar has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
Ingvar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar trying to land knees to the body.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingvar tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ingvar digs a right hand underneath Do's ribcage. Do let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do.
Ingvar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ingvar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
Ingvar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ingvar lands a right hand.
Ingvar lands with a right to the head.
Ingvar pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Ingvar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ingvar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ingvar.
Do connects with an inside leg kick.
Ingvar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ingvar is looking to wear down Do with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Do connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ingvar thows a body shot but no joy.
Do misses with a low kick.
Ingvar lands a front kick.
Ingvar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingvar digs a good hook to Do's body.
Ingvar misses with a wild body shot.
Ingvar thows a body shot but no joy.
Do throws a chopping leg kick but Ingvar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ingvar thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do moves out of range of the body kick from Ingvar.
Ingvar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ingvar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Do at a distance.
Yngve Ingvar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do lands a lovely overhand right.
Ingvar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.
Ingvar is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Ingvar lands with a shot to the body.
Yngve Ingvar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ingvar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Do's head.
Ingvar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Ingvar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Do can do to turn this around?
Ingvar with a nice cross.
Ingvar connects with a body shot that sends Do's belly button to the back.
Ingvar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ingvar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingvar keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar checks a low kick from Do.
Ingvar scores with a body shot.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ingvar keeps Do at a distance using the push kick.
Ingvar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ingvar lands a nice hook to Do's body. Do takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ingvar.
Ingvar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Do wants to clinch.
Ingvar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ingvar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ingvar throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ingvar's calf.
Ingvar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Do.
Ingvar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Do checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ingvar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ingvar takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Do swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ingvar counters with a left to the body.
Do throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ingvar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ingvar lands a nice shot that snaps Do's head back.
Ingvar doesn't manage to clinch there - Do circles away.
A jab from Ingvar finds it's way through Do's defenses.
Ingvar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ingvar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a leg kick that misses.
Do dodges the punch combination from Ingvar.
Do attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ingvar thuds his right hand into Do's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingvar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Do throws a leg kick but Ingvar sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Do is predictable there
and Ingvar counters by moving into the clinch.
Ingvar pushes Do back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ingvar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ingvar lands with a right to the head.
Do tries a knee to the head but Ingvar blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Ingvar clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ingvar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Ingvar misses.
Ingvar takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Ingvar clinches with his opponent.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ingvar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ingvar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ingvar avoids it.
Do scores with a shot to the side of Ingvar's head.
Ingvar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Do doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Do lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingvar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ingvar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ingvar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ingvar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Do is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ingvar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Do lands a knee to the body.
Ingvar throws a head punch that misses.
Ingvar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ingvar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ingvar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ingvar avoids it.
Do misses with a knee strike.
Ingvar struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingvar gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ingvar blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ingvar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ingvar lands with a right to the head.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Ingvar.
Ingvar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
Ingvar blocks an uppercut.
Ingvar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Do is rocked!
Ingvar pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do is still on wobbly legs! Can Ingvar finish him?
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Ingvar is blocking nicely.
Ingvar lands a hook that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Ingvar pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do misses with some punches.
Do's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Ingvar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ingvar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Do blocks an elbow strike from Ingvar.
Ingvar lands a damaging elbow.
Ingvar is working Do over against the cage.
Ingvar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Ingvar creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Do's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Do drops to his knees and Ingvar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngve Ingvar!
Yngve Ingvar retains his welterweight title!
Yngve Ingvar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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