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DBC 21: Drogo vs Carver PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Boksic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waka Lomuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lomuh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leanin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomislav Boksic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waka Lomuh!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boksic gets caught napping as Lomuh dives in and scores a takedown. Boksic manages to retain guard.
Boksic looking for a guillotine here but Lomuh defends easily.
Lomuh wants to control from the top but Boksic keeps moving.
Boksic has control of Lomuh's left arm, preventing Lomuh from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boksic is on top in guard.
Boksic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boksic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boksic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boksic trying to control but Lomuh is working from the bottom.
Boksic postures up in Lomuh's guard and throws a big left but Lomuh blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksic won't allow Lomuh to sweep him here.
Boksic with a nice head shot there.
Boksic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lomuh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boksic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boksic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lomuh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lomuh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boksic defends it easily.
Boksic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lomuh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boksic has managed to get both his arms back between Lomuh's legs - danger averted.
Boksic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boksic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boksic connects with a couple of short punches.
Boksic landing with the ground and pound.
Boksic working some strikes from top position.
Boksic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boksic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boksic postures up and lands a big shot to Lomuh's brow.
Boksic postures up and lands a big shot to Lomuh's brow.
Boksic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lomuh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boksic is in close to Lomuh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lomuh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boksic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lomuh has momentary wrist control but Boksic slips an elbow through the middle.
Lomuh being controlled here, momentarily.
Boksic stands up over Lomuh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boksic stands and steps away. Lomuh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lomuh scores with a takedown into Boksic's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomuh wants to control from the top but Boksic keeps moving.
Boksic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lomuh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boksic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boksic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lomuh manages to get himself to full guard.
Boksic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lomuh dives on top into guard.
Lomuh stopping the sweep attempt from Boksic.
Lomuh trying to control the position from guard on top but Boksic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lomuh won't allow Boksic to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksic pulls Lomuh in close to prevent any damage.
Boksic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boksic has his feet on Lomuh's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boksic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomuh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boksic is working Lomuh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lomuh wants to sweep here but Boksic controlling him for the moment.
Boksic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lomuh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boksic has managed to get both his arms back between Lomuh's legs - danger averted.
Boksic stands up over Lomuh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Boksic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lomuh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boksic sprawls well initially but Lomuh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boksic is pressing down on Lomuh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boksic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boksic is working hard here to advance position.
Boksic striking off his back but it's not causing Lomuh any problems.
Boksic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boksic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lomuh trying to control but Boksic is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lomuh is fighting to break Boksic's control of his arms but Boksic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boksic shoots in and gets a takedown into Lomuh's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksic connects with a couple of short punches.
Lomuh keeping moving, preventing Boksic from controlling successfully.
Lomuh working for a triangle but Boksic defends it easily.
Boksic wants to control from the top but Lomuh keeps moving.
Boksic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boksic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boksic is working Lomuh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boksic lands a couple of elbows.
Boksic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomuh is working an open guard so Boksic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomuh tries to keep at a distance but Boksic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boksic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lomuh can't keep his opponent in guard - Boksic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lomuh wants to improve his position but Boksic is controlling well.
Boksic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boksic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lomuh defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomuh wants to get back to full guard.
Boksic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Boksic connects with a nice short shot to Lomuh's temple.
Boksic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lomuh can do to turn this around?
Boksic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lomuh has hold of Boksic's hands but Boksic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boksic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boksic working Lomuh over with strikes.
Lomuh has hold of Boksic's hands but Boksic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomuh gets full guard.
Boksic looking to sit in guard and control but Lomuh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boksic controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lomuh wants to control from the top but Boksic keeps moving.
Boksic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tomislav Boksic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boksic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boksic keeping moving, preventing Lomuh from controlling successfully.
Lomuh stopping the sweep attempt from Boksic.
Boksic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lomuh is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lomuh preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Boksic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lomuh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lomuh wants to control the pace but Boksic is squirming around nicely.
Boksic wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lomuh looking to control but Boksic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lomuh avoids the attempt from Boksic to control.
Boksic reaches up to try and control the position but Lomuh seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Boksic rolls and tries to escape and now Lomuh has his back!
Will Lomuh go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boksic is in bad spot here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomuh trying to control momentarily.
Boksic rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lomuh prevents Boksic from improving his position.
Lomuh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boksic keeps working.
Lomuh slows the pace down in half guard.
Lomuh is thwarting Boksic's attempts to control the position.
Boksic wants to get back to full guard.
Boksic is trying to maintain the position but Lomuh is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lomuh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boksic to the mat! Boksic manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boksic looking for a sweep. Not yet Boksic, not yet.
Boksic keeping moving, preventing Lomuh from controlling successfully.
Boksic is adopting a defensive guard.
Boksic wants to sweep but no luck.
Boksic has control of Lomuh's left arm, preventing Lomuh from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tomislav Boksic.
Lomuh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boksic's guard.
Waka Lomuh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boksic wants to sweep but no luck.
Boksic seems keen to control Lomuh's posture.
Boksic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lomuh trying to control but Boksic is working from the bottom.
Boksic wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Waka Lomuh.
Lomuh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boksic to the mat! Boksic manages to get full guard.
Lomuh won't allow Boksic to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boksic seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boksic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boksic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lomuh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boksic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lomuh is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boksic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boksic is landing with some decent strikes but Lomuh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomislav Boksic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boksic, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislav Boksic!
An out of breath Tomislav Boksic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Reacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball has chosen Freak On A Leash as his entrance music. Joe Ball will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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277 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Reacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Ball!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reacher moves away.
Reacher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ball to the ground. Reacher is now in Ball's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Ball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reacher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ball swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ball preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ball is pulling down on Reacher's head to control his posture.
Ball preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reacher throwing strikes from guard but Ball blocks nicely.
Ball is trying to keep Reacher in close.
Reacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Ball hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reacher misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball slips under a jab.
Reacher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ball fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ball bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reacher's head.
It looks like Jack Reacher has been cut.
Ball scores with a one two! Reacher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball tries a head kick but it misses.
Reacher shoots in and bounces Ball off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reacher defends it easily.
Reacher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ball avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reacher with a nice head shot there.
Reacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball trying to control the position here.
Ball wants to sweep here but Reacher controlling him for the moment.
Reacher wants to control from the top but Ball keeps moving.
Reacher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reacher trying to control the position from guard on top but Ball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reacher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ball is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ball trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ball is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Ball hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reacher throws a hook but Ball blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ball.
Reacher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Reacher throws a shot from downtown. Ball moves away and avoids it.
Reacher throws a poor cross that misses
and Ball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ball throws a hook to the side of Reacher's head but Reacher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ball lands with a hook. Reacher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Reacher as he checks the leg kick.
Ball finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ball misses with a hook. Reacher ducked under it nicely.
Ball is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ball.
Reacher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ball.
Reacher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reacher manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reacher misses the shot to the body.
Reacher is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ball's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball gets full guard.
Reacher tries to free his leg and advance position but Ball is retaining full guard.
Reacher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ball's guard.
Reacher is keen to just control but Ball is a slippery customer.
Ball tries to get to full guard but Reacher has control of the leg.
Reacher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ball is trying to get back to full guard.
Reacher 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.
Ball blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reacher.
Reacher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reacher prevents Ball from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball is looking to control Reacher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ball avoid being mounted?
Ball is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reacher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ball tries to get to full guard but Reacher has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Ball will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Reacher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reacher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ball manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ball looking for a sweep. Not yet Ball, not yet.
Ball has Reacher pulled in close to control his posture.
Reacher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ball looking to control.
Reacher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reacher being controlled here momentarily.
Ball trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Ball.
Reacher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ball's waist but Ball gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reacher off to one side.
Reacher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ball.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reacher looks to score with a jab to the body but Ball is just out of range.
Ball slaps away a takedown attempt from Reacher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reacher's head.
Ball scores with a leg kick.
Reacher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reacher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reacher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Ball throws a series of punches but Reacher avoids them all with ease.
Ball looks to land a left hand but Reacher moved out of range nicely.
Reacher misses the jab.
Ball avoids the body shot from Reacher.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ball. Reacher shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reacher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reacher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jack Reacher's cut is getting worse.
Reacher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ball was well out of range. Poor timing from Reacher.
Reacher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Reacher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ball connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball punishes Reacher's body with a nice straight punch.
Reacher is looking to wear down Ball with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reacher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reacher.
Reacher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ball is fending him off so far but Reacher persists. Nope, Ball circles away and we're back to standing.
Ball slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ball stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A leg kick checked by Reacher.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but Reacher is just out of range.
Nice shot by Ball.
Ball scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reacher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reacher manages to avoid it.
Ball misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ball cracks Reacher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack Reacher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reacher avoids the body shot from Ball.
Ball avoids the body shot from Reacher.
Ball jabs Reacher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reacher shoots in looking for a takedown. Ball tries to sprawl out of it but Reacher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ball manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reacher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reacher blocks a low kick nicely.
Ball jabs at Reacher's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball connects with a leg kick. Reacher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reacher throws a jab when Ball was well out of range.
Ball feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reacher's calf.
Reacher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reacher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reacher throws a hook but Ball avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Ball.
Ball checks a leg kick nicely.
Reacher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jeez, Jack Reacher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ball getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ball misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reacher is rocked!
Ball moves in close and cracks Reacher with a massive right hand! Reacher, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ball!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Ball!
A victorious Joe Ball thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovreen Alaister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Numbnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Numbnuts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ovreen Alaister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Numbnuts!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alaister looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Alaister throws a head kick that half lands.
A leg kick checked by Numbnuts.
Numbnuts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Numbnuts showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Numbnuts is looking to advance position but Alaister won't allow it.
Alaister is defending against the submission attempts here by Numbnuts.
Numbnuts moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numbnuts landing a few strikes.
Numbnuts in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Alaister is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Numbnuts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes to the cage accompanied by WANTED D.O.A.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse James Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Diggler.
Jobber lands a jab-cross combination.
Jobber looks to land a combination but Diggler avoids it well.
Jobber throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggler instigates a clinch.
Jobber avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Diggler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diggler lands an elbow that stopped Jobber in his tracks for a moment.
Jobber working hard to break the clinch.
Diggler connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Diggler.
Diggler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Diggler throws an elbow but misses.
Jobber is working Diggler over against the cage.
Diggler lands an elbow that stopped Jobber in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diggler.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diggler.
Diggler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Diggler.
Diggler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jobber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diggler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jobber is defending well for now.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jobber avoids it.
Jobber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggler's elbow.
Jobber blocks a body shot from Diggler.
Jobber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jobber ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jobber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diggler is looking to stand up but Jobber won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jobber looking for a guillotine here but Diggler defends easily.
Diggler lands a couple of elbows.
Diggler trying to control but Jobber is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler lands a couple of elbows.
Diggler won't allow Jobber to sweep him here.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving.
Jobber controls Diggler momentarily but Diggler frees himself.
Diggler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jobber's guard.
Diggler trying to control but Jobber is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jesse James Diggler just wasn't active enough.
Diggler throws a looping overhand right but Jobber ducks down to avoid it.
Diggler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jobber. Beautiful body shot.
Diggler motions for Jobber to come forward. Diggler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggler.
Jobber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Jobber lands a really nice looking cross but Diggler seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jobber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Jobber avoids the head kick by Diggler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse James Diggler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diggler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jobber.
Diggler misses with a kick to the body.
King Jobber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jobber scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Jobber misses.
Jobber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggler finds it's way round the side to connect with Jobber's head.
Some wild striking there from Jobber.
Jobber scores with a hook to the body. Diggler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jobber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggler rather than just go for the knockout.
Jobber connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Diggler misses.
Jobber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diggler counters with an outside leg kick.
Jobber looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggler is just out of range.
Diggler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber throws a series of punches but Diggler avoids them all with ease.
Diggler looks to land a right hand but Jobber moved out of range.
Diggler cracks Jobber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jobber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diggler. Diggler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Jobber misses the target.
Diggler tries a head kick but it misses.
Diggler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jobber. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jobber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Jobber misses the target.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Jobber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jobber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Diggler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diggler stalling.
Diggler gets through Jobber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jobber avoiding damage as Diggler throws knees to the body.
Diggler is stalling here.
Diggler tries a body shot but Jobber blocks it.
Diggler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jobber jumps guard but Diggler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diggler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diggler lands with a light punch inside.
Jobber is trying to force a seperation but Diggler has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Diggler.
Jobber struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggler controls his hands.
Jobber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diggler walks away with a smile on his face. Jobber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diggler counters with a good, hard body kick but Jobber shrugs it off.
Jesse James Diggler is winning the standup battle so far.
Jobber is breathing heavily.
Jobber misses the jab.
Diggler throws a looping overhand right but Jobber ducks down to avoid it.
Diggler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Danga de danga de dang - Jobber scores with a four punch combination!
Diggler misses with a body shot.
Jobber misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jobber digs a good hook to Diggler's body.
Diggler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler tries to clinch up.
Diggler missing with a left hand there. Jobber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Jobber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jobber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jobber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diggler counters with a nice body kick.
Diggler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jobber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jobber. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggler throws a series of punches but Jobber avoids them all with ease.
Jobber throws an off balance right hand
and Diggler counters with a series of strikes. Jobber will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse James Diggler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diggler misses with a wild body shot.
Diggler rushes Jobber and presses him up against the cage.
Jobber drags the fight down to the ground.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving.
Diggler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jobber on the ground.
Diggler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jobber is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Diggler rolls with it to try and escape but Jobber cranks on the arm and Diggler is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). King Jobber!
King Jobber took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kayla Khaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahiro Akiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayla Khaine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kayla Khaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahiro Akiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyoshi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khaine finds it's way round the side to connect with Akiyoshi's head.
Akiyoshi walks into a jab.
Khaine misses with a straight right.
Khaine connects with a right hand. Akiyoshi shakes it off.
Khaine moves out of range of the body kick from Akiyoshi.
Khaine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kayla Khaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khaine throws a hook to the side of Akiyoshi's head but Akiyoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khaine throws a series of punches but Akiyoshi avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Khaine. No joy for Akiyoshi on that attempt.
Khaine fails to land with a series of punches.
Khaine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akiyoshi scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Akiyoshi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khaine working to try and regain half guard.
Khaine reaches up and holds on to Akiyoshi to control the position.
Khaine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khaine tries to get out of the position.
Akiyoshi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyoshi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Akiyoshi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Khaine is desperately trying to improve his position but Akiyoshi has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Akiyoshi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Akiyoshi dominating with strikes here.
Akiyoshi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Khaine is rocked!
Akiyoshi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Khaine bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Akiyoshi and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takahiro Akiyoshi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vik Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - . 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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28
163 lbs
7 - 12 - 1 |
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23
166 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vik Black!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leepen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leepen misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a head kick that wobbles Leepen - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Black sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vik Black!
In his post fight interview, Vik Black started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sai Fukuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with Ratamahatta by Sepultura blaring out of the sound system. 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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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adriano Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sai Fukuta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fukuta misses with a double jab.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Fukuta rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fukuta moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Fukuta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Fukuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Fukuta moved out of range nicely.
Fukuta looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Fukuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukuta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fukuta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fukuta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Fukuta misses with a body punch
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukuta wants to clinch.
Fukuta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sai Fukuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia trying to control but Fukuta is having none of it.
Fukuta really wants to buck Garcia off and get back to his feet.
Fukuta can't escape the position.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Fukuta to control.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Fukuta is squirming around nicely.
Fukuta is trying to escape the mount.
Fukuta prevents Garcia from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fukuta wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Fukuta's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Garcia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fukuta to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fukuta shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia lands a big shot there that rocks Fukuta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fukuta wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia working for a submission but Fukuta is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukuta really wants to buck Garcia off and get back to his feet.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Fukuta to control.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Fukuta to control.
Fukuta wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fukuta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fukuta really wants to buck Garcia off and get back to his feet.
Garcia controlling from the full mount.
Fukuta wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fukuta is looking to escape.
Fukuta is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia lands a big elbow.
Garcia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fukuta looks a forlorn figure.
Garcia unloading with bombs!
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!
Fukuta is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Garcia wants to take Fukuta's back here but Fukuta is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukuta wants to get back to his feet.
Fukuta somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fukuta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fukuta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fukuta takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Sai Fukuta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fukuta swinging wildly here.
Fukuta misses with a double jab.
Garcia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fukuta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fukuta keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukuta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fukuta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuta doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Garcia is standing up over Fukuta. Fukuta looks to escape but Garcia dives into side control.
Garcia working away.
Fukuta is trying to work for a sweep but Garcia has mounted him!
Fukuta regains half guard.
Garcia stalling.
Fukuta is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fukuta is trying to control but can't.
Fukuta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia is trying to control. Fukuta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fukuta throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a body punch but Fukuta moves out of range.
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tries for a kimura but Fukuta is defending well.
Fukuta is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia is really struggling to control Fukuta but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta pushes Garcia away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Garcia gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fukuta tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Garcia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Fukuta wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Fukuta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garcia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garcia working Fukuta over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garcia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fukuta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to control but Fukuta wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukuta taking shots to the head.
Fukuta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia trying to control but Fukuta is having none of it.
Fukuta is just holding on here. Garcia manages to take his back.
Fukuta covers up after that shot from Garcia.
Fukuta is covering up but some of the strikes from Garcia are getting through and doing damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukuta is trying to get back to his feet but Garcia has full control of the position and if anything, Fukuta has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Garcia lands shots from the back.
Garcia is punishing Fukuta with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Garcia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Fukuta.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Fukuta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fukuta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Fukuta misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Fukuta shoots in.
Fukuta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Fukuta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fukuta shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Fukuta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adriano Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sai Fukuta.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fukuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
Fukuta is looking to improve his position.
Garcia working over Fukuta with some ground and pound. Fukuta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia uses his free foot to push down on Fukuta's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fukuta.
Garcia with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcia cracks Fukuta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Garcia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with good strikes from the mount here!
Sai Fukuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukuta wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Fukuta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fukuta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuta can't escape the position.
Fukuta is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fukuta trying desperately to get to his feet.
Adriano Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fukuta is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcia prevents Fukuta from getting the reversal.
Garcia 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fukuta manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Garcia cracks Fukuta with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garcia is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fukuta is trying to escape and Garcia transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fukuta is forced to tap! Nice work there by Garcia! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adriano Garcia!
A victorious Adriano Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cardosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardosa comes to the cage accompanied by Pennywise - Bro Hymn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Cardosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Regal Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but Cardosa shows good takedown defense.
Cardosa tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Cardosa. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Cardosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cardosa is pressing down on Sackett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cardosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sackett stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Cardosa throws up his legs and catches Sackett in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sackett tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Cardosa! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Felix Cardosa!
A relieved looking Felix Cardosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frank Sinatra - Luck Be a Lady 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultan Carver!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carver!
Drogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Drogo connects with a crisp jab.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo throws a jab but it's blocked by Carver.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carver connects with a single shot there.
Carver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drogo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carver scores with a nice body kick.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Carver! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sultan Carver!
Sultan Carver is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Sultan Carver was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Smashsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather . Smashsky has chosen Just Run as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergei Smashsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Vaughn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Smashsky!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vaughn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smashsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vaughn defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smashsky is defended easily by Vaughn.
James Vaughn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Smashsky.
Smashsky fails with the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vaughn.
Vaughn swings for the body but Smashsky moves out of range.
Vaughn scores with a body shot.
Vaughn thumps Smashsky with a low kick.
Smashsky looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smashsky in his tracks.
It looks like Sergei Smashsky has been cut.
Vaughn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vaughn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smashsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn lands a brutal head kick. Smashsky looks out on his feet and Vaughn throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). James Vaughn!
Our winner, James Vaughn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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