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Rivals LXIII: Blaze vs. Ghetto PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peder Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fortaleza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peder Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Fortaleza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsund throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortaleza counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsund slips a jab and a cross from Fortaleza.
Fortaleza walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fortaleza, as that shot connected.
Peder Bjornsund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Fortaleza.
A jab lands there for Bjornsund.
It looks like Jim Fortaleza has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsund misses the target.
Fortaleza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsund.
A good leg kick by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsund looks to throw the jab but Fortaleza is out of range.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund misses with a wild combination.
Bjornsund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjornsund clinches with his opponent.
Fortaleza managing to block the knees to the body from Bjornsund.
A short uppercut from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund lands an elbow that stopped Fortaleza in his tracks for a moment.
Fortaleza avoiding damage as Bjornsund throws knees to the body.
Bjornsund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bjornsund manages to break the clinch.
Bjornsund just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortaleza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund lands with a nice body punch.
Peder Bjornsund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjornsund tries to clinch but Fortaleza is having none of it.
Bjornsund throws out a loose jab but Fortaleza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortaleza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjornsund is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fortaleza.
Bjornsund darts in trying to clinch
and Fortaleza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving 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!
Bjornsund closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund lands a head kick!
Fortaleza fails with the takedown.
Bjornsund throws a right hand that misses
and Fortaleza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsund is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fortaleza lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortaleza slips under a jab from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortaleza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund lands a nice shot that snaps Fortaleza's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsund misses with a left hand
and Fortaleza counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza throws a low kick but Bjornsund moves out of range easily.
Bjornsund moves in looking to clinch but Fortaleza pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund looks to land a combination but Fortaleza avoids it well.
Bjornsund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fortaleza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsund misses with a head kick.
Bjornsund misses with a combination
and Fortaleza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjornsund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bjornsund misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peder Bjornsund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fortaleza's cut.
That's time! Bjornsund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bjornsund thumps Fortaleza with a low kick.
Bjornsund throws a shot from downtown. Fortaleza moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund tries to bum rush Fortaleza with a series of wild strikes but Fortaleza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjornsund with a nice cross.
Fortaleza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bjornsund did well to prevent Fortaleza getting side control.
Fortaleza throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bjornsund to regain full guard.
Bjornsund keeping moving, preventing Fortaleza from controlling successfully.
Fortaleza tries to free his leg and advance position but Bjornsund is retaining full guard.
Fortaleza advances to half guard.
Fortaleza is keen to just control but Bjornsund is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund is positioning himself well to prevent Fortaleza advancing to mount.
Bjornsund tries to get to full guard but Fortaleza has control of the leg.
Fortaleza is working for a submission of some sort.
Bjornsund knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fortaleza on the ground.
Fortaleza thows a huge punch but Bjornsund dodges it nicely.
Fortaleza tries to pass to full mount but Bjornsund defends it.
Fortaleza wants to control but Bjornsund is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza misses with a head shot. Bjornsund uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bjornsund on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bjornsund tries to get out of the position.
Fortaleza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjornsund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortaleza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fortaleza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fortaleza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fortaleza uses his free foot to push down on Bjornsund's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bjornsund.
Bjornsund can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza throws a wild left hand from mount and Bjornsund manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Fortaleza trying to pass the guard but Bjornsund defending well.
Fortaleza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fortaleza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fortaleza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bjornsund has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fortaleza mounts Bjornsund! Really nice guard pass there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza looking to finish with strikes here!
Fortaleza moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bjornsund has worked his arm free - good work by Bjornsund!
Fortaleza has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fortaleza unloads with some shots from mount but Bjornsund bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortaleza looking to ground and pound but Bjornsund is blocking nicely.
Fortaleza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fortaleza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Fortaleza's cut.
That's time! Bjornsund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bjornsund wants to clinch.
Fortaleza keeps the fight on the outside.
Fortaleza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsund throws out the jab.
Fortaleza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsund digs a good hook to Fortaleza's body.
Bjornsund throws a hook to the side of Fortaleza's head but Fortaleza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsund gets a clinch.
Bjornsund lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortaleza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bjornsund lands an elbow inside that Fortaleza shrugs off.
Fortaleza is trying to push Bjornsund away but Bjornsund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjornsund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjornsund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fortaleza'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.
Fortaleza working hard to break the clinch.
Bjornsund manages to break the clinch.
Bjornsund's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bjornsund duly obliges.
Fortaleza checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bjornsund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjornsund throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bjornsund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fortaleza counters with a right hand to the body.
Bjornsund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortaleza manages to avoid it.
Bjornsund tests Fortaleza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjornsund misses with a leg kick.
Peder Bjornsund is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjornsund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fortaleza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortaleza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bjornsund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjornsund looks for the body kick but Fortaleza saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Fortaleza.
Fortaleza lands a glancing blow to the side of Bjornsund's head.
Fortaleza ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsund.
Jab, jab by Bjornsund - just one landing.
Bjornsund is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortaleza counters with a series of strikes. Bjornsund will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bjornsund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fortaleza counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortaleza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bjornsund's hands.
Fortaleza checks a low kick from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund tries to clinch up but Fortaleza circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsund paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bjornsund, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortaleza lands a nice looking body shot.
Bjornsund throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortaleza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peder Bjornsund showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bjornsund has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peder Bjornsund!
A very excited looking Peder Bjornsund rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chang Sun Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones- Be quiet and drive. Great Pete will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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236 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Chang Sun Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Pete!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pete looks to score with a jab to the body but Son is just out of range.
Son throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pete's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pete is rocked!
Pete throws a wild body kick that Son sees coming a mile off.
Son blocks a head kick by Pete.
Son feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pete sprawling to the canvas! Pete rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Son finish him?!
Pete is still on wobbly legs! Can Son finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Son. No joy for Pete on that attempt.
Pete seems to have recovered his senses.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Son! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chang Sun Son!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chang Sun Son waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Trampolina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Trampolina!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trampolina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trampolina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bannon is leaning against Trampolina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bannon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trampolina.
Bannon has Trampolina pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Bannon.
Trampolina with a poor takedown
and Bannon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trampolina is looking to clinch.
Bannon lands a jab to Trampolina's midsection.
Trampolina misses with a takedown
and Bannon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampolina takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bannon jabs at Trampolina's body.
Bannon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trampolina doesn't seem bothered though.
Bannon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trampolina shoots and misses
enabling Bannon to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeremy Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Trampolina.
Trampolina doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bannon counters with a nice body shot.
Trampolina looks winded!
Bannon tests Trampolina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krzysztof Trampolina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bannon lands a jab to Trampolina's midsection.
Bannon lands a body shot.
Bannon cracks Trampolina with a good jab.
Trampolina moves in looking to clinch but Bannon pushes him off.
Trampolina fails with the takedown
and Bannon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trampolina thinking.
Trampolina on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampolina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bannon.
Trampolina doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bannon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bannon with a nice cross.
Bannon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trampolina doesn't seem bothered though.
Trampolina tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bannon counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Bannon as he connects with a hook.
Trampolina is rocked!
Trampolina fails with the takedown
and Bannon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trampolina is still on wobbly legs! Can Bannon finish him?
Trampolina takes one to the side of the head.
Bannon thuds a left hand into Trampolina's body.
Good shot there by Bannon.
Bannon thuds a left hand into Trampolina's body.
Bannon drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Trampolina right on the button. Trampolina goes down! Bannon follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bannon gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Bannon!
A victorious Jeremy Bannon 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gob Bluthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bluthe comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gob Bluthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Sanchaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluthe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bluthe throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchaz throws a hook but Bluthe avoids it easily.
Sanchaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bluthe as he jumps to the side.
Sanchaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Bluthe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gob Bluthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Sanchaz.
A left lands for Bluthe.
Bluthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchaz misses with an uppercut.
Sanchaz blocks a jab.
Bluthe lands a jab.
It looks like Raul Sanchaz has been cut.
Bluthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchaz moves away.
Bluthe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchaz defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bluthe misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchaz as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchaz swinging wildly here.
Sanchaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bluthe looks to throw the jab but Sanchaz is out of range.
Gob Bluthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bluthe throws a shot from downtown. Sanchaz moves away and avoids it.
Bluthe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bluthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bluthe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchaz defending well as Bluthe loads up on a big left hand.
Bluthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bluthe throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bluthe.
Bluthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchaz is just out of range.
Bluthe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchaz jabs Bluthe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bluthe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bluthe prevents Sanchaz from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz wants to control but Bluthe is keeping busy.
Bluthe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchaz wants to control but Bluthe is keeping busy.
Bluthe trying to pass the guard but Sanchaz defending well.
Bluthe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchaz is looking for a sweep. Bluthe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bluthe prevents Sanchaz from standing back up.
Bluthe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bluthe is pressing down on Sanchaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchaz is holding on for now.
Bluthe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchaz gets full guard.
Bluthe advances to half guard.
Sanchaz trying to hold on to Bluthe's head to control him but Bluthe postures up.
Sanchaz looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe is thwarting Sanchaz's attempts to control the position.
Bluthe passes to side control.
Bluthe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bluthe gets to mount! Sanchaz was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bluthe controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bluthe manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sanchaz to take his back!
Bluthe struggling to land strikes to the head as Sanchaz covers up.
Sanchaz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gob Bluthe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Sanchaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bluthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bluthe.
Gob Bluthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Bluthe - just one landing.
Sanchaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot by Sanchaz.
Bluthe thuds his right hand into Sanchaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bluthe throws out a loose jab but Sanchaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bluthe swivels and escapes.
Sanchaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bluthe. That did some damage!
Sanchaz wants to clinch.
Sanchaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bluthe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bluthe shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bluthe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bluthe throws a lazy right hand but Sanchaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Sanchaz.
A jab from Sanchaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bluthe misses its intended target.
Bluthe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchaz lands a nice hook to Bluthe's body. Bluthe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchaz closes the distance and pushes Bluthe back into the cage.
Bluthe avoiding damage as Sanchaz throws knees to the body.
Sanchaz stalling in the clinch.
Bluthe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchaz lands a nice elbow.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchaz pushes Bluthe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bluthe tries to circle away but Sanchaz has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bluthe's efforts to push away.
Sanchaz stalling in the clinch.
Sanchaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bluthe tries to break free but Sanchaz pushes him back against the cage.
Bluthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bluthe is trying to force a seperation but Sanchaz has the dominant position.
Sanchaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchaz lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bluthe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchaz won't allow it.
Sanchaz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bluthe takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Sanchaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bluthe is keeping busy.
Bluthe is trying to break free.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchaz lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bluthe's brow.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bluthe is trying to force a seperation but Sanchaz has the dominant position.
Bluthe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchaz has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchaz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bluthe is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchaz has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchaz won't allow it.
Bluthe tries to break free but Sanchaz pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanchaz.
Sanchaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bluthe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanchaz'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.
Sanchaz prevents Bluthe from breaking the clinch.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Bluthe takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bluthe tries to circle away but Sanchaz has him pinned against the cage.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz is controlling him.
Bluthe wants to break free but Sanchaz has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Sanchaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raul Sanchaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bluthe takes one to the chin there.
Bluthe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchaz clinches up against the cage.
Bluthe working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchaz misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Bluthe has had enough of the clinch but Sanchaz keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchaz keeps control of Bluthe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchaz cracks Bluthe with a nice body shot.
Sanchaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bluthe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bluthe blocks a body shot from Sanchaz.
Bluthe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchaz has him pressed against the cage.
Bluthe letting Sanchaz take a breather here.
Sanchaz tries to stall but Bluthe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluthe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bluthe is defending well for now.
Sanchaz is struggling to control the position.
Sanchaz has Bluthe pressed against the cage, preventing Bluthe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchaz tries to work over Bluthe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bluthe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchaz misses with a body punch.
Bluthe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bluthe tries to break free but Sanchaz pushes him back against the cage.
Bluthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bluthes head.
Bluthe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Sanchaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bluthe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bluthe working hard to break the clinch.
Bluthe is trying to break the clinch but Sanchaz has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchaz is looking to control Bluthe's arms but Bluthe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchaz has his back to the cage.
Bluthe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bluthe is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchaz has double underhooks.
Bluthe wants to break free but Sanchaz has control.
Bluthe is trying to force a seperation but Sanchaz has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchaz is stalling here.
Sanchaz landing knees to the body.
Sanchaz stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bluthe backwards.
Sanchaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Raul Sanchaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bluthe gets an underhook and turns Sanchaz into the cage.
Sanchaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Bluthe can't break the clinch.
Sanchaz taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raul Sanchaz.
Bluthe missing with a left hand there. Sanchaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchaz throws a right and a left that Bluthe avoids nicely.
Sanchaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick from Sanchaz lands but Bluthe takes it in his stride.
Bluthe shoots in but Sanchaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bluthe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bluthe throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchaz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bluthe really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bluthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchaz. Sanchaz obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Bluthe misses its intended target.
Bluthe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Bluthe misses.
Sanchaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchaz lands with an overhand left.
Bluthe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchaz.
The fighters circling - Bluthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchaz throws a sloppy head kick and Bluthe moves out of range easily.
Sanchaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bluthe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Sanchaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Sanchaz!
Raul Sanchaz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Miller looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Miller!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Kush. Kush maintains the clinch.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kush tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
A short left from Kush.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kush stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Kush shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Kush has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kush prevents a body shot from Miller.
Kush scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Kush blocks an uppercut.
Miller is leaning against Kush and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kush is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kush blocking some punches.
Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
Kush throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Kush tries to clinch up
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Kush shows good takedown defense.
Kush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kush.
Miller dives in and grabs Kush's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kush pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Kush misses the jab.
Kush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Kush fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Kush tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kush tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kush to the ground. Kush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kush darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kush scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Kush swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hindu Kush dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kush fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miller avoids it really well and circles away.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kush.
Kush moves away from the strike by Miller.
Kush gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Kush.
Kush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kush is trying to keep Miller in close.
Kush had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller won't allow Kush to sweep him here.
Kush looking to control.
Kush wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Kush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kush is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Kush is really struggling to control Miller but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Kush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kush looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kush is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Miller jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Kush darts in trying to clinch
and Kush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kush tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kush as he jumps to the side.
Kush throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Kush only half commits.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Miller avoids the body shot from Kush.
Miller 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller leaves Kush with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Kush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kush looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kush is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miller off and has taken his back!
Kush connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Miller to escape the position.
Kush throws a series of strikes and Miller wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush raining down hammerfists from mount.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kush with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush landing shots from mount.
Kush looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
Hindu Kush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller wants to control but Kush is having none of it.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller is trying to escape the mount.
Kush throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kush unloads with some shots from mount but Miller bucks and avoids them well.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Kush's attempts to control the action.
Miller taking shots to the head.
Kush thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller regains half guard.
Miller is positioning himself well to prevent Kush advancing to mount.
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. Kush connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kush trying to control from Miller's half guard. Miller has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kush trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hindu Kush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kush 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hindu Kush!
After the big win, Hindu Kush made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuma Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchida has chosen Pride as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuma Uchida!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchida leaves Dux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dux has his takedown stuffed
and Uchida counters with a head kick. That will keep Dux thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dux moves out of range as Uchida throws a body kick.
Dux with a poor takedown
and Uchida counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dux!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dux tries to reverse the position but Uchida maintains control.
Dux tries to hold on but Uchida pushes him away.
Uchida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uchida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dux slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dux is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Takuma Uchida.
Dux tries for a takedown but Uchida circles away easily
and Uchida counters with a nice body kick.
Dux shoots and misses
and Uchida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dux has his takedown stuffed
and Uchida counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dux's guard now.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Uchida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like Uchida might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Uchida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dux is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Takuma Uchida was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dux shoots in for a double leg but Uchida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uchida counters with a good, hard body kick but Dux shrugs it off.
Dux shoots and misses
and Uchida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dux blocks a head kick by Uchida.
Uchida lands a front kick.
Dux avoids a kick to the body.
Dux with a poor takedown
and Uchida counters with a nice body kick.
Dux has his takedown stuffed
and Uchida counters with a thumping low kick.
Uchida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uchida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dux's sensitive parts.
Uchida connects with an inside leg kick.
Uchida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uchida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dux is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Uchida has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Uchida!
Uchida passes Dux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Uchida seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux is trying to get back to full guard.
Dux is not content to let Uchida control the position.
Dux is looking to control Uchida's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dux avoid being mounted?
Dux is staying active underneath Uchida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dux makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dux.
Uchida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dux wants to sweep but no luck.
Dux looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Takuma Uchida.
Uchida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dux tries for a takedown but Uchida circles away easily
and Uchida counters with a body kick that stops Dux in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Uchida counters with a nice body kick.
Dux misses with a takedown
and Uchida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dux really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takuma Uchida 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.
Uchida throws a body punch but Dux moves out of range.
Dux misses with a takedown attempt
and Uchida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dux is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dux shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dux shoots and misses
and Uchida counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uchida shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dux manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dux keeping full guard, as Uchida tries to pass.
Uchida forces his way into half guard.
Uchida controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dux wants to control but Uchida is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchida tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Uchida wants to work for an arm triangle but Dux is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dux is staying active underneath Uchida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dux wants to improve his position but Uchida is controlling well.
Dux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dux has his hands on Uchida's head, controlling the position.
Uchida 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchida wants to get up but he can't break Dux's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Takuma Uchida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dux is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Uchida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uchida lands a head kick. Dux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uchida counters with a two punch combo.
Dux is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Uchida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uchida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uchida lands a brutal head kick. Dux looks out on his feet and Uchida throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Takuma Uchida!
An out of breath Takuma Uchida 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Awesome's Theme Song . Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xinhai, right into the meat.
A big right from Xinhai misses.
Jorma throws a sloppy head kick and Xinhai moves out of range easily.
Xinhai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jorma counters with a left to the body.
Jorma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jorma throws a looping overhand right but Xinhai ducks down to avoid it.
Jorma tries to clinch there but Xinhai circles away.
Xinhai throws a jab when Jorma was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xinhai.
Jorma has Xinhai up against the cage in a clinch.
Jorma lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jorma as Xinhai tries to tie him up.
Xinhai blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jorma no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jorma has his foot on Xinhai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xinhai works his way back into a safe position though.
Xinhai throws a big right hand that misses.
Jorma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Xinhai defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xinhai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xinhai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xinhai is one step ahead there.
Xinhai throws a big elbow that misses.
Jorma 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.
Xinhai throwing strikes but missing.
Jorma has his foot on Xinhai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xinhai works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws an elbow that misses. Jorma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xinhai's guard. Nice move by Jorma!
Jorma wants to pass the guard but Xinhai is keeping the position.
Jorma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xinhai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Xinhai is trying to control the position but Jorma postures up.
Xinhai has his hands on Jorma's head, controlling the position.
Xinhai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yang Xinhai has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jorma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jorma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xinhai works Jorma's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xinhai tries to bum rush Jorma with a series of wild strikes but Jorma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Jorma digs a good hook to Xinhai's body.
Jorma lands a nice looking body shot.
Jorma misses with an uppercut.
Xinhai misses the shot to the body.
Jorma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xinhai throws a sloppy head kick and Jorma moves out of range easily.
Xinhai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorma.
Jorma checks a leg kick.
Jorma scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorma tries to clinch up.
Xinhai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorma is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Jorma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jorma.
Xinhai is rocked!
Jorma cracks Xinhai with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rasva Jorma!
Post fight, Rasva Jorma took to the microphone: 'This victory was a great step for all of you but I knew it was to come. I want to thank myself because Im just that awesomely awesome!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Leroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroix comes to the cage accompanied by Jump you f***** jump. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Leroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brick Tires!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tires. Tires circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leroix wants to clinch up but Tires keeps it at a distance.
Leroix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Tires.
Tires moves forwards but Leroix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leroix blocks a jab.
Tires throws a looping overhand right but Leroix ducks down to avoid it.
Leroix throws a head kick that misses.
Tires thuds a left hand into Leroix's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tires, right into the meat.
Leroix misses with a straight left.
Tires drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leroix with a hook.
Tires connects with a solid leg kick.
Leroix is breathing heavily.
Tires closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tires manages to break the clinch.
Tires misses with a body kick.
Tires gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroix pushes off an throws an elbow but Tires leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leroix managing to block the knees to the body from Tires.
Leroix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tires or not.
Leroix tries to break the clinch but Tires is controlling the position.
Tires is trying to break the clinch but Leroix is controlling him.
Tires lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ricardo Leroix has been cut.
Tires misses with some punches.
Tires is trying to break the clinch but Leroix is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tires takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tires is trying to maintain a safe position but Leroix gets an underhook and turns Tires into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leroix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tires's brow.
Leroix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tires throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tires creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tires taking a breather.
Tires escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroix takes a swing at Tires's ribcage but misses.
Leroix misses with a kick to the body.
Tires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leroix was well out of range. Poor timing from Tires.
Tires thuds his shin into the meat of Leroix's side.
Leroix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leroix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leroix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tires lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tires throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leroix's head.
Tires misses with an uppercut. Leroix saw that one coming.
Leroix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tires lands with a nice body punch.
Tires lands with a straight right. Leroix didn't see that one coming.
Leroix misses with a low kick.
Brick Tires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tires lands a brutal head kick. Leroix looks out on his feet and Tires throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Brick Tires!
A relieved looking Brick Tires 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto has chosen Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze looks to clinch
and Ghetto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blaze's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Blaze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ghetto scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaze should have avoided that one.
Project Ghetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghetto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Ghetto.
Blaze is looking to score with low kicks.
Ghetto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaze's waist but Blaze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ghetto off to one side.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Ghetto.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Ghetto avoids it well.
Tyson Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaze throws a combination that misses
and Ghetto counters with a left and a right that stings Blaze.
Blaze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ghetto looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ghetto. Blaze shrugs it off though.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghetto.
Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghetto has managed to clinch.
Blaze trying to stall but Ghetto improves his position.
Ghetto has clasped his hands together around Blaze's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blaze gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ghetto wants to pass to mount but Blaze is defending the position.
Ghetto with the ground and pound but Blaze uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ghetto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ghetto preventing the sweep.
Ghetto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ghetto trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Ghetto landing some decent shots from guard.
Ghetto stands and throws Blaze's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blaze takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ghetto trying to control the action but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze regains half guard, as Ghetto was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ghetto.
Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blaze to regain full guard.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghetto.
Ghetto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaze is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Ghetto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blaze moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blaze misses with a combination
and Ghetto counters with an inside leg kick.
Ghetto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghetto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ghetto gets a double leg takedown into Blaze's guard.
Ghetto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghetto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ghetto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ghetto wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Ghetto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ghetto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ghetto wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ghetto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ghetto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ghetto throwing strikes but missing.
Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghetto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze trying to keep a closed guard but Ghetto is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghetto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Ghetto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Project Ghetto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghetto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ghetto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Ghetto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghetto is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Ghetto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ghetto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghetto distracts Blaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ghetto wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ghetto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blaze!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Ghetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghetto connects with a crisp jab.
Ghetto shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Blaze wants to clinch up but Ghetto keeps it at a distance.
Ghetto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghetto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghetto thows a leg kick but Blaze checks it
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghetto throws a body kick that misses.
Ghetto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Ghetto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyson Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghetto misses with a low kick.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Ghetto tries for a takedown but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Ghetto.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghetto as he connects with a hook.
Ghetto throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
Ghetto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ghetto counters with a nice leg kick.
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ghetto throws a push kick but Blaze slaps the foot to one side.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze throws a low kick but Ghetto avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghetto.
Ghetto throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Ghetto loads up on a big right hand but Blaze slips the punch.
Ghetto clinches up with Blaze and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghetto scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghetto can pounce on him.
Ghetto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghetto is looking to clinch.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blaze scores with a jab to the head.
Ghetto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ghetto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaze.
Ghetto lands the left hand.
Ghetto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaze doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Ghetto. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Ghetto misses.
Blaze misses with a straight right.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze stuffs the takedown.
Tyson Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Project Ghetto.
Ghetto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghetto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaze!
Blaze is desperately trying to improve his position but Ghetto has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghetto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ghetto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blaze being controlled for a moment.
Ghetto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ghetto working the ground and pound but Blaze is defending the strikes.
Ghetto trying to control the action but Blaze is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is pushing Ghetto's head away, looking to escape. Ghetto manages to hold on to the position though.
Sloppy strikes there by Ghetto.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Ghetto drags him back down.
Ghetto tries to score with some ground and pound. Blaze controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Ghetto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze parries the strikes from Ghetto easily there. Ghetto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blaze to escape.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ghetto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blaze is avoiding damage well.
Ghetto is looking to take a break and control but Blaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze parries the strikes from Ghetto easily there. Ghetto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blaze to escape.
Ghetto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ghetto is looking to take a break and control but Blaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghetto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blaze sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blaze taking a bit of punishment here - Ghetto scoring with strikes.
Ghetto throws a strike aimed at the side of Blaze's head but Blaze avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Ghetto crashes against the mat.
Ghetto trying to control the action but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ghetto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaze keeps working.
Ghetto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Blaze's legs.
Blaze is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ghetto off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze doesn't have the hooks in and Ghetto manages to turn into his guard.
Ghetto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaze's head.
Ghetto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghetto wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ghetto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghetto.
Ghetto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blaze throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ghetto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghetto.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Ghetto lands an overhand right.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ghetto counter with a right hand.
Ghetto connects with a crisp jab.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Ghetto avoids nicely.
Ghetto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghetto feints and as Blaze raises his hands in defense, Ghetto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ghetto trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Ghetto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghetto throws a big right hand that misses.
Ghetto wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Ghetto is having none of it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ghetto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blaze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghetto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghetto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Ghetto tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ghetto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Ghetto throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghetto.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ghetto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ghettois looking to pass into half guard but Blaze pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Blaze is in guard.
Ghetto is trying to keep Blaze in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghetto has his foot on Blaze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blaze works his way back into a safe position though.
Ghetto has control of Blaze's left arm, preventing Blaze from doing any damage.
Ghetto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blaze defends it easily.
Tyson Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghetto working for submissions but it's allowed Blaze to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghetto wants to control but Blaze is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project Ghetto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghetto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Project Ghetto!
Project Ghetto is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Project Ghetto, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble). Thorn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ramon Manlucas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marduk Thorn's 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marduk Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manlucas misses with a leg kick.
Thorn lands with a shot to the body.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but Manlucas moved out of range.
Manlucas scores with the left hand. Thorn knows he should have avoided that one.
Manlucas connects with a leg kick. Thorn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thorn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manlucas throws out a loose jab but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorn tries to clinch but Manlucas is having none of it.
Thorn moves away from the strike by Manlucas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Manlucas.
Manlucas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorn moves in looking to clinch but Manlucas pushes him off.
Thorn gets a clinch.
Manlucas is trying to pull guard but Thorn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Thorn leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlucas tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Manlucas back against the cage.
Thorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manlucas.
Manlucas working hard to break the clinch.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manlucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Manlucas misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorn prevents Manlucas from breaking the clinch.
Thorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Manlucas avoids the damage to the body.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manlucas's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manlucas throws a low kick but Thorn moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manlucas.
Manlucas scores with a punch to the head.
Thorn misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn wants to clinch up but Manlucas keeps it at a distance.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manlucas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn moves in looking to clinch but Manlucas pushes him off.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manlucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Thorn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manlucas finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorn's head.
Manlucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manlucas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manlucas.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manlucas moves away.
Thorn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manlucas counters with a left and a right that stings Thorn.
Thorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manlucas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manlucas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorn looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manlucas manages to break the clinch.
Manlucas misses with a body shot.
Thorn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorn scores with the left hand. Manlucas knows he should have avoided that one.
Thorn looks to land a combination but Manlucas avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manlucas.
Thorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manlucas to score with a decent uppercut.
Manlucas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manlucas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manlucas lands a slapping body shot.
Manlucas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thorn.
Manlucas throws a right hand that Thorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorn also avoids with ease.
Manlucas lands a jab to Thorn's midsection.
Thorn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manlucas rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn throws a solid leg kick but Manlucas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thorn.
Ramon Manlucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Manlucas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorn connects with a combination that backs up Manlucas into the cage. Thorn lands a flurry of punches that gets past Manlucas's guard. Manlucas is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Thorn bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marduk Thorn!
During a confident post fight interview, Marduk Thorn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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