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TRFC5: Up for grabs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floynny Pacweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walking Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: carino brutal. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Walking Stick enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floynny Pacweather Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walking Stick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stick looks to throw the jab but Pacweather Jr is out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Stick has eaten all the pies!
Stick throws a hook but Pacweather Jr blocks it.
Stick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stick wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Stick misses the target.
Pacweather Jr tries for a takedown but Stick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacweather Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stick wants to get back to his feet but Pacweather Jr passes into half guard.
Pacweather Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stick tries to kick Pacweather Jr off but Pacweather Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pacweather Jr moves into full mount! Stick won't be happy about that!
Pacweather Jr content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacweather Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacweather Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stick for as long as he can get away with.
Stick is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Pacweather Jr has taken his back!
Pacweather Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stick looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Stick is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and Pacweather Jr manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by Pacweather Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Floynny Pacweather Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stu Pid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stu Pid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernstein tries to clinch up
and Pid counters with a left and a right that stings Bernstein.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bernstein.
Bernstein closes the distance and pushes Pid back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernstein is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pid keeps the fight on the outside.
Pid with a jab.
Pid keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Bernstein with that takedown attempt.
Stu Pid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Bernstein.
Pid swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Pid. No joy for Bernstein on that attempt.
Stu Pid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooh!!! Pid has knocked Bernstein down with a huge combo! Pid steps away and waves a wobbly Bernstein back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Eli Bernstein has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernstein tries to land a front kick but Pid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pid swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernstein.
Pid lands a right hook to the body.
Bernstein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bernstein wants to clinch but Pid slips to the side
enabling Pid to counter with a crisp jab.
Bernstein tries to clinch but Pid moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein tries to clinch but Pid is having none of it.
Pid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bernstein.
Bernstein is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pid is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bernstein.
Bernstein has closed the distance and engaged Pid in a clinch.
Bernstein has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pid avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bernstein is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pid is defending well.
Bernstein looks winded!
Pid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Pid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bernstein is looking to control Pid's arms but Pid gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bernstein has his back to the cage.
Pid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pid drops Bernstein with a beautiful combination! Bernstein stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pid is looking for the KO!
Bernstein is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pid drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Bernstein's head, knocking him out cold! Pid is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Pid!
Stu Pid gave a mention to Heroic Combat Gear (Laundry service) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izanagami Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izanagami Kami has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phoenix Miyamoto's chin.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagami Kami!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami misses with a takedown attempt - Miyamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Miyamoto gets underhooks to prevent Kami's takedown attempt.
Kami managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
Kami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miyamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phoenix Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izanagami Kami.
Kami wants to take the fight to the mat but Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Izanagami Kami has been cut.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
Kami avoids a wild elbow strike from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto stops a takedown attempt from Kami.
Kami drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Kami shrugs off.
Kami letting Miyamoto take a breather here.
Kami looking for a takedown.
Kami has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miyamoto after a bit of a struggle.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Kami shrugs off.
Miyamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miyamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miyamoto has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kami looks winded!
Miyamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miyamoto kicks Kami off and gets to his feet.
Miyamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Kami defending well as Miyamoto loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miyamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Miyamoto drives through and clinches with Kami against the cage.
Miyamoto lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miyamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a knee to the body.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto gets underhooks to prevent Kami's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto trying to control the position but instead, Kami has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyamoto into the cage.
Miyamoto digs a right hand underneath Kami's ribcage. Kami let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miyamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Kami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kami goes for a takedown attempt but Miyamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Miyamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kami is defending well for now.
Kami wants a takedown but no success here.
Kami drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
A short uppercut from Miyamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands a body shot.
Miyamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kami is looking for a takedown.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miyamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kami avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
A short right from Miyamoto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miyamoto.
Kami is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miyamoto is defending well.
Miyamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kami.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miyamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Miyamoto.
A short body shot lands from Miyamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kami avoids it.
Miyamoto is working Kami over against the cage.
Kami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Miyamoto clinches with his opponent.
Kami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Kami is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kami goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miyamoto prevents it.
Good body shot from Miyamoto.
Kami managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Izanagami Kami's cut even more.
Kami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Miyamoto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kami avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Kami takes a shot to the head.
Kami is rocked!
The cut above Izanagami Kami's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Miyamoto lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izanagami Kami's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miyamoto clinches up with Kami and pushes him back against the cage.
Miyamoto drops Kami onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kami is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kami is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
A right hand to the body from Miyamoto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto is leaning against Kami and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phoenix Miyamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miyamoto cracks Kami with a nice body shot.
Miyamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kami backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
The referee calls for Miyamoto to work.
Miyamoto dips a shoulder and cracks Kami with a mighty uppercut! Kami falls back against the cage and Miyamoto unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kami is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Miyamoto screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Miyamoto!
Phoenix Miyamoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roscrow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Middle Of It Now. Perry Roscrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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247 lbs
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245 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Roscrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon misses with a head kick.
Roscrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Roscrow shoots in and drives through. Pendragon sprawls well.
Roscrow swinging wildly here.
Roscrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Roscrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pendragon circles away quickly and effectively.
Roscrow misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Roscrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roscrow.
Roscrow misses with a wild body shot.
Roscrow throws a lazy body kick
and Pendragon counters with a series of strikes that sends Roscrow to the canvas! Pendragon follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pendragon wanted to stand there but Roscrow had control of the position.
Roscrow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pendragon!
Roscrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roscrow swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pendragon is now in Roscrow's guard. A big mistake from Roscrow there, giving up the dominant position!
Roscrow controlling the position.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Roscrow is keeping the position.
Pendragon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roscrow's guard.
Roscrow wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roscrow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roscrow keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Pendragon stopping the sweep attempt from Roscrow.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Roscrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon stands and steps away. Roscrow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Pendragon does no damage.
Pendragon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Mike Pendragon has been cut.
Roscrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Pendragon scores with a one two! Roscrow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Pendragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roscrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roscrow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pendragon.
Roscrow is breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roscrow enables Pendragon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roscrow manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Roscrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Roscrow is keeping the position.
Roscrow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pendragon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roscrow is looking to regain half guard here but Pendragon keeps moving and retains side control.
Pendragon is looking to take a break and control but Roscrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roscrow wants to control but Pendragon postures up.
Roscrow is trying to escape the position but Pendragon is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon looking to control but instead Roscrow has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Pendragon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roscrow is just riding it out for now. Pendragon eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow is in trouble now - Pendragon has advanced to mount!
Pendragon tries to control but Roscrow wriggling away.
Roscrow gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pendragon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Roscrow is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roscrow punching from the bottom.
Pendragon is keen to just control but Roscrow is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pendragon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Roscrow to the ground! Pendragon dives into full mount looking to finish!
Roscrow is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Roscrow is out cold! Pendragon jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Pendragon!
A very excited looking Mike Pendragon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto closes the distance but Changmin moves to the side
and Changmin counters with a nice body shot.
Changmin blocks a low kick nicely.
Saku Katsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Changmin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Katsumoto there.
Nice straight punches there by Changmin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Changmin.
Katsumoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Changmin sprawls well. He's pushed Katsumoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Changmin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a looping overhand right but Changmin ducks down to avoid it.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Katsumoto misses with a combination
and Changmin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katsumoto throws a jab when Changmin was well out of range.
Changmin slaps away a takedown attempt from Katsumoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shim Changmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Changmin gets caught napping as Katsumoto dives in and scores a takedown. Changmin manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Changmin keeping full guard, as Katsumoto tries to pass.
Katsumoto pushing down on Changmin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Katsumoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Changmin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Katsumoto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Changmin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Katsumoto trying to control from half guard but Changmin is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Changmin is looking for a sweep. Katsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Katsumoto is trying to control. Changmin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Changmin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Katsumoto.
Katsumoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katsumoto is trying to work for a kimura but Changmin is defending well.
Changmin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Changmin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Changmin tries to get out of the position.
Katsumoto stops Changmin from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Changmin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katsumoto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katsumoto is pressing down on Changmin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Changmin is holding on for now.
Katsumoto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Katsumoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Changmin is just riding it out for now. Katsumoto eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Katsumoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Changmin throws a nice looking combination but Katsumoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Changmin slaps away a takedown attempt from Katsumoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Changmin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Changmin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Changmin circles away.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Katsumoto.
Changmin stuffs the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Changmin.
Katsumoto misses with a wild combination.
Changmin throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries to clinch there but Changmin circles away.
Katsumoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsumoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Changmin.
Katsumoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Changmin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katsumoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Changmin doesn't seem bothered though.
Katsumoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katsumoto wants to clinch.
Katsumoto swings for the body but Changmin moves out of range.
Katsumoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Changmin pinned against the cage. Changmin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Changmin jabs at Katsumoto's body.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Changmin but Changmin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Katsumoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katsumoto throws a right and a left that Changmin avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Katsumoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Changmin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Katsumoto does no damage.
Katsumoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Changmin.
Katsumoto shoots in for a takedown but Changmin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsumoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katsumoto throws a looping overhand right but Changmin ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto moves forwards but Changmin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Katsumoto tries for a takedown but Changmin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Katsumoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katsumoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Changmin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Katsumoto somewhat.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a body punch but Changmin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Changmin catches Katsumoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Katsumoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Changmin.
Changmin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Changmin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Changmin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katsumoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Katsumoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Changmin is defending well.
Changmin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin is looking to escape.
Katsumoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Changmin defends it well.
Shim Changmin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katsumoto is trying for a kimura here. Changmin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Katsumoto wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saku Katsumoto!
After winning the bout, Saku Katsumoto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raider Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Raider Browne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Raider Browne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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173 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raider Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White slips a jab from Browne.
Browne lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Browne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Browne throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Browne avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Browne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
White moves out of range as Browne strikes.
White is looking to land body kicks.
White misses with a two punch combination.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
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!
White throws a right hand that Browne ducks under and follows up with a left that Browne also avoids with ease.
White gets a clinch.
Browne is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
Browne blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Browne defends it easily.
Browne tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Browne throwing strikes but missing.
Browne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Browne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Browne trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Browne looking to pass the guard.
Browne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
White looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Browne passes into half guard.
Browne works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
White has given up his back. Will we see Browne going for some submissions?
Browne is working for a rear naked choke. White is not defending it well and Browne has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! White refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of White's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raider Browne!
A very excited looking Raider Browne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tokyo Drift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Drift!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drift throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn gets tackled into the cage by Drift. Drift maintains the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but Drift forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Penn tries to pull guard but Drift forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drift wants the takedown. Penn is fighting it off but Drift persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Penn's guard against the cage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penn controls Drift momentarily but Drift frees himself.
Drift has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn working a defensive guard but Drift passes into half guard.
Penn trying to hold on to Drift's head to control him but Drift postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drift stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Penn to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drift closes the distance and clinches.
Drift prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tokyo Drift has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Penn.
Penn is working for takedown but Drift is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drift lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drift gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Drift pulls Penn into guard.
Penn won't allow Drift to get back to his feet.
Penn wants to control from the top but Drift keeps moving.
Drift is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Drift keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Drift knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn won't allow Drift to get back to his feet.
Penn wants to control from the top but Drift keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Penn controlling the action here.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Drift is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drift regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Drift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drift manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Drift has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Penn looking for a takedown.
Drift with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drift throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drift gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drift walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drift rushes Penn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drift pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn gets control of Drift's arms and successfully pulls guard. Penn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn has his foot on Drift's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drift works his way back into a safe position though.
Drift wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drift passes into side control.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drift stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tokyo Drift will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Drift.
Drift lands a head kick!
Drift connects with a looping right hand.
Drift drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drift wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Drift defends easily.
Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drift doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drift manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drift tries to stand but Penn is controlling from the bottom.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Penn working for a triangle but Drift defends it easily.
Drift tries to stand but Penn is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drift defends it easily.
Drift gets to his feet - Penn follows without any prompting.
Drift lands with a right hand.
Drift scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drift closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Penn controls Drift momentarily but Drift frees himself.
Drift trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penn's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drift is aware though and is defending well.
Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drift is aware though and is defending well.
Drift content to stall in guard here.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drift wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drift trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damien Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drift wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penn has his foot on Drift's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drift works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drift defends it easily.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drift gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drift is looking to stand up but Penn won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Drift's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drift misses with a straight left.
Drift has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drift breaks from the clinch.
Drift throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Penn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Drift is in Penn's guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Drift got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drift has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Drift is proving a slippery customer.
Drift with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Drift rolls with it to try and escape but Penn cranks on the arm and Drift is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damien Penn!
Damien Penn is the new featherweight champion!
Damien Penn very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Judas Theurophoroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theurophoroi comes to the cage accompanied by One Step Closer. . .to the Title Shot!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Theurophoroi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba tries to keep at a distance but Theurophoroi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Theurophoroi working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Theurophoroi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Theurophoroi prevents the takedown attempt.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theurophoroi lands a damaging elbow.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Theurophoroi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Theurophoroi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theurophoroi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Theurophoroi works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
Sakuraba letting Theurophoroi take a breather here.
Sakuraba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Theurophoroi.
Sakuraba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Theurophoroi is defending well.
Judas Theurophoroi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Theurophoroi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body.
Theurophoroi controlling the action here for a moment.
Sakuraba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Theurophoroi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Theurophoroi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theurophoroi connects with a knee to the head.
Theurophoroi works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
Theurophoroi slowing the pace effectively.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Theurophoroi prevents it.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Theurophoroi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Theurophoroi lands a damaging elbow.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside.
Theurophoroi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba looks winded!
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Theurophoroi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sakuraba drops back down to his feet.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Sakuraba shrugs off.
Sakuraba tries to score a body lock takedown but Theurophoroi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Theurophoroi digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
Theurophoroi working the clinch nicely. Sakuraba is working for position but Theurophoroi cracks him with a big knee to the head! Sakuraba crumples up against the cage and Theurophoroi lands two more shots before the ref can save Sakuraba! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Judas Theurophoroi!
Judas Theurophoroi is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Judas Theurophoroi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sunshine of Your Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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186 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams slips a jab from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
A jab from Verzosa misses.
Verzosa sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verzosa.
Verzosa cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams closes the distance but Verzosa moves to the side
enabling Verzosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Verzosa lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Verzosa.
Verzosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verzosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verzosa slips under a jab.
Verzosa lands with a cross.
Verzosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the body.
Verzosa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Verzosa punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa stuffs the takedown.
Verzosa lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Verzosa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Verzosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Verzosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Verzosa lands a right hook to the body.
Verzosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa delivers a nice body kick.
Verzosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Verzosa blocks the low kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Verzosa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Verzosa checks it.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Verzosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Verzosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verzosa looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Verzosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Verzosa moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verzosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Verzosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
A left lands for Verzosa.
Verzosa connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Verzosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verzosa lands a slapping body shot.
Verzosa misses with a hook.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Verzosa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Verzosa slips a jab from Williams.
Verzosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verzosa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Verzosa stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Verzosa swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
A cross from Verzosa lands.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams dives in and grabs Verzosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Verzosa pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Verzosa persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Verzosa counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verzosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams misses with a leg kick
enabling Verzosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verzosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Verzosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Verzosa but Verzosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Remedios Verzosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Williams.
Verzosa takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Verzosa misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Verzosa jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Verzosa thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams throws a head kick but Verzosa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams tries for a takedown but Verzosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Verzosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa lands a jab.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Verzosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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.
Verzosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Verzosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Verzosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Verzosa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Verzosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams wants to clinch
and Verzosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verzosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Remedios Verzosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Verzosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Verzosa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Verzosa off to one side.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Verzosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Verzosa misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Verzosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Verzosa is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Verzosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the body.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Verzosa defends it nicely.
Remedios Verzosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Williams.
Verzosa scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Verzosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Verzosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Verzosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Verzosa.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
A big left from Verzosa misses.
Verzosa misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Verzosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Verzosa.
Verzosa takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Verzosa blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams motions for Verzosa to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa lands the left hand.
Verzosa digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Verzosa counters with a left to the body.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Verzosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams leaves Verzosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Verzosa lands the left hand.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verzosa staying out of range there.
Verzosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Verzosa is out of range.
Verzosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Verzosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Verzosa - just one landing.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the body.
Williams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Verzosa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Verzosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Verzosa decides to stand and escape the position.
Verzosa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Verzosa stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Verzosa cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Verzosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Williams has his foot on Verzosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Verzosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Verzosa but Verzosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Verzosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Verzosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Verzosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Verzosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verzosa pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Verzosa connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Jab by Verzosa.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Verzosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Verzosa.
Verzosa jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Verzosa connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa misses with an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa had his way with Butch Williams in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams cracks the inside of Verzosa's front leg.
Verzosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verzosa lands a slapping body shot.
Verzosa takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Verzosa.
A slapping body kick lands there for Verzosa.
Verzosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Verzosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Verzosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Verzosa.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Verzosa.
Verzosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Verzosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Verzosa cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Verzosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butch Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a straight left.
Verzosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verzosa stuffs the takedown.
Verzosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Verzosa punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams misses with a hook. Verzosa ducked under it nicely.
Verzosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams throws a leg kick but Verzosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verzosa blocks a head kick by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Verzosa backs away looking to recover.
Williams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Verzosa lands with an overhand left.
Verzosa misses with an uppercut.
Verzosa scores with a nice right hand.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Verzosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Verzosa. That snapped Williams's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams tries to work over Verzosa's front leg with a kick but Verzosa checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Verzosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Verzosa is able to avoid easily.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verzosa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Verzosa is in Williams's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams has his foot on Verzosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Verzosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Verzosa stands up from Williams's guard - Verzosa perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Verzosa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
Remedios Verzosa is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Remedios Verzosa made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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274 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarz throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Schwarz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karlsson. Karlsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schwarz moves away.
Karlsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schwarz is fending him off so far but Karlsson persists. Nope, Schwarz circles away and we're back to standing.
Schwarz avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Good shot there by Karlsson.
Schwarz misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schwarz stuffs the takedown.
Schwarz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwarz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Schwarz moves out of range.
Karlsson moves away from the strike by Schwarz.
Schwarz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schwarz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karlsson on the side of the head.
Schwarz misses the shot to the body.
Karlsson shoots for a takedown but Schwarz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarz connects with the punch.
It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karlsson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Karlsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schwarz avoids it really well and circles away.
Karlsson throws a lazy right hand but Schwarz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Schwarz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karlsson thinking.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Schwarz.
Schwarz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horrible takedown by Karlsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Schwarz which made him look bad.
Hans Schwarz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Schwarz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwarz misses with a hook to the body
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Karlsson misses the jab.
Karlsson moves forwards but Schwarz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schwarz misses with an uppercut. Karlsson saw that one coming.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwarz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwarz manages to avoid it.
Schwarz takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson throws the left hand but Schwarz avoids the punch easily.
Schwarz thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwarz tries to bum rush Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karlsson defending well as Schwarz loads up on a big left hand.
Karlsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schwarz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schwarz scores with the left hand. Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karlsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwarz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson misses with a hook.
Schwarz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karlsson throws a hook but Schwarz blocks it.
Schwarz clinches up with Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson wants the takedown. Schwarz is fighting it off but Karlsson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schwarz's guard against the cage.
Schwarz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlsson preventing the sweep.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Schwarz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Schwarz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Karlsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karlsson misses the jab.
Karlsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarz throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwarz lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Schwarz as Karlsson shoots in.
Karlsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck for Karlsson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson shoots in for a double leg but Schwarz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schwarz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Hans Schwarz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwarz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz scores with a hook.
Karlsson takes a swing at Schwarz's ribcage but misses.
Schwarz throws a right and a left that Karlsson avoids nicely.
Schwarz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karlsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schwarz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy Karlsson's cut is getting worse.
Karlsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schwarz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schwarz.
Karlsson gets control of Schwarz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Karlsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Karlsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson looking to control.
Karlsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karlsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz is looking to stand up but Karlsson won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarz won't allow Karlsson to sweep him here.
Karlsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Karlsson thowing shots but they're missing.
Karlsson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Karlsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Schwarz is working to get back to half guard.
Schwarz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Schwarz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Schwarz is trying desperately to improve position.
Schwarz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karlsson trying to control but Schwarz is having none of it.
Karlsson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Karlsson throws a strike there. Schwarz manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Karlsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schwarz looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Karlsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a body punch
and Karlsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karlsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schwarz counters with a left to the body.
Karlsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schwarz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schwarz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schwarz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsson at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwarz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Schwarz.
Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Schwarz.
Schwarz throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schwarz misses with a body shot.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwarz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlsson.
Schwarz pushes Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Schwarz lands a right hand.
Schwarz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karlsson is keeping busy.
Schwarz'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz manages to break the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Schwarz has knocked Karlsson down with a huge combo! Schwarz steps away and waves a wobbly Karlsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Karlsson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarz lands an uppercut, right on the button! Karlsson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Schwarz!
Hans Schwarz is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Hans Schwarz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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