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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikoshima Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hallo Wereld. Thomas Malloy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikoshima Watanabe's chin.
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169 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Malloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikoshima Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malloy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Malloy shoots in looking for a takedown. Watanabe tries to sprawl out of it but Malloy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watanabe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe has managed to clinch.
Malloy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malloy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watanabe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watanabe has Malloy up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Malloy blocks with his arms.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Thomas Malloy has been cut.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Malloy managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe working Malloy over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malloy wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Malloy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick and Malloy moves out of range easily.
Malloy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malloy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Malloy misses.
Malloy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malloy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Malloy is breathing heavily.
Watanabe has closed the distance and engaged Malloy in a clinch.
Malloy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malloy wants a takedown.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malloy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malloy is working for takedown but Watanabe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe lands an elbow inside.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malloy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watanabe clinches up against the cage.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malloy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malloy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Malloy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watanabe is defending well.
Malloy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Malloy won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Malloy wants to take the fight to the mat but Watanabe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Malloy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malloy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malloy has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Malloy wants to take the fight to the mat but Watanabe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malloy's face.
Malloy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malloy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Malloy is blocking nicely.
Malloy looking for a takedown.
Malloy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Watanabe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Malloy avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malloy.
Malloy tries to score a body lock takedown but Watanabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malloy is trying to drag Watanabe to the mat but Watanabe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Malloy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Malloy won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malloy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malloy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watanabe is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Malloy avoids a wild elbow strike from Watanabe.
Malloy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watanabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malloy avoids a wild elbow strike from Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malloy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malloy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watanabe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Malloy is trying to drag Watanabe to the mat but Watanabe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikoshima Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Malloy's cut.
That's time! Malloy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice straight punches there by Malloy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malloy.
Watanabe takes the fight into the clinch.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Malloy is blocking nicely.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malloy.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watanabe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malloy's face.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Watanabe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Malloy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Malloy wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malloy is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe is pressed up against the cage. Malloy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watanabe down to the mat. Watanabe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malloy shoots in but Watanabe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe tries a head kick but it misses.
Malloy thows a body shot but no joy.
Malloy misses with a takedown attempt - Watanabe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malloy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Malloy circles away.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malloy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watanabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malloy fails to land with a series of punches.
Malloy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Malloy.
Malloy goes for a double leg but Watanabe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watanabe continues to drive forward.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malloy's face.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malloy wants to take the fight to the mat but Watanabe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malloy blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malloy avoids it.
Malloy tries to score a body lock takedown but Watanabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watanabe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malloy can't get the takedown.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Malloy wants a takedown.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Malloy avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malloy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Watanabe prevents it.
Malloy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Watanabe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Malloy tries to score a body lock takedown but Watanabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malloy managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Malloy goes for a takedown attempt but Watanabe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watanabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watanabe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malloy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watanabe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malloy is looking to wear down Watanabe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malloy digs a good body shot into Watanabe's ribs.
Watanabe leaves Malloy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malloy tries for a takedown but Watanabe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malloy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Malloy moves out of range.
Malloy looks to score with a jab to the body but Watanabe is just out of range.
Malloy misses with a body shot.
Malloy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watanabe dodges the punch combination from Malloy.
Watanabe instigates a clinch.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Malloy won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malloy has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Malloy.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikoshima Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Malloy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Watanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malloy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Malloy on that attempt.
Malloy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Watanabe quickly recovers to half guard.
Malloy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Watanabe sees it coming and defends easily.
Malloy is working for a kimura but Watanabe is defending it quite comfortably.
Malloy is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malloy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watanabe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malloy.
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.
Malloy tries to pass to full mount but Watanabe defends it.
Watanabe is defending against the submission attempts here by Malloy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malloy is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
Malloy is working for a kimura but Watanabe is defending it quite comfortably.
Malloy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy 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.
Watanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malloy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malloy is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malloy is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malloy to get the leverage.
Thomas Malloy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malloy seems to be looking for submissions.
Malloy is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
Malloy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Malloy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watanabe 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikoshima Watanabe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Typhaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rendo Gracieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rendo Gracieson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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174 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Typhaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rendo Gracieson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Typhaze instigates a clinch.
Typhaze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Typhaze blocks a body shot from Gracieson.
Typhaze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracieson's defenses.
Typhaze lands an elbow inside.
Gracieson jumps guard but Typhaze stands there with Gracieson around his waist. Gracieson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Typhaze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracieson blocks it with crossed arms.
Typhaze lands an elbow inside.
Gracieson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Typhaze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracieson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Typhaze circles away.
King Typhaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rendo Gracieson.
Typhaze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracieson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracieson shoots in for a double leg but Typhaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracieson dives in for a single leg takedown but Typhaze sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Typhaze as the two fighters clinch.
Gracieson struggles to land a body shot inside as Typhaze controls his hands.
Typhaze lands a damaging elbow.
Typhaze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhaze taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Typhaze.
Gracieson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gracieson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Typhaze after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracieson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Typhaze.
Typhaze stalling.
Gracieson throws a head punch that misses.
Typhaze lands an elbow that stopped Gracieson in his tracks for a moment.
Gracieson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Typhaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Typhaze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Typhaze managing to block the knees to the body from Gracieson.
Typhaze managing to block the knees to the body from Gracieson.
Typhaze lands a nice elbow.
Typhaze scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracieson struggles to land a body shot inside as Typhaze controls his hands.
Typhaze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Typhaze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Typhaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Typhaze's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Typhaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Typhaze digs a right hand into Gracieson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracieson's gas tank.
Typhaze lands an uppercut.
Typhaze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Typhaze lands a shot to the body.
Typhaze lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Typhaze.
Typhaze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Typhaze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Typhaze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Typhaze.
Typhaze avoiding damage as Gracieson throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracieson trying to land knees to the body.
Gracieson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Typhaze lands an elbow inside.
Typhaze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracieson trying to control the position but instead, Typhaze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracieson into the cage.
Typhaze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Typhaze blocks a body shot from Gracieson.
Gracieson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Typhaze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Typhaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracieson tries to stall but Typhaze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracieson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Typhaze.
Typhaze lands a damaging elbow.
Gracieson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Typhaze.
Gracieson is still on wobbly legs! Can Typhaze finish him?
Typhaze lands with a short shot to the head.
Typhaze lands a left hand.
Typhaze lands a big knee to the head and Gracieson goes down! Typhaze pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Typhaze!
King Typhaze bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Marcias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yano comes to the cage accompanied by Fleur de Lis - Jucifer. Marcias has chosen Cisco Kid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Koji Yano has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Koji Yano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernardo Marcias!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yano.
Yano misses with a hook. Marcias ducked under it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marcias has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marcias walks into a left hand.
Marcias takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcias moves away.
An inside leg kick from Yano misses.
Marcias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marcias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yano leaning against his opponent.
Yano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yano taking a breather.
Yano throws a head punch that misses.
Yano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcias tries to work over Yano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yano is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Yano.
Marcias managing to block the knees to the body from Yano.
Yano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Yano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marcias tries to throw a body punch but Yano avoids it by throwing Marcias back against the cage.
Yano working Marcias over with knees to the body.
Yano lands an elbow just above Marcias 's eye.
Marcias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yano tries a body shot but Marcias blocks it.
Yano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marcias backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcias missing with knees to the body.
Yano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marcias tries to break free but Yano pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcias trying to land knees to the body.
Yano lands with a short shot to the head.
Marcias avoiding damage as Yano throws knees to the body.
Yano tries a body shot but Marcias blocks it.
Yano wants to stall.
Marcias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yano blocking some punches.
Yano just leaning against Marcias, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcias.
Marcias misses with the head strike.
Yano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcias lands an uppercut.
Yano slows down the pace here.
Yano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Yano on the inside.
Yano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marcias is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcias.
Yano trying to control the position but instead, Marcias has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yano into the cage.
Marcias misses with the head strike.
Marcias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yano blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yano.
Marcias misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yano obliges.
Marcias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yano jumps guard.
Yano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marcias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marcias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marcias avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yano is pulling down on Marcias's head to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yano wants to sweep here but Marcias controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Yano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yano tries to move into range but Marcias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marcias looks to score with a jab to the body but Yano is just out of range.
Marcias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yano. Yano obviously looking to wear him down.
Yano jabs Marcias right on the nose. Marcias blinks but takes it well.
Marcias throws a right hand that Yano ducks under and follows up with a left that Yano also avoids with ease.
Yano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yano lands with a nice body punch.
Marcias throws a series of strikes that have Yano backpedaling.
Yano has closed the distance and engaged Marcias in a clinch.
Marcias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcias swings wildly with an uppercut but Yano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcias misses with some punches.
Marcias lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yano avoiding damage as Marcias throws knees to the body.
Yano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Yano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yano obliges.
Yano taking a breather.
Marcias is trying to push Yano away but Yano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yano.
Marcias is breathing heavily.
Yano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Yano on the inside.
Koji Yano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yano jumps guard and drags Marcias to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marcias!
Yano quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Yano but it's paid off an Marcias is forced to tap! Nice work by Yano.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koji Yano!
Koji Yano 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Louie De Loyola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kagen Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louie De Loyola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Louie De Loyola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kagen Knight!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Loyola looks to clinch
and Knight counters with a single leg into guard. De Loyola didn't expect that.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knight with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Loyola keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Knight landing with the ground and pound.
Knight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knight with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Loyola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight cracks De Loyola with a solid left hand.
Knight advances to half guard.
De Loyola is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
De Loyola wants to control but Knight is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Loyola is breathing heavily.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but De Loyola defends it.
Knight winds up and cracks De Loyola with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knight 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.
Knight controlling the pace.
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. Knight connects with a nice short shot to De Loyola's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Loyola taking some punishment here, with Knight in his half 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!
Knight wants to pass the guard but De Loyola is defending well.
Knight perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Knight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knight controlling the pace.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Loyola is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knight passes the guard and advances to mount!
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight lands a big shot there that rocks De Loyola but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Loyola is in a horrible position here. Knight smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Louie De Loyola has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Knight lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagen Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louie De Loyola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Loyola moves away from the strike by Knight.
De Loyola staying out of range there.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Loyola counters with a stiff right hand.
De Loyola tries to clinch
and Knight counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Loyola's guard now.
De Loyola has momentary wrist control but Knight slips an elbow through the middle.
Knight passes into half guard.
De Loyola is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Loyola is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight works his foot free and advances to mount.
Knight is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight raining down shots from the mount!
Knight with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns De Loyola that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Louie De Loyola's cut is getting worse.
Knight has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Loyola's face.
De Loyola is rocked!
Louie De Loyola's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Louie De Loyola's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kagen Knight!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Okrim Rimdor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Susanoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okrim Rimdor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Susanoo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimdor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Susanoo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rimdor pinned against the cage. Rimdor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rimdor throws a series of punches but Susanoo moves out of range.
Rimdor throws a series of punches but Susanoo moves out of range.
A jab from Susanoo does it's job there.
Susanoo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rimdor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rimdor misses with a double jab.
Rimdor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rimdor throws a nice looking combination but Susanoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rimdor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rimdor looks to score with a jab to the body but Susanoo is just out of range.
Rimdor throws a right and a left that Susanoo avoids nicely.
Susanoo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rimdor circles away.
Rimdor walks into a jab.
Rimdor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Susanoo has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susanoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rimdor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rimdor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susanoo walks into a stiff left hand from Rimdor.
Horrible takedown by Susanoo or perhaps it was just good defense by Rimdor which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Rimdor misses.
Rimdor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rimdor staying out of range there.
Susanoo swings for the body but Rimdor moves out of range.
Susanoo is looking to clinch but Rimdor is avoiding it.
Rimdor misses with a wild body shot.
Okrim Rimdor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susanoo slips a jab and a cross from Rimdor.
Okrim Rimdor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimdor throws a one two combo.
Susanoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Susanoo shoots in looking for a takedown but Rimdor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Susanoo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okrim Rimdor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lord Susanoo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Rimdor.
Rimdor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Susanoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rimdor throws a jab but it's blocked by Susanoo.
Susanoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rimdor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Susanoo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rimdor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Susanoo tries to clinch but Rimdor is having none of it.
A punch combination from Rimdor misses.
Rimdor slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susanoo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rimdor's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rimdor keeping moving, preventing Susanoo from controlling successfully.
Rimdor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Susanoo on the ground.
Susanoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rimdor is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rimdor manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rimdor as the two fighters clinch.
Susanoo looks winded!
Rimdor is looking to break free of the clinch but Susanoo has double underhooks.
Rimdor can't break the clinch.
Rimdor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rimdor lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rimdor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rimdor blocks an elbow strike from Susanoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimdor lands a hook that snaps the head of Susanoo backwards.
Rimdor blocks an elbow strike.
Rimdor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Susanoo or not.
Rimdor lands a nice shot to the body.
Rimdor is trying to push Susanoo away but Susanoo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rimdor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Rimdor does no damage.
Rimdor misses with a few strikes there.
Rimdor lands a big right hook! Susanoo looks hurt but is still standing! Rimdor lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Susanoo falls down and Rimdor dives in with a huge hammer fist! Susanoo's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Rimdor runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Okrim Rimdor!
A very excited looking Okrim Rimdor 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 Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Le Roux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemmo comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames / Ropes. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bastian Le Roux!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Roux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hemmo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Le Roux won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hemmo has hold of Le Roux's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Le Roux tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hemmo cranks the arm and Le Roux screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Le Roux, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Paha Hemmo!
After winning the bout, Paha Hemmo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Out misses with a double jab
and Reznick counters by clinching up.
Reznick prevents Out from breaking the clinch.
Reznick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reznick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Out's brow.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Out.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Out is trying to break the clinch but Reznick is controlling him.
Out looking to slow down the pace here.
Reznick misses with an elbow strike.
Reznick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Out's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reznick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Out is trying to break the clinch but Reznick has him pressed against the cage.
Reznick lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Out's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reznick prevents Out from breaking the clinch.
Reznick lands a shot to the body.
Reznick pushes off an throws an elbow but Out leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reznick tries to work over Out's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Out wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reznick has him pressed against the cage.
Out tries to break the clinch but Reznick is controlling the position.
Reznick lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Reznick misses with a knee strike.
Out tries to break free but Reznick pushes him back against the cage.
Reznick scores with a shot to the side of Out's head.
Reznick misses with a knee to the head.
Reznick has Out pressed against the cage, preventing Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reznick gets through Out's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Out is looking to break free of the clinch but Reznick has double underhooks.
Reznick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Outs head.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Out is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Reznick as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick digs a right hand into Out's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Out's gas tank.
Reznick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Black Out has been cut.
Out wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Reznick.
Reznick cracks Out with a nice body shot.
Come on Reznick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Out can't break the clinch.
Reznick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reznick cracks Out with a nice body shot.
A short right from Reznick.
Out takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznick has Out pressed against the cage, preventing Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out wants to break free but Reznick has control.
Out tries to break free but Reznick pushes him back against the cage.
Out is trying to break free.
Out is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reznick just leaning against Out, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Reznick.
Reznick lands an uppercut.
Reznick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reznick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Out definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reznick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Out's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Reznick.
Reznick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Outs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Reznick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Out's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reznick connects with an inside leg kick.
Out throws a hook to the side of Reznick's head but Reznick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Out has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reznick.
Reznick lands a big head kick that sends Out tumbling to the mat! Reznick takes a step backwards and waves Out back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Out is rocked!
Black Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Out gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Reznick points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Out wakes up just in time to hear Reznick thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Reznick!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obasi has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Solomon Obasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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148 lbs
34 - 23 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi needs to keep his hands up - Anthriel had a free shot at his head there.
Anthriel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a takedown attempt - Anthriel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obasi throws a leg kick but Anthriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Obasi throws a leg kick
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthriel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Obasi fakes the leg kick and cracks Anthriel in the body.
Anthriel lands a jab.
Obasi lands a leg kick that knocks Anthriel off balance momentarily.
Obasi feints and then cracks Anthriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anthriel down.
Anthriel checks a low kick from Obasi.
Obasi tries to land a leg kick but Anthriel saw it coming and moves away.
Anthriel moves out of range of the body kick.
Obasi tries to clinch up.
Anthriel misses the shot to the body.
Solomon Obasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Anthriel does no damage.
Anthriel throws a big shot that misses.
Obasi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obasi.
Obasi throws a head kick that misses.
Anthriel blocks a head kick by Obasi.
Anthriel misses with a hook.
Anthriel misses with a hook. Obasi ducked under it nicely.
Anthriel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anthriel takes a kick to the side of the head.
A left lands for Anthriel.
Obasi has closed the distance and engaged Anthriel in a clinch.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi taking a breather.
Obasi misses with a body punch.
Anthriel letting Obasi take a breather here.
Anthriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Anthriel gets an underhook and turns Obasi into the cage.
Anthriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anthriel slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anthriel up against the cage.
Obasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obasi tries to clinch there but Anthriel circles away.
Obasi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anthriel's head.
Obasi ducks under a wild hook from Anthriel.
Obasi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obasi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anthriel throws an off balance right hand
and Obasi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anthriel is looking for a sweep. Obasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anthriel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Obasi wants to free his trapped foot but Anthriel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anthriel is looking for a sweep. Obasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anthriel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four 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!
Obasi stays in close to Anthriel's body and controls the position.
Obasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anthriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anthriel wants to sweep but no luck.
Obasi trying to move into half guard but instead Anthriel has managed to sweep!
Obasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi wants to improve his position but instead Anthriel has moved into half guard.
Obasi gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Obasi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anthriel blocks the body kick.
Obasi throws a head kick that misses.
Anthriel scores with a hook to the body. Obasi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anthriel misses with an uppercut.
Anthriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthriel. Obasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anthriel thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Obasi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obasi.
Obasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obasi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Solomon Obasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Anthriel both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Solomon Obasi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anthriel misses with a body shot.
Obasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Obasi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anthriel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Obasi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anthriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anthriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Obasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anthriel takes a swing at Obasi's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Obasi misses
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obasi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Obasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Obasi is looking to clinch but Anthriel is avoiding it.
Obasi slips a jab and a cross from Anthriel.
Obasi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthriel wants to get back to full guard.
Obasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthriel sees it coming and defends easily.
Obasi trying to control from Anthriel's half guard. Anthriel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anthriel has control of Obasi's left arm, preventing Obasi from doing any damage.
Obasi stands and throws Anthriel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anthriel keeps working.
Anthriel is trying to improve his position.
Anthriel is trying to control Obasi's posture but Obasi avoids it.
Anthriel is not content to let Obasi control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthriel prevents Obasi from moving into mount.
Obasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anthriel keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Anthriel is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Obasi yanks on the arm and Anthriel is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Obasi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Solomon Obasi!
A victorious Solomon Obasi 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Fortunado has chosen Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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270 lbs
33 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Binzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortunado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binzo manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fortunado has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Binzo scores with the left hand. Fortunado knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Donzel Fortunado has been cut.
Binzo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortunado missing with a left hand there. Binzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Binzo checks a leg kick.
A jab from Binzo does it's job there.
Binzo slips a jab from Fortunado.
Fortunado connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortunado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Binzo counters with a three punch combo that has Fortunado backing up. Fortunado nods at Binzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Fortunado looks for the body kick but Binzo saw that one coming.
Fortunado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fortunado throws a jab but it's blocked by Binzo.
Binzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortunado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Binzo's waist but Binzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fortunado off to one side.
Fortunado checks a low kick from Binzo.
Fortunado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado misses with a combination
and Binzo counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a body punch but Binzo moves out of range.
Binzo misses with a wild body shot.
Binzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fortunado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortunado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Binzo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Binzo throws a head kick but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Binzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binzo misses with a right hand
and Fortunado counters by clinching up.
Fortunado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fortunado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binzo lands a nice uppercut.
Binzo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortunado.
Binzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortunado or not.
Binzo presses Fortunado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Binzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortunados head.
Binzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortunado looks winded!
Binzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Binzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binzo.
Fortunado blocks a body shot from Binzo.
Binzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortunado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binzo.
Binzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortunado's elbow.
Fortunado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Binzo's face.
Fortunado misses with an elbow strike.
Fortunado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Binzo backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo works on Fortunado's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortunado lands a nice elbow.
Fortunado tries to stall but Binzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortunado takes a shot to the head.
Fortunado misses with some punches.
Fortunado tries a knee to the head but Binzo blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binzo.
Binzo lands with a light punch inside.
Fortunado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Binzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Binzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Fortunado backwards.
Fortunado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Binzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortunado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortunado misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Binzo.
Binzo tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
Fortunado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Binzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Binzo misses with some punches.
Binzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortunado has double underhooks.
Fortunado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binzo works on Fortunado's body with a couple of short punches.
Binzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortunado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binzo lands a left hand.
Binzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortunado throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortunado is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Binzo is keeping busy.
Binzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortunado controls his hands.
Binzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Binzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Binzo Binzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donzel Fortunado's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Binzo feints and as Fortunado raises his hands in defense, Binzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Binzo throwing strikes but missing.
Fortunado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Binzo is one step ahead there.
Binzo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fortunado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Binzo. That's going to slow Fortunado down.
Fortunado tries to clinch but Binzo moves out of range.
Binzo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Binzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortunado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Binzo blocks a leg kick.
Fortunado wants to clinch up but Binzo keeps it at a distance.
Binzo takes one to the side of the head.
Binzo tries to clinch up but Fortunado circles away and keeps his distance.
Fortunado connects with a single shot there.
Binzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fortunado is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortunado's calf.
Binzo misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Fortunado.
Fortunado slips a straight right by Binzo.
Binzo misses the shot to the body.
Binzo throws a shot from downtown. Fortunado moves away and avoids it.
Fortunado misses with a low kick.
Binzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fortunado's head.
A lazy body kick from Fortunado
and Binzo counters with a left to the body.
Binzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Binzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donzel Fortunado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Binzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fortunado's sensitive parts.
Binzo drives through with a takedown into Fortunado's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Binzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Binzo trying to control but Fortunado is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo preventing the sweep.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Binzo tests Fortunado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fortunado is defended easily by Binzo.
Fortunado lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Binzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortunado throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado throws a jab but it's blocked by Binzo.
Fortunado takes one to the chin there.
Fortunado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fortunado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Binzo throws a leg kick but Fortunado moved away.
Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donzel Fortunado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortunado connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo thows a body kick. Fortunado tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fortunado connects with a leg kick. Binzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fortunado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fortunado doesn't seem bothered though.
Fortunado misses with a body shot.
Binzo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Binzo Binzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donzel Fortunado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Binzo throws a good cross that connects.
Binzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fortunado tries to work over Binzo's front leg with a kick but Binzo checks it.
Fortunado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Binzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortunado tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortunado misses with a looping left.
Binzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Binzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortunado's calf.
That kick from Binzo tenderised Fortunado's leg. Fortunado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Binzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortunado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fortunado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Binzo.
Binzo Binzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Fortunado 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.
Fortunado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Binzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortunado moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Binzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Binzo, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Binzo.
Fortunado tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Binzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fortunado but Fortunado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fortunado pushes Binzo up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binzo misses with a punch to the body.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
Binzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Binzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortunado controls his hands.
Binzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortunado working aggressively here.
Fortunado breaks from the clinch.
Binzo gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Binzo tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
Nice body punch from Binzo - that landed with a thud.
Binzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortunado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Binzo or not.
Fortunado has had enough of the clinch but Binzo keeps him there for the moment.
Binzo throws a head punch that misses.
Fortunado misses with a punch to the body.
Binzo blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binzo.
Binzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Donzel Fortunado's cut even more.
Binzo pushes Fortunado back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Binzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Fortunado backwards.
Binzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortunado leaning against his opponent.
Binzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binzo Binzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fortunado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortunado scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Binzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Binzo scores with a jab to the body.
Binzo avoids the head kick by Fortunado.
Fortunado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Binzo instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Binzo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortunado's elbow.
Fortunado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Binzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Binzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Binzo tries to throw a body punch but Fortunado avoids it by throwing Binzo back against the cage.
Binzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortunado controls his hands.
Binzo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Binzo avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortunado.
Binzo tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
Fortunado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Binzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Binzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Binzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binzo misses with a body punch.
Binzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Binzo misses with a body punch.
Fortunado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortunado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Binzo is out of range.
Fortunado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Binzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Fortunado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Binzo counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortunado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Binzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Binzo Binzo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Donzel Fortunado's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Binzo throws out a powerful jab.
Fortunado misses with a few strikes there.
Binzo drops Fortunado with a left and a right! Oh, Fortunado is hurt - Binzo dives into side control looking to finish!
Fortunado is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binzo tries for a kimura but Fortunado is defending well.
Fortunado is still in real trouble! Can Binzo finish him?
Binzo working the ground and pound.
Binzo in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Fortunado looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Binzo turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Binzo Binzo!
Binzo Binzo made sure to mention his sponsor, Conquer in his post fight interview.
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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