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Destiny 130: Mune vs. Hermano PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo comes to the cage accompanied by Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
140 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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167 cm
38
145 lbs
18 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dynamo looks for the body kick but Kawada saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Dynamo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kawada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dynamo is fending him off so far but Kawada persists. Nope, Dynamo circles away and we're back to standing.
Dynamo closes the distance and pushes Kawada back into the cage.
Dynamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dynamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawada's elbow.
Kawada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dynamo avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawada.
Kawada tries to score a body lock takedown but Dynamo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dynamo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kawada prevents it.
Dynamo managing to block the knees to the body from Kawada.
Dynamo landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kawada regains guard immediately.
Dynamo stopping the sweep attempt from Kawada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dynamo wants to control from the top but Kawada keeps moving.
Kawada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kawada being controlled here, momentarily.
Dynamo pushing down on Kawada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dynamo is trying to work for a kimura but Kawada is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dynamo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kawada has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kawada trying to control here.
Dynamo is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dynamo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kawada tries to roll over but Dynamo keeps him under control.
Dynamo working Kawada over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawada trying to control from the bottom.
Kawada is looking for a sweep. Dynamo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kawada is not content to let Dynamo control the position.
Kawada is trying to stand up here but Dynamo is controlling him well.
Dynamo is looking to advance position but Kawada won't allow it.
Kawada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dynamo is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada tries to kick Dynamo off but Dynamo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dynamo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dynamo is thwarting Kawada's attempts to control the position.
Kawada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dynamo winds up and cracks Kawada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dynamo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kawada sees it coming and defends easily.
Kawada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dynamo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kawada trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kawada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kawada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dynamo is looking for a kimura but Kawada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dynamo to get the leverage.
Kawada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dynamo working over Kawada with some ground and pound. Kawada looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kawada trying to control from the bottom.
Dynamo trying to mount his opponent but Kawada defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dynamo is working away from the top position though.
Dynamo is taking a breather. Kawada says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dynamo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kawada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kawada is looking to clinch but Dynamo is avoiding it.
Dynamo throwing a counter right hand but Kawada manages to avoid it.
Kawada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kawada tries to clinch up.
As Kawada looks to move away, Dynamo throws a big counter combo but Kawada just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Dynamo. Those never looked like landing.
Dynamo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kawada under the eye.
Dynamo cracks Kawada with a good jab.
Dynamo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kawada!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dynamo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kawada is looking to reverse the position.
Rick Dynamo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawada on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo cracks Kawada with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dynamo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kawada tries to buck Dynamo off but Dynamo is having none of it.
Dynamo is looking to take a break and control but Kawada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawada tries to bench press Dynamo off him but Dynamo keeps the position.
Dynamo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dynamo scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dynamo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kawada tries to clinch up.
Kawada tries for a takedown but Dynamo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dynamo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawada.
Dynamo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Donk. Dynamo catches Kawada right on the button with a cross.
Kawada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamo misses with a body shot.
Kawada misses with a takedown attempt - Dynamo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kawada fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo throws a right and a left that Kawada avoids nicely.
Kawada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dynamo as he jumps to the side.
Rick Dynamo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Kawada.
A head kick misses from Kawada.
Rick Dynamo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Dynamo.
Dynamo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawada can do to turn this around?
Dynamo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kawada wants to clinch.
Dynamo stuffs the takedown.
Dynamo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kawada on his heels. He'll look to pass Kawada's guard now, I'm sure.
Dynamo stays in close to Kawada's body and controls the position.
Kawada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawada is breathing heavily.
Dynamo content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dynamo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kawada is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dynamo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dynamo looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dynamo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kawada closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dynamo to the mat! Dynamo manages to get full guard.
Dynamo kicks Kawada off and gets to his feet.
Dynamo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kawada wants to clinch.
Dynamo avoids the head kick by Kawada.
And Dynamo counters with a quick kick to the body but Kawada blocks it.
Rick Dynamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawada avoids a kick to the body.
Dynamo lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Dynamo as Kawada shoots in.
Kawada tries to clinch up.
Keiji Kawada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawada looks to clinch
and Dynamo counters with a single leg into guard. Kawada didn't expect that.
Dynamo is pushing down on Kawada's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kawada is fighting to maintain full guard but Dynamo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kawada trying to hold on to Dynamo's head to control him but Dynamo postures up.
Kawada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo controlling the action here.
Dynamo moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Kawada.
Dynamo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kawada some visible discomfort.
Kawada seems a little lost for a moment, as Dynamo dominates the positioning.
Kawada is not content to let Dynamo control the position.
Kawada regains half guard.
Kawada trying to control but Dynamo postures up.
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. Dynamo connects with a nice short shot to Kawada's temple.
Dynamo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo 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.
Dynamo 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.
Dynamo is looking for a kimura but Kawada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dynamo to get the leverage.
Keiji Kawada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dynamo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kawada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kawada tries to kick Dynamo off but Dynamo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kawada trying to control but Dynamo postures up.
Kawada works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kawada's guard.
Dynamo is nestled in close to Kawada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kawada tries to roll over but Dynamo keeps him under control.
Dynamo working Kawada over with strikes.
Kawada trying to control from the bottom.
Dynamo slips a nice elbow through Kawada's hands, connecting with Kawada's forehead.
Kawada is trying to get back to full guard.
Dynamo stands up and beckons Kawada to join him on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Dynamo. Beautiful body shot.
Kawada looks for a takedown but Dynamo sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada closes the distance and pushes Dynamo back into the cage.
Dynamo tries to score a body lock takedown but Kawada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kawada tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rick Dynamo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Kawada.
Dynamo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kawada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kawada throws an elbow but it misses.
Rick Dynamo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dynamo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Kawada.
Kawada can't get the takedown.
Dynamo prevents a body shot from Kawada.
Kawada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dynamo working Kawada over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dynamo has hold of one of Kawada's legs. Kawada is fighting the takedown attempt but Dynamo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Dynamo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dynamo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Dynamo!
Rick Dynamo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecker comes into the arena with The Ultimate Warrior blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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36
135 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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36
135 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Hecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burer Mutant!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hecker fails to land the takedown.
Mutant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hecker clinches up with Mutant and pushes him back against the cage.
Hecker misses with some punches.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Mutant letting Hecker take a breather here.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
Mutant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mutant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hecker misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hecker pushes Mutant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hecker effectively controlling the action here.
Hecker can't break the clinch.
Mutant lands a hook that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecker's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecker blocks an uppercut.
Mutant misses with some punches.
Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Hecker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hecker.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Hecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutant.
Hecker manages to break the clinch.
Mutant scoring well with a low kick there.
Hecker is looking to clinch.
Hecker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mutant throws out the jab.
Mutant takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Mutant.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker trying to land knees to the body.
Hecker just leaning against Mutant, taking a breather.
Hecker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hecker takes a shot to the head.
Mutant scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Hecker to work.
Hecker working aggressively here.
Hecker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutant works on Hecker's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hecker.
Mutant lands with a left to the head.
Mutant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Good body shot from Mutant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hecker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hecker is trying to break the clinch but Mutant has him pressed against the cage.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Hecker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hecker tries to throw a body punch but Mutant avoids it by throwing Hecker back against the cage.
Hecker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mutant blocks an uppercut.
Mutant can't find room to land a body shot as Hecker controls the action.
Hecker working aggressively here.
Hecker cracks Mutant with a nice body shot.
Hecker scores with a hook to the body.
Mutant cracks Hecker with a nice body shot.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hecker prevents a body shot from Mutant.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
Hecker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mutant avoids it.
Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
Hecker blocking some punches.
Mutant misses with a punch to the body.
Mutant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hecker.
Mutant blocking some punches.
Hecker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mutant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hecker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burer Mutant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hecker tries to keep at a distance but Mutant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mutant tries a body shot but Hecker blocks it.
Hecker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutant backwards.
A short right from Mutant on the inside.
Hecker blocks an uppercut.
Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hecker throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutant.
Burer Mutant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecker's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Mutant fails to land.
Hecker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutant working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutant.
Mutant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hecker's elbow.
Hecker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hecker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant lands a left hand.
Hecker blocking some punches.
Mutant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mutant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
Hecker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hecker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mutant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hecker backwards.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant struggles to land a body shot inside as Hecker controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Hecker.
Hecker stalling in the clinch but Mutant improves position.
Hecker stalling the fight.
Hecker is looking to control Mutant's arms but Mutant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hecker has his back to the cage.
Hecker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mutant throws a punch but it's blocked by Hecker.
Mutant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hecker scores with a shot to the side of Mutant's head.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutant throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Hecker.
Hecker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mutant misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hecker working aggressively here.
Hecker misses with a body punch.
Mutant working aggressively here.
Hecker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mutant.
Hecker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mutant's elbow.
Mutant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heckers head.
Mutant swings wildly with an uppercut but Hecker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hecker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mutant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hecker misses with the head strike.
Mutant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Mutant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mutant has a couple of punches blocked by Hecker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mutant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hecker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hecker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mutant misses with the head strike.
Mutant takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Mutant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutant misses with a body punch.
Mutant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mutant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hecker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mutant is defending well for now.
Hecker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hecker tries to throw a body punch but Mutant avoids it by throwing Hecker back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burer Mutant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hecker misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Hecker backs off Mutant throws a huge counter combo but Hecker manages to avoid it all.
Mutant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mutant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mutant throws a nice looking combination but Hecker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hecker tries to clinch but Mutant moves out of range.
Mutant swinging wildly here.
Hecker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mutant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hecker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mutant throws out the jab.
Hecker avoids the body shot from Mutant.
Hecker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutant throws a series of punches but Hecker moves out of range.
Mutant throws a series of punches but Hecker avoids them all with ease.
Hecker tries to clinch up.
Hecker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hecker is looking to counter the offense by Mutant and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mutant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutant tries to bum rush Hecker with a series of wild strikes but Hecker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hecker staying out of range there.
Hecker throws a series of punches but Mutant avoids them all with ease.
Hecker moves out of range as Mutant strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hecker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hecker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mutant is trying to stand back up but Hecker is controlling him
Mutant trying to control here.
Mutant is defending against the submission attempts here by Hecker.
Hecker content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hecker working over Mutant with some ground and pound. Mutant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mutant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hecker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hecker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mutant!
Hecker lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hecker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Hecker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hecker wants to control the pace but Mutant is squirming around nicely.
Mutant tries to hold on but Hecker pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hecker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mutant wants to hold on but Hecker pushes him away.
Hecker wants to finish this one by submission but Mutant is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hecker.
Mutant is looking to improve his position but Hecker isn't that keen on the idea.
Mutant blocking the ground and pound.
Hecker controlling the pace for now.
Hecker 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.
Hecker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mutant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hecker misses with a head shot.
Mutant taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant tries to lock up and control but Hecker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hecker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hecker with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hecker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mutant is looking to escape.
Mutant tries to lock up and control but Hecker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burer Mutant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mutant taking shots to the head.
Mutant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hecker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jeff Hecker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hecker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mutant wants to control but Hecker is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Hecker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mutant 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burer Mutant!
Jeff Hecker was interviewed post fight and said 'I......I don't know.....It didn't go my way. I'm gonna hit the gym, and come back better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Therion - Sitra Ahra. Davison has chosen Not Today by Sevendust as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
215 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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26
211 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
Very quick |
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Granite chin |
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison fails with a takedown attempt.
Davison throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries to sprawl but Davison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Davison looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davison.
Smith gets full guard.
Davison trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Davison throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison throwing strikes but missing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Davison from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pulling down on Davison's head to control his posture.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Davison from controlling successfully.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davison throws a big elbow that misses.
Davison throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davison controlling Smith's posture.
Davison working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davison.
Davison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison gets the takedown into side control.
Davison scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Davison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davison misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Davison crashes against the mat.
Davison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smith sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to buck Davison off but Davison is having none of it.
Davison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Davison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith parries the strikes from Davison easily there. Davison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
An elbow from Davison crashes against the mat.
Davison throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith's head but Smith avoids it well.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Davison scoring with punches from side control.
Davison misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An elbow from Davison crashes against the mat.
Davison scores with punches from side control.
Davison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davison misses with a straight right.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Davison avoids it well and moves away.
Davison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith throws a quick counter head kick but Davison was just out of range.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Davison.
Davison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Davison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Davison shoots in.
Davison looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davison with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Davison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smith has one foot on Davison's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davison is defended easily by Smith.
Chris Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davison lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith pushes Davison off and scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Davison misses.
Smith lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davison shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davison.
Davison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davison showed some decent athleticism there.
Davison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Davison in his half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davison throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Davison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Davison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Davison lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davison.
Davison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Davison sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Davison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davison throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Davison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davison thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davison scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Davison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davison throws a big elbow that misses.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Davison goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Davison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith is rocked!
Davison lands a big elbow - Smith is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Davison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Davison!
After winning the bout, Chris Davison 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu comes into the arena with Andrea Bocelli - Por ti volare blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
200 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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35
202 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chambers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Chambers.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chambers.
Velmu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chambers misses with a body kick.
Velmu is looking to clinch.
Velmu clinches up against the cage.
Velmu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chambers's efforts to push away.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Velmu is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Velmu.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chambers lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Chambers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velmu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velmu is breathing heavily.
Chambers prevents a body shot from Velmu.
Chambers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chambers misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu trying to control the position but instead, Chambers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velmu into the cage.
Chambers landing knees to the body.
Velmu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chambers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chambers working Velmu over with knees to the body.
Chambers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chambers misses with a knee strike.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Velmu blocks with his arms.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Velmu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chambers's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chambers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Velmu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chambers landing knees to the head.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Chambers crunches a lovely knee into Velmu's ribcage.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Chambers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chambers avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is trying to push Velmu away but Velmu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Chambers.
Chambers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Velmu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chambers looks to land a body kick but Velmu moved away.
Velmu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Velmu moves out of range of the body kick from Chambers.
Chambers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chambers scores with a hook to the body. Velmu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chambers gets tackled into the cage by Velmu. Velmu maintains the clinch.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Chambers blocks with his arms.
Our sources have told us that Velmu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Chambers.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velmu is defending well for now.
Velmu landing knees to the body.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Velmu.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Velmu lands a knee to the head.
Velmu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Chambers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
That's time! Velmu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crunch! Chambers slams his shin into Velmu's torso.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chambers misses with a low kick as Velmu jumps back.
Chambers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chambers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chambers lands a leg kick that knocks Velmu off balance momentarily.
Jack Chambers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chambers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velmu tries to bum rush Chambers with a series of wild strikes but Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Chambers keeps Velmu at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu wants to clinch up but Chambers keeps it at a distance.
Chambers scores with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chambers.
Chambers throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
Velmu clinches.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Chambers.
Chambers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Velmu is blocking nicely.
Chambers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Velmu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chambers throws a head kick that Velmu semi-blocks.
Velmu tries to clinch up
and Chambers counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velmu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chambers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chambers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu tries to clinch up.
Chambers misses with a wild combination.
Velmu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Velmu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chambers, pushing him back against the cage.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Velmu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chambers avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Chambers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Chambers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chambers avoids it.
Velmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chambers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velmu or not.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Velmu avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Velmu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velmu blocks a head kick by Chambers.
Chambers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velmu was well out of range. Poor timing from Chambers.
Velmu throws a big counter combination but Chambers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Velmu blocks the body kick.
Chambers gets tackled into the cage by Velmu. Velmu maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Chambers.
Velmu lands a nice knee to the body.
Chambers breaks the clinch.
Chambers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velmu moves in looking to clinch but Chambers pushes him off.
Chambers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Velmu lands with a nice combination. Chambers backs away looking to recover.
Velmu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers tries to keep at a distance but Velmu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Chambers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Chambers.
Velmu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A good leg kick by Chambers.
Velmu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chambers lands a high kick!
Velmu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chambers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Chambers is avoiding it.
Chambers fakes the leg kick and cracks Velmu in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu blocks the body kick.
Velmu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Velmu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chambers misses with a double jab.
Velmu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chambers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Velmu thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers pushes Velmu away with a front kick.
Velmu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velmu blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now.
Chambers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chambers obliges.
Chambers scores a nice knee to the body.
Chambers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yrjoe Velmu's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Chambers.
Velmu avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Velmu blocks with his arms.
Chambers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yrjoe Velmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Chambers.
Chambers takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Velmu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chambers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chambers checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Chambers.
Chambers cracks the inside of Velmu's front leg.
Chambers misses with a low kick as Velmu jumps back.
Velmu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice shot by Chambers.
Chambers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Velmu counters with a left and a right that stings Chambers.
Velmu tries to clinch
and Chambers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chambers lands a right hook to the body.
Velmu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chambers loads up on a big right hand but Velmu slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu blocks a leg kick.
Velmu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu closes the distance and clinches.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Chambers misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velmu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Velmu avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Jack Chambers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Chambers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chambers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Chambers!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Chambers thanked Sun-Tzu for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nelson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Mean A Thing. The crowd seem to be enjoying Better's choice of entrance music: Mother by Danzig. Evan Better will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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183 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson cracks Better with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Better takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Better's coach down at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Better's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Better tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Better throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Better throws out the jab.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nelson digs a good body shot into Better's ribs.
Better throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Better slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a body shot
and Better counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Better tried to score with a low kick but Nelson checks it.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Better thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Better cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Better.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Better is out of range.
Better feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Better fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nelson sprawls well initially but Better persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nelson is looking to escape.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Better is pressing down on Nelson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nelson is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Better passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nelson can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nelson is now in Better's guard. A big mistake from Better there, giving up the dominant position!
We've been hearing that Nelson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson postures up.
Better looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Better wants to sweep but no luck.
Better is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better managing to control the position.
Better is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Better keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Better is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Better not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Better is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Better not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Better keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Better is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Better is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nelson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Better to the ground. Nelson is now in Better's guard.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Better is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Better.
Better controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson wants to get up but he can't break Better's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Better not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Better is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Better seems keen to control Nelson's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Better keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Better bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
Better misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Better's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Better takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Better throws a nice inside leg kick.
Better showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson checks a low kick from Better.
Better throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Better avoids nicely.
Nelson throws a right hand that Better ducks under and follows up with a left that Better also avoids with ease.
Better fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Better thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Better throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Better moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Better stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Better wants it to stay on the feet.
Better blocks a jab.
Better misses the jab.
Nelson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Better takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evan Better seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nelson misses the target.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Better saw that one coming.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson moves out of range as Better strikes.
Better has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Better ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Better.
Nelson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Better backs up against the cage.
Nelson thuds a left hand into Better's body.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Better moves his leg out of the way.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Better misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Better is out of range.
Better lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Better is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Better had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Better scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Better.
Better misses the shot to the body.
Better wants to slow Nelson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Better counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Better is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Better, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Better against the cage but Better circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Better tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Better on the side of the head.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Better.
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 Roy Nelson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Better jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Better circles away quickly and effectively.
Better misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Better appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
A lazy left from Better finds it's target.
Nelson tries to move into range but Better moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Better.
Better throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Better turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Better.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Better defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Better.
Better misses the shot to the body.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Better tried to score with a low kick but Nelson checks it.
Better avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Better lands with an overhand left.
Better throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Better ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson throws a hook but Better avoids it easily.
Better connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Better circles away quickly and effectively.
Better lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Better fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Better connects with a single shot there.
Better keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Better is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Better counters with a slapping leg kick.
Better uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Better slips a straight right by Nelson.
Better was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Better circles away quickly and effectively.
Better swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Better can pounce on him.
Better shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nelson eats them both and turns towards Better to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Better.
Better throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Better's head but Better sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Better.
Better throws a front kick that sends Nelson stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Better with a jab.
Better takes one on the button.
Better dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Better tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Better misses
and Better takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson misses with a shot to the body
and Better counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses with a jab to the body
and Better counters with an outside leg kick.
Nelson checks a low kick from Better.
Better staying out of range there.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Better lands a right hook to the body.
Better throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson has his takedown stuffed
and Better counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Better avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Better is just out of range.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Better misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Better has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
An out of breath Evan Better thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellbane comes to the cage accompanied by Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jim Jabber was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ultimate Hellbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Hellbane misses.
Hellbane slips under a jab from Jabber.
Jabber looks to land a left hand but Hellbane moved out of range nicely.
Jabber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hellbane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jabber circles away quickly and effectively.
Jabber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hellbane shoots in for a double leg but Jabber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hellbane lands with a right hand.
Jabber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jabber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Jabber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellbane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabber.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Jabber.
Jabber just misses with a punch to the body.
Hellbane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hellbane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hellbane throws a hook to the side of Jabber's head but Jabber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jabber looks for the body kick but Hellbane saw that one coming.
Hellbane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber lands a lovely overhand right.
Jabber avoids the body shot from Hellbane.
Jabber gets caught napping as Hellbane dives in and scores a takedown. Jabber manages to retain guard.
Jabber throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hellbane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hellbane throwing strikes but missing.
Hellbane preventing the sweep.
Hellbane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jabber managing to control the position.
Hellbane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jabber's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane controlling from the top position.
Jabber pulls Hellbane in close to prevent any damage.
Jabber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hellbane.
Hellbane is looking to work some ground and pound but Jabber has wrist control.
Hellbane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hellbane postures up in Jabber's guard and throws a big left but Jabber blocks it.
Hellbane passes Jabber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hellbane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabber defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabber defending well though.
Hellbane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hellbane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabber tries to roll over but Hellbane keeps him under control.
Jabber works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hellbane is looking to work some ground and pound but Jabber has wrist control.
Hellbane won't allow Jabber to sweep him here.
Hellbane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hellbane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hellbane trying to control but Jabber is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellbane lands with a nice body punch.
Hellbane just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hellbane throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jabber tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hellbane is in Jabber's guard.
Jabber looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabber, not yet.
Hellbane postures up in Jabber's guard and throws a big left but Jabber blocks it.
Jabber keeping full guard, as Hellbane tries to pass.
Hellbane works over Jabber with some ground and pound from guard.
Hellbane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hellbane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ultimate Hellbane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hellbane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hellbane misses with a straight left.
Jabber lands a leg kick that knocks Hellbane off balance momentarily.
Jabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellbane.
Hellbane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hellbane really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Jabber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabber throws a head kick but Hellbane moves out of range.
Hellbane throws the left hand but Jabber avoids the punch easily.
Hellbane shoots in and gets a takedown into Jabber's guard.
Jabber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hellbane stands up over Jabber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hellbane is working Jabber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellbane throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellbane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jabber's head.
Hellbane lands a couple of digs.
Hellbane throws an elbow that misses. Jabber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hellbane's guard. Nice move by Jabber!
Hellbane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hellbane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hellbane is working hard here to advance position.
Jabber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jabber trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellbane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hellbane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hellbane pulls Jabber in close to his closed guard and prevents Jabber from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jabber stopping the sweep attempt from Hellbane.
Hellbane keeping moving, preventing Jabber from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hellbane managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hellbane throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabber counters with a straight right hand.
Hellbane shoots for a takedown but Jabber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jabber throws a head kick that Hellbane semi-blocks.
Jabber needs to keep his hands up - Hellbane had a free shot at his head there.
Jabber cracks a nice hook into Hellbane's ribs.
Hellbane drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jabber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hellbane wants to pass the guard but Jabber is keeping the position.
Hellbane throwing strikes but missing.
Ultimate Hellbane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hellbane postures up in Jabber's guard and throws a big left but Jabber blocks it.
Jabber controlling Hellbane's posture.
Hellbane lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hellbane chips away with some ground and pound.
Hellbane slips nicely into half guard.
Hellbane throwing shots but Jabber is blocking nicely.
Hellbane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hellbane 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.
Jabber trying to control from the bottom.
Hellbane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hellbane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Hellbane dominated that second round.
That's time! Hellbane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jabber misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabber has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jabber throws a hook but Hellbane blocks it.
Hellbane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jabber backs up against the cage.
Hellbane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jabber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hellbane is one step ahead there.
Hellbane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellbane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jabber's head.
Jabber is rocked!
Hellbane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hellbane is in close to Jabber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jabber is still in real trouble! Can Hellbane finish him?
Hellbane gets to his feet and stands over Jabber, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Jabber felt that one! Hellbane unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Jabber from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ultimate Hellbane!
Ultimate Hellbane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Orange acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauricio Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orange did well to prevent Dela Cruz getting side control.
Orange tries to kick Dela Cruz off but Dela Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Orange really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dela Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orange is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Orange is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dela Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
It looks like Jake Orange has been cut.
Orange has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dela Cruz is on him like a limpet, forcing Orange back against the cage.
Dela Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orange pulls his leg out and moves away.
Orange stuffs the takedown attempt from Dela Cruz. Dela Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Orange throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
No luck for Dela Cruz with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've been hearing that Dela Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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!
Dela Cruz is looking to stall here but Orange recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange keeping full guard, as Dela Cruz tries to pass.
Orange is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dela Cruz is controlling him.
Dela Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Orange avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dela Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Dela Cruz won't allow Orange to get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz is in close to Orange's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dela Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dela Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dela Cruz won't allow Orange to get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Dela Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dela Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dela Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orange works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dela Cruz controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orange gets caught flat footed, as Dela Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dela Cruz is working Orange over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dela Cruz works over Orange with some ground and pound from guard.
Dela Cruz stops Orange from standing up.
Dela Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Orange blocks nicely.
Orange manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Orange to the mat! Orange manages to get full guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control but Orange is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Orange manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dela Cruz has Orange pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orange manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dela Cruz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Orange regains guard immediately.
Orange scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dela Cruz looking to score a takedown here. Orange is defending well but Dela Cruz drives through and ends up in Orange's guard.
Orange wants to stand up but Dela Cruz is controlling him.
Dela Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Orange kicks off Dela Cruz and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Orange will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Orange's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Orange takes a swing at Dela Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Dela Cruz blocks a head kick by Orange.
Orange throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Orange throws a body punch but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Dela Cruz shoots and misses
and Orange counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orange misses the shot to the body.
Orange misses with a looping left.
Orange tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dela Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orange is trying to defend but Dela Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dela Cruz 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dela Cruz slips a nice elbow through Orange's hands, connecting with Orange's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orange avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dela Cruz.
Orange looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dela Cruz throwing shots but Orange is blocking nicely.
Orange is trying to stand up here but Dela Cruz is controlling him well.
Dela Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orange is trying to stand back up but Dela Cruz is controlling him
Dela Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Orange's head.
Orange is rocked!
Orange taking some punishment here, with Dela Cruz in his half guard.
Orange is still in real trouble! Can Dela Cruz finish him?
Dela Cruz lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Orange quite badly. Orange pulls Dela Cruz in close trying to recover. Dela Cruz postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Orange on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Orange doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Dela Cruz!
Mauricio Dela Cruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jake Orange had this to say: 'Just wanna say thanks man, to everyone, Joe River, The whole Burns and Punishment team helping me out everyday. I got my ass beat today by a better fighter, plain and simple congrats I'd love a rematch in the future. Much love, Agent out.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cory Deegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deegan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Land of Confusion. Cory Deegan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
167 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cory Deegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Belfort !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belfort jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deegan throws a shot to the body.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Deegan has one foot on Belfort 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deegan misses with a left hand
and Belfort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belfort scores with a leg kick.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
Deegan misses the jab.
Belfort with the counter takedown but Deegan avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Belfort has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Deegan throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Deegan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deegan drives through and clinches with Belfort against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belfort .
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Deegan works on Belfort 's body with a couple of short punches.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deegan's elbow.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belfort .
Belfort misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deegan.
Belfort lands with a right to the head.
Deegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Belfort .
Deegan misses with the head strike.
Belfort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belfort lands a nice uppercut.
Deegan tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Deegan back against the cage.
Belfort throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belfort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Deegan.
Deegan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort 's elbow.
Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belfort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort lands a shoulder strike.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deegan's elbow.
Belfort lands a right hand.
Deegan tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort avoiding damage as Deegan throws knees to the body.
Belfort can't find room to land a body shot as Deegan controls the action.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deegan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deegan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort 's elbow.
Nice body punch from Belfort .
Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Deegan missing with knees to the body.
Deegan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belfort avoiding damage.
Deegan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belfort .
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort effectively controlling the action here.
Belfort managing to block the knees to the body from Deegan.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Deegan.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belfort tries to work over Deegan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deegan's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a hook that snaps the head of Deegan backwards.
Deegan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belfort takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deegan tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing Deegan back against the cage.
Deegan swings wildly with an uppercut but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deegan.
Belfort digs a right hand into Deegan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Deegan's gas tank.
Deegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Belfort - that landed with a thud.
Deegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deegan scores with a shoulder strike.
Belfort scores with a hook to the body.
Deegan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deegan prevents a body shot from Belfort .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Deegan.
Belfort lands with a right to the head.
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!
Deegan is trying to break free.
A short right from Deegan.
Deegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Deegan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belfort taking a breather.
Deegan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belfort lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belfort can't find room to land a body shot as Deegan controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deegan.
Deegan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deegan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deegan scores with a shot to the side of Belfort 's head.
Belfort stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belfort '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.
Belfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan Belfort will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deegan throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort slips a jab from Deegan.
Deegan is looking to clinch.
Deegan feints with a jab and clips Belfort right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Belfort is sent crashing into the canvas and Deegan leaps in for the kill! Belfort tries to get to his feet but Deegan is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Belfort is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Deegan!
Cory Deegan very nearly forgot to thank CBK Fury Nutrition Inc. 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erasmus comes to the cage accompanied by Rasputin. Raefon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Riot - Three Days Grace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
288 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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283 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
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World class 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erasmus connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Mad Raefon has been cut.
Erasmus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raefon.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but Erasmus shows good takedown defense.
Erasmus lands a big head kick that sends Raefon tumbling to the mat! Erasmus takes a step backwards and waves Raefon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Raefon is rocked!
Raefon dives in and grabs Erasmus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Erasmus pushes down on Raefon's head and hops out.
Rasputin Erasmus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Erasmus cracks Raefon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Raefon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Erasmus finish him?
Raefon is still on wobbly legs! Can Erasmus finish him?
That has opened up Mad Raefon's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raefon glances at the clock... BAM! Erasmus nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Raefon crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Raefon is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rasputin Erasmus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masa Mune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano has chosen Driving Blind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Mune!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mune checks the leg kick.
Mune half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hermano misses with an uppercut.
Hermano wants to clinch but Mune slips to the side
and Mune counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hermano is trying to get back to full guard.
Mune lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mune scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mune working the head and body with strikes.
Mune throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mune not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hermano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Our spies down at at Gangsterdamage inform us that Hermano has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hermano looking for a guillotine here but Mune defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mune stands up over Hermano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mune working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hermano's head.
Hermano is trying to keep Mune in close.
Mune lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hermano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hermano keeping moving, preventing Mune from controlling successfully.
Hermano has momentary wrist control but Mune slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hermano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mune doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mune manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing that Mune has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mune scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hermano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hermano looking for a guillotine here but Mune defends easily.
Mune slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mune cracks Hermano with a big elbow.
Hermano taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune working the ground and pound.
Mune taking a breather here.
Hermano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mune's best efforts.
Hermano is looking to control Mune's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hermano avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermano tries to get to full guard but Mune has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mune lands a nice short elbow.
Hermano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mune seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mune is looking to advance position but Hermano won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mune looks to land a strike but Hermano avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hermano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mune wants to get back to full guard.
Mune moves into full guard.
Mune is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mune wants to improve his position but instead Hermano has moved into half guard.
Mune has hold of Hermano's hands but Hermano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mune on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hermano prevents Mune from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Mune dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hermano cracks Mune with an open hand slap.
Hermano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hermano is looking to slow Mune down with leg kicks.
Hermano has closed the distance and engaged Mune in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermano.
Hermano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mune's elbow.
Hermano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mune.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Hermano fails to land.
Hermano working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermano.
Mune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermano misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune looking to throw knees to the head but Hermano is blocking nicely.
Mune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mune prevents a body shot from Hermano.
Hermano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermano swings wildly with an uppercut but Mune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mune has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hermano is trying to keep an underhook but Mune manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mune is nestled in close to Hermano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mune is pressing down on Hermano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hermano is holding on for now.
Hermano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mune.
Hermano is trying to control but can't.
Mune 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.
Mune missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano tries to roll over but Mune keeps him under control.
Hermano trying to control here.
Hermano gets back to full guard.
Mune wants to control from the top but Hermano keeps moving.
Hermano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mune can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mune landing with the ground and pound.
Hermano trying to keep a closed guard but Mune is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mune is looking to work some ground and pound but Hermano has wrist control.
Mune controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mune throws an elbow that misses. Hermano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mune's guard. Nice move by Hermano!
Masa Mune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hermano stands up over Mune, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hermano looking to pass the guard.
Mune tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mune tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano won't allow Mune to sweep him here.
Hermano stands up over Mune, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hermano chips away with some ground and pound.
Mune looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermano is one step ahead there.
Mune is working hard here to advance position.
Mune trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano preventing the sweep.
Hermano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hermano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mune throws a shot from downtown. Hermano moves away and avoids it.
Hermano misses with a wild combination.
Hermano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mune.
Mune misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Hermano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hermano digs a good body shot into Mune's ribs.
Hermano shoots in for a takedown but Mune shows good takedown defense.
Pelle Hermano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mune checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hermano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mune is looking for a sweep. Hermano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mune is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hermano is stalling in the full guard.
Mune keeping full guard, as Hermano tries to pass.
Mune looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermano is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mune is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hermano defends well.
Hermano slips nicely into half guard.
Hermano prevents Mune from improving his position.
Hermano working over Mune with some ground and pound. Mune looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hermano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hermano is keen to just control but Mune is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune tries to roll over but Hermano keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mune manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mune lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mune trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mune stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hermano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mune advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano manages to get back to half guard.
Hermano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hermano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mune manages to get himself to full guard.
Hermano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mune is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano moves into full guard.
Hermano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mune.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermano manages to avoid it.
Mune lands with a straight right. Hermano didn't see that one coming.
Hermano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hermano throws a lazy head kick
and Mune connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mune scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mune throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mune walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hermano sizes up Mune with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano wants to clinch up but Mune keeps it at a distance.
Mune feinted with a counter takedown.
Hermano lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Mune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune slips a jab and a cross from Hermano.
Mune lands with a cross.
Hermano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hermano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mune tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermano was well out of range. Poor timing from Mune.
Hermano throws a leg kick that misses.
Mune drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hermano sprawls and moves away.
Hermano tries to clinch up.
Hermano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hermano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mune is just out of range.
Mune half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mune changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hermano. That's going to slow Mune down.
Mune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune connects with the punch.
Hermano throws an overhand right that lands on Mune's shoulder, as Mune tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Hermano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mune doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hermano throws a leg kick but Mune sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hermano swings wildly with an uppercut but Mune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hermano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermano misses with some punches.
Hermano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mune's elbow.
Hermano swings wildly with an uppercut but Mune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hermano fails to land.
Hermano misses with a body punch.
Hermano tries to work over Mune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mune is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermano is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mune.
Mune is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mune goes for a takedown attempt but Hermano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pelle Hermano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hermano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mune counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hermano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mune is looking to work some ground and pound but Hermano has wrist control.
Hermano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hermano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Mune stands up over Hermano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pelle Hermano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hermano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hermano connects with a single shot there.
Hermano scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Hermano.
Mune uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermano.
Mune on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hermano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hermano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mune is able to avoid easily.
Mune half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hermano lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hermano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mune closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hermano did well to prevent Mune getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hermano.
Hermano is looking to sweep but instead, Mune has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano tries to get to full guard but Mune has control of the leg.
Mune working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hermano's thigh. Hermano counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hermano keeping moving, preventing Mune from controlling successfully.
Mune distracts Hermano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hermano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hermano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mune postures up and lands a big shot to Hermano's brow.
Mune cracks Hermano with a solid left hand.
Mune passes into half guard.
Mune is trying to control the action in half guard but Hermano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mune wants to pass the guard but Hermano is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mune in particular looking to stall.
Mune is looking for a kimura but Hermano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mune to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hermano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hermano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mune wants to control from the top but Hermano keeps moving.
Hermano pulls Mune in close to his closed guard and prevents Mune from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hermano working for a triangle but Mune defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mune wants to control from the top but Hermano keeps moving.
Mune looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Masa Mune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermano connects with an inside leg kick.
Mune looks to land a combination but Hermano avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mune misses with a looping left.
Hermano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hermano throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Mune counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Masa Mune.
I think Hermano 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pelle Hermano!
Pelle Hermano is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Pelle Hermano rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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