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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meyer Squibb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didi Xiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Squibb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Didi Xiao!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squibb closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Xiao is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Squibb has hold of Xiao's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Xiao seems comfortable defending it but Squibb has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Xiao is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Xiao is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Squibb couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Meyer Squibb!
Our winner, Meyer Squibb, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Omurzakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalil Omurzakov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omurzakov cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Omurzakov.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Omurzakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan ducks straight into an uppercut from Omurzakov and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Morgan manages to regain guard straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omurzakov is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Omurzakov throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Omurzakov's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Omurzakov wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan is standing up over Omurzakov. Omurzakov looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan advances to full mount.
Omurzakov is trying to stand up.
Omurzakov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan tries to control but Omurzakov wriggling away.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Omurzakov is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to control but Omurzakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Omurzakov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morgan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Omurzakov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Omurzakov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Morgan controlling his opponent.
Omurzakov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morgan trying to control but Omurzakov is having none of it.
Omurzakov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morgan tries to control but Omurzakov wriggling away.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Omurzakov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Omurzakov is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov is trying to stand up.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Omurzakov is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Omurzakov wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Morgan trying to control but Omurzakov is having none of it.
Omurzakov wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's six 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.
Morgan tries to control but Omurzakov wriggling away.
Morgan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omurzakov is trying to stand up.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Omurzakov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Omurzakov is squirming around nicely.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
Omurzakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Omurzakov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Morgan trying to control but Omurzakov is having none of it.
Omurzakov tries to buck Morgan off but he can't manage it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omurzakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Morgan looking to control but Omurzakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Omurzakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omurzakov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Omurzakov.
Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Omurzakov drops Morgan with a left and a right! Oh, Morgan is hurt - Omurzakov dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Scott Morgan has been cut.
Omurzakov tries to stand but Morgan is controlling his head.
Morgan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Omurzakov off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Omurzakov trying to get back to his feet but Morgan is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omurzakov prevents Morgan from getting a body triangle.
Omurzakov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Omurzakov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morgan controls the action.
Omurzakov is trying to get back to his feet but Morgan has full control of the position and if anything, Omurzakov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morgan is riding his opponent, not letting Omurzakov buck him off.
Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Morgan off. It looks like it's working - Morgan slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Omurzakov displaying calm under pressure there.
Omurzakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Khalil Omurzakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Omurzakov.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Omurzakov misses.
Morgan attempts a counter takedown but Omurzakov avoids it well and moves away.
Omurzakov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Omurzakov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Omurzakov misses the target.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omurzakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omurzakov cracks Morgan with a good jab.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Omurzakov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omurzakov misses with a looping right.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omurzakov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov tests Morgan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Omurzakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khalil Omurzakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Omurzakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Morgan misses its target.
Omurzakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Omurzakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Omurzakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Omurzakov looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo but Omurzakov just gets out of the way.
Omurzakov is breathing heavily.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Omurzakov.
Morgan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Omurzakov manages to circle out of the way.
Jab by Omurzakov.
A slow jab from Omurzakov misses its intended target.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khalil Omurzakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Omurzakov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Omurzakov.
Scott Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omurzakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Omurzakov throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Omurzakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Morgan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Omurzakov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Omurzakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Omurzakov looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo but Omurzakov just gets out of the way.
Morgan moves out of range as Omurzakov strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omurzakov. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omurzakov lands with a right hand.
Omurzakov looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Morgan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Omurzakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Omurzakov throws a combination that misses
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Omurzakov to the mat! Omurzakov manages to get full guard.
Omurzakov wants to get back to his feet but Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan controlling the pace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov is looking to escape.
It looks like Morgan is going to stand back up.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Omurzakov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morgan prevents Omurzakov from standing back up.
Morgan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Omurzakov tries to kick Morgan off in order to stand up. Morgan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Morgan just content to control the position.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Omurzakov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omurzakov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omurzakov.
Scott Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Omurzakov throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Omurzakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Khalil Omurzakov!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Khalil Omurzakov!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Khalil Omurzakov!
Khalil Omurzakov wins by unanimous decision!
Khalil Omurzakov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Normandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleyoshi Ritzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleyoshi Ritzu struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Normandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleyoshi Ritzu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritzu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ritzu is fighting to break Normandy's control of his arms but Normandy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ritzu stopping the sweep attempt from Normandy.
Ritzu lands a couple of digs.
Normandy managing to control the position.
Ritzu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Normandy pulls Ritzu in to control the position.
Normandy wants to sweep but no luck.
Normandy pulls Ritzu in close to his closed guard and prevents Ritzu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ritzu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Normandy is really struggling to control Ritzu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ritzu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Normandy trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ritzu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Normandy takes a step back to recover.
Normandy misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Ritzu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Normandy doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritzu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Normandy misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritzu looks winded!
A left and a right from Normandy both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ritzu. Those never looked like landing.
Normandy misses with a double jab.
Normandy misses with a two punch combination.
Normandy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritzu moves in looking to clinch but Normandy pushes him off.
Ritzu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Ritzu.
Normandy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ritzu is looking to clinch but Normandy is avoiding it.
Normandy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Normandy lands a two punch combo.
Normandy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ritzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritzu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Normandy. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ritzu moves into the clinch successfully.
Normandy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ritzu is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Normandy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Normandy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ritzu wants to clinch.
Normandy throws a big counter combination but Ritzu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ritzu misses with a series of wild punches.
Normandy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu moves out of range.
Ritzu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritzu drives through and clinches with Normandy against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Normandy trying to control the position but instead, Ritzu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Normandy into the ropes.
Normandy working aggressively here.
Normandy goes for a takedown attempt but Ritzu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Normandy misses.
Ritzu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ritzu lands a leg kick that knocks Normandy off balance momentarily.
Ritzu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Normandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu avoids them all with ease.
Normandy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ritzu counters with a one-two to the body.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Normandy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Normandy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ritzu connects with an inside leg kick.
Normandy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Normandy.
Ritzu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Normandy throws a right hand that Ritzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritzu also avoids with ease.
Normandy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ritzu unleashes a big counter combination but Normandy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Ritzu.
Normandy tries to bum rush Ritzu with a series of wild strikes but Ritzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu avoids them all with ease.
Ritzu thinks about the counter body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritzu throws a leg kick which misses Normandy's front leg but catches the back leg as Normandy tries to avoid it.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu moves out of range.
Ritzu is looking for the big counter here.
Normandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Normandy throws a right and a left that Ritzu avoids nicely.
Ritzu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Normandy.
Normandy misses with an elbow over the top.
Normandy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Normandy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Normandy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Normandy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Normandy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritzu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ritzu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu tries to clinch there but Normandy circles away.
Ritzu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Normandy misses with the combination.
Normandy misses with a wild combination.
Ritzu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Normandy tries to bum rush Ritzu with a series of wild strikes but Ritzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Normandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritzu misses with a few strikes there.
Normandy misses with a few strikes there.
Ritzu slips a jab and a cross from Normandy.
Ritzu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Normandy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Normandy swinging wildly here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Normandy swinging wildly here.
Normandy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritzu tries to clinch up but Normandy circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritzu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Normandy. That did some damage!
Ritzu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Normandy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy throws a nice looking combination but Ritzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Normandy throws a right and a left that Ritzu avoids nicely.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ritzu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Normandy.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
Ritzu scoring well with a low kick there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Normandy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ritzu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
Ritzu tries to close the distance and clinch but Normandy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James Normandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritzu wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Normandy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Normandy swinging wildly here.
Ritzu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Normandy.
Ritzu slips a jab and a cross from Normandy.
Ritzu moves in looking to clinch but Normandy pushes him off.
Ritzu shoots for a double leg takedown but Normandy sprawls well. He's pushed Ritzu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Normandy misses with a jab, cross combination.
James Normandy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Normandy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Normandy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Normandy wants it to stay on the feet.
Normandy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
James Normandy is winning the standup battle so far.
Normandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritzu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritzu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Normandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritzu tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Normandy misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ritzu throws out a counter right but Normandy avoids it with no problem.
James Normandy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Normandy misses with a series of wild punches.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Normandy stalks Ritzu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ritzu's face. Ritzu staggers backwards, shaken.
Normandy looks to land a combination but Ritzu avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Normandy. No joy for Ritzu on that attempt.
James Normandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleyoshi Ritzu.
Normandy misses with a double jab.
Ritzu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Normandy tries to bum rush Ritzu with a series of wild strikes but Ritzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Normandy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Normandy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ritzu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ritzu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Normandy.
Normandy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ritzu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ritzu.
Ritzu jumps guard but Normandy stands there with Ritzu around his waist. Ritzu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Normandy wants the takedown. Ritzu is fighting it off but Normandy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ritzu's guard against the ropes.
Normandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritzu can do to turn this around?
Ritzu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Normandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ritzu keeping moving, preventing Normandy from controlling successfully.
Normandy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Normandy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ritzu's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu 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.
Ritzu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Normandy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Normandy with a nice head shot there.
Normandy connects with a couple of short punches.
Ritzu looking for a sweep. Not yet Ritzu, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Normandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Normandy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Normandy stands up over Ritzu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Normandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Normandy cracks Ritzu with a solid left hand.
Normandy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ritzu on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normandy distracts Ritzu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Normandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Normandy trying to control but Ritzu is working from the bottom.
Ritzu trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Normandy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ritzu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Normandy dives into side control.
Normandy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James Normandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Normandy is looking to take a break and control but Ritzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ritzu tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Normandy controlling from side mount.
Normandy working the head with strikes.
Ritzu tries to bench press Normandy off him but Normandy keeps the position.
Normandy lands a few punches from side control.
Normandy is looking to take a break and control but Ritzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Normandy scoring with punches and elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Normandy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ritzu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ritzu dodges the punch combination from Normandy.
Normandy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Normandy duly obliges.
Normandy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Ritzu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ritzu dives in and scores a takedown into Normandy's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritzu connects with a couple of short punches.
Normandy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ritzu manages to get himself to full guard.
Normandy won't allow Ritzu to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Normandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritzu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Normandy landing with the ground and pound.
Normandy distracts Ritzu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ritzu controls Normandy momentarily but Normandy frees himself.
Ritzu wants to sweep here but Normandy controlling him for the moment.
Normandy stands up over Ritzu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Normandy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ritzu's head.
Normandy landing with the ground and pound.
Normandy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Normandy connects with a couple of short punches.
Normandy lands a couple of digs.
Normandy cracks Ritzu with a solid left hand.
Normandy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Normandy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Normandy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Normandy works over Ritzu with some ground and pound from guard.
Normandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Normandy preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Normandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Normandy landing some decent shots from guard.
Normandy connects with a couple of short punches.
Normandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritzu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleyoshi Ritzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Normandy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Normandy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Normandy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for James Normandy!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for James Normandy!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for James Normandy!
James Normandy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Tipton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron Tipton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tipton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Melendez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tipton lands a left hand.
Melendez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tipton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Tipton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Melendez with that takedown attempt.
Melendez closes the distance but Tipton moves to the side
and Tipton counters with a stiff right hand.
Melendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tipton is fending him off so far but Melendez persists. Nope, Tipton circles away and we're back to standing.
Tipton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Tipton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tipton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tipton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tipton showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton wants to free his trapped foot but Melendez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tipton trying to control the action but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Tipton prevents Melendez from improving his position.
Tipton is looking to advance position but Melendez won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is keeping busy.
Melendez won't allow Tipton to pass to mount.
Melendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tipton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tipton wants to control but Melendez is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melendez with a poor takedown
and Tipton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tipton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Melendez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tipton with the ground and pound but Melendez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Melendez looking to control.
Melendez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tipton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Melendez defends it easily.
Melendez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Melendez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tipton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tipton working for a triangle but Melendez defends it easily.
Tipton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tipton is trying to control the position but Melendez postures up.
Tipton keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
Tipton has his foot on Melendez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Melendez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tipton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tipton controls Melendez momentarily but Melendez frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Melendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Tipton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tipton jabs at Melendez's body.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Tipton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tipton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Melendez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tipton to the mat! Tipton manages to get full guard.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tipton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melendez slips nicely into half guard.
Melendez working over Tipton with some ground and pound. Tipton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Melendez drops an elbow to the side of Tipton's head.
Tipton wants to sweep but Melendez has passed to side control!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is keeping him busy.
Tipton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tipton gets back to half guard.
Tipton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Melendez with a nice head shot there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looking to sit in guard and control but Tipton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Melendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tipton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tipton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tipton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Melendez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tipton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tipton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tipton advances to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tipton prevents Melendez from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tipton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Melendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Tipton has a good base and remains in mount.
Tipton unloads with some shots from mount but Melendez bucks and avoids them well.
Tipton throws some wild stikes that Melendez manages to avoid easily.
Melendez is squirming around, avoiding Tipton's attempts to control the action.
Melendez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Tipton 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.
Melendez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melendez has a takedown stuffed.
Tipton pushes Melendez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Melendez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tipton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tipton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tipton breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tipton is nestled in close to Melendez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Melendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tipton.
Melendez is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton trying to mount his opponent but Melendez defends it.
Melendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Melendez is looking to control Tipton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melendez avoid being mounted?
Tipton passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Tipton.
Melendez controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipton lands a nice shot to the head.
Tipton with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Tipton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tipton cracks Melendez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tipton is landing with some decent strikes but Melendez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Melendez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez wants to hold on but Tipton pushes him away.
Oh Melendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tipton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Melendez is on top in guard.
Melendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Melendez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipton wants to sweep here but Melendez controlling him for the moment.
Melendez trying to control but Tipton is working from the bottom.
Byron Tipton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melendez content to stall in guard here.
Tipton looking for a sweep. Not yet Tipton, not yet.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tipton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tipton is looking for a triangle but Melendez pushes his legs off easily.
Tipton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tipton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tipton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Melendez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Melendez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tipton is breathing heavily.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Tipton is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tipton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Melendez stacks Tipton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Melendez!
Melendez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Melendez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tipton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Melendez's best efforts.
Tipton is trying to get back to full guard.
Melendez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tipton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tipton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tipton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tipton keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Melendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tipton.
Tipton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Melendez's guard.
Melendez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Melendez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tipton preventing the sweep.
Tipton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melendez is keeping the position for now.
Melendez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tipton's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tipton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melendez with a nice head shot there.
Melendez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Melendez pushing down on Tipton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tipton is not content to let Melendez control the position.
Melendez is nestled in close to Tipton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Melendez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Melendez slows the pace down in half guard.
Melendez stalling away here and it's allowed Tipton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tipton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Melendez is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Tipton 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! And we move into the final round!
Tipton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tipton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Melendez was covering up waiting for the punch and Tipton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Melendez wants to sweep here but Tipton controlling him for the moment.
Melendez is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipton postures up in Melendez's guard and throws a big left but Melendez blocks it.
Melendez keeping full guard, as Tipton tries to pass.
Melendez looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Melendez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tipton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Melendez looks for a takedown but Tipton sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tipton closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Tipton.
Melendez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tipton after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tipton is working Melendez over against the ropes.
Melendez is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tipton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tipton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Melendez with a poor takedown
and Tipton moves into the clinch.
Tipton has clasped his hands together around Melendez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tipton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Melendez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tipton connects with a decent elbow.
Tipton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melendez keeps working.
Tipton working the strikes but Melendez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melendez is refusing to be controlled, as Tipton sits in half guard.
Melendez is pressing down on Tipton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tipton postures up.
Tipton wants to control from the top but Melendez keeps moving.
Melendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Tipton thuds a left hand into Melendez's body.
Tipton rushes Melendez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tipton pushes Melendez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tipton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tipton manages to break the clinch.
Tipton closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tipton.
Melendez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tipton is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tipton prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Tipton as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tipton.
Tipton has picked Melendez up - he's going for a ride! Tipton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Melendez tries to roll over but Tipton keeps him under control.
Melendez trying to control from the bottom.
Melendez is looking to improve his position.
Tipton wants to pass the guard but Melendez is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is trying to control but Tipton passes into side control!
Melendez stops Tipton from passing to mount.
Tipton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tipton working away.
Byron Tipton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tipton has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Melendez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Melendez wants to control but Tipton is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Tipton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tipton trying to control but Melendez is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Melendez regains half guard.
Melendez is trying to control but can't.
Melendez is not content to let Tipton control the position.
Melendez is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tipton passes to full mount!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tipton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tipton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melendez hang on?
Melendez tries to reverse the position but Tipton maintains control.
Tipton unloads with some shots from mount but Melendez bucks and avoids them well.
Tipton lands a couple of good shots and Melendez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tipton has Melendez flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tipton tries to get the hooks in deep but Melendez pushed the leg off.
Anthony Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tipton punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Tipton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tipton 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Byron Tipton!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Byron Tipton!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Byron Tipton!
Byron Tipton wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Byron Tipton stared into the camera and said 'I just beat the champ. This means I AM the champ!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reiko Akira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Breek Yuu Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I Breek Yuu Face is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reiko Akira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Breek Yuu Face!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akira misses with a takedown attempt
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Face scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Reiko Akira has been cut.
Face connects with a body shot.
Akira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Face finds it's way round the side to connect with Akira's head.
Face lands with an overhand left.
Face throws a shot to the body.
Akira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face stuffs the takedown.
Akira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Face, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Face finds it's way through Akira's defenses.
Akira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Face connects with a crisp jab.
Akira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Face finds it's way round the side to connect with Akira's head.
Face lands a big right hand that sends Akira crashing to the mat! Face stays standing though and waves Akira back to his feet!
Akira is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Akira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akira is breathing heavily.
Face drops Akira with a naaaaasty hook - Akira is in real trouble here! Face dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Breek Yuu Face!
A very excited looking I Breek Yuu Face made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogue Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sara McSlamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rogue Four has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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285 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rogue Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sara McSlamm!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McSlamm feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Four looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Four stuns McSlamm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McSlamm slaps away a takedown attempt from Four, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McSlamm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four misses with a takedown attempt
and McSlamm counters with a stiff right hand.
McSlamm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McSlamm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rogue Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Four drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Four tries to free his leg and advance position but McSlamm is retaining full guard.
Four throws a big elbow that misses.
Four throws a strike but McSlamm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McSlamm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Four has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McSlamm has managed to get both his arms back between Four's legs - danger averted.
Four had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McSlamm defends it easily.
Four avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McSlamm trying to control the position from guard on top but Four is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Four has his foot on McSlamm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McSlamm works his way back into a safe position though.
McSlamm wants to control from the top but Four keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! McSlamm has his hands clasped together but Four extends and breaks McSlamm's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Four.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rogue Four!
In defeat, Sara McSlamm stepped up to the mic, saying 'I made a mental error. when your flipping a burger thats not a big deal. you dont go to the hospital after forgetting to put the pickle on it... I gotta heal up but ill be back.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cinderella Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dennis Oppelaar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Steele's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oppelaar's half guard.
Steele is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Steele is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Steele trying to control from half guard but Oppelaar is working away.
Oppelaar tries to get to full guard but Steele has control of the leg.
Steele is working for a submission of some sort.
Steele is looking to advance position but Oppelaar won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oppelaar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steele is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Steele is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oppelaar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steele trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steele accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oppelaar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Steele working for a triangle but Oppelaar defends it easily.
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oppelaar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oppelaar throws a big elbow that misses.
Steele looking to control.
Oppelaar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steele working a defensive guard here.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.
Oppelaar stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steele is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oppelaar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oppelaar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steele had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oppelaar defends it easily.
Oppelaar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oppelaar cracks Steele with a solid left hand.
Steele looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oppelaar passes into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oppelaar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Oppelaar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Steele taking punishment in the form of punches.
Steele is rocked!
Oppelaar in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Steele looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Oppelaar turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Oppelaar!
Dennis Oppelaar retains his super heavyweight title!
Dennis Oppelaar very nearly forgot to thank My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) 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 Auld Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spraynard Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bawls's entrance music is AC/DC - Big Balls. A fine choice. Kruger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Where's My Chippy? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Auld Bawls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spraynard Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawls stalks Kruger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kruger's face. Kruger staggers backwards, shaken.
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bawls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bawls was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bawls definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bawls misses with a few strikes there.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Bawls throws a nice looking combination but Kruger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bawls connects with a right hand. Kruger shakes it off.
Bawls slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bawls circles away quickly and effectively.
Bawls takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kruger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bawls dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a wild combination.
Kruger misses with a wild combination.
Bawls swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Bawls looks to land a combination but Kruger avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls misses with the combination.
Bawls throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bawls dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
Kruger throws a right hand that Bawls ducks under and follows up with a left that Bawls also avoids with ease.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Spraynard Kruger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bawls throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Bawls avoids nicely.
Kruger misses with a wild combination.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bawls momentarily.
Kruger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Bawls, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruger has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bawls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Spraynard Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bawls throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to bum rush Bawls with a series of wild strikes but Bawls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Bawls, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bawls really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bawls doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bawls thuds his right hand into Kruger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Bawls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
No joy there for Kruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger looks to land a combination. Bawls sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bawls throws a combination. Kruger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bawls misses with a two punch combination.
Kruger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bawls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Bawls looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruger is fending him off so far but Bawls persists. Nope, Kruger circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bawls feints a jab promting Kruger to slip. Bawls then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kruger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bawls with a jab.
A combination from Kruger does no damage.
Kruger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bawls misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Bawls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Bawls connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bawls to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Kruger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bawls tries for a takedown but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Bawls misses.
Kruger with a hook.
Bawls works over Kruger's head and body with a nice combination.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Bawls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruger tries to bum rush Bawls with a series of wild strikes but Bawls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bawls scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kruger in his tracks.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
Bawls throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
Bawls fails to land with a series of punches.
Bawls throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Kruger.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bawls misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bawls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruger circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bawls.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Bawls avoids them all with ease.
Bawls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auld Bawls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Bawls.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Bawls saw that one coming.
Bawls seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bawls shoots in looking for a takedown but Kruger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bawls's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kruger is looking for the big counter here.
Bawls is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kruger.
Bawls misses with a body shot.
Bawls lands a jab to the nose.
Bawls displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bawls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Kruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to bum rush Bawls with a series of wild strikes but Bawls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bawls is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kruger slips a jab and a cross from Bawls.
Kruger looks to land a combination but Bawls avoids it well.
Bawls throwing a counter right hand but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Bawls showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Bawls lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruger throws a body punch but Bawls moves out of range.
Kruger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Bawls does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bawls.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kruger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bawls doesn't seem phased though.
Kruger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bawls counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger thinking.
Kruger walks into a left hand.
Bawls is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bawls looks to land a combination. Kruger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Bawls moves out of range.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Bawls avoids nicely.
Bawls slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bawls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bawls.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
Bawls is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bawls lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bawls scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kruger misses with a double jab
and Bawls counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bawls does no damage.
Bawls cracks a nice hook into Kruger's ribs.
Bawls throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Bawls avoids them all with ease.
Bawls is looking for a counter combo.
Kruger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bawls looks to land a combination but Kruger avoids it well.
Kruger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bawls rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bawls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Bawls moves out of range.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bawls circles away quickly and effectively.
Bawls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bawls connects with a body shot.
Bawls rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruger tries to move into range but Bawls moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bawls counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kruger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Bawls scores with a four punch combination!
Bawls digs a good hook to Kruger's body.
Bawls misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Bawls misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bawls counters with a straight right hand.
Bawls stalks Kruger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kruger's face. Kruger staggers backwards, shaken.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bawls.
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 Auld Bawls will probably get the nod.
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.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Bawls avoids nicely.
Bawls misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bawls counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bawls is defended easily by Kruger.
Bawls misses with a few strikes there.
Auld Bawls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bawls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Bawls throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
Bawls lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruger tries to bum rush Bawls with a series of wild strikes but Bawls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bawls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bawls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruger misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Bawls counters with a left and a right that stings Kruger.
Kruger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bawls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Bawls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bawls misses with a series of wild punches.
Bawls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bawls dives in and grabs Kruger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kruger pushes down on Bawls's head and hops out.
Auld Bawls is winning the standup battle so far.
Bawls punishes Kruger's body with a nice straight punch.
Bawls is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kruger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bawls attempts a counter takedown but Kruger avoids it well and moves away.
Bawls throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
Bawls takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Bawls is looking for a counter combo.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bawls counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bawls wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kruger, who protects the arm well.
Bawls will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bawls tries for a kimura but Kruger is defending well.
Kruger struggling a bit here.
Kruger tries to improve position but can't.
Bawls is trying to get an arm triangle but Kruger is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kruger rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bawls's guard! Nice work there by Kruger!
Kruger wants to control from the top but Bawls keeps moving.
Kruger is looking to work some ground and pound but Bawls has wrist control.
Kruger sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Bawls doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Kruger paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Bawls - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Auld Bawls!
Auld Bawls is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Auld Bawls thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Spraynard Kruger had this to say: 'Where's my chippy?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hone Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Hate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hone Huia!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huia counters with a one-two to the body.
Hate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huia swinging wildly here.
Huia lands a jab to the nose.
No luck for Huia with that takedown attempt.
Huia lands with a nice combination. Hate backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Hate backs off Huia throws a huge counter combo but Hate manages to avoid it all.
Huia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hate to the mat! Hate manages to get full guard.
Hate wants to stand but Huia is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate keeping moving, preventing Huia from controlling successfully.
Huia content to stall in guard here.
Huia stands and throws Hate's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Huia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hate keeps working.
Hate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hate is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Huia has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Huia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hate's shoulder. That is not cool.
Huia wants to control but Hate is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hate looks calm but he's in trouble here. Huia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hate is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Huia lets go of the hold and Hate can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hone Huia!
Hone Huia is the new light heavyweight champion!
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