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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Turner!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a lazy head kick
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coleman is defended easily by Turner.
Seth Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Coleman sprawls well.
Coleman is looking for a counter combo.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turner backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Jerome Turner has been cut.
Coleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Turner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coleman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turner.
Seth Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Turner.
Coleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner tries for a takedown but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Coleman both land. Nice combination.
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!
Coleman lands with a right that hurts Turner. Turner looks to clinch but Coleman throws a short knee that drops Turner. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Seth Coleman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Lumms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Maroga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Lumms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Maroga!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maroga gets a clinch.
Lumms is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maroga is defending well.
Maroga tightens his grip and picks Lumms up, before dumping him to the ground. Lumms manages to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maroga trying to control but Lumms is working from the bottom.
Maroga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lumms working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maroga has passed into half guard!
Maroga seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroga uses his free foot to push down on Lumms's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lumms.
Lumms is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lumms is bucking up trying to escape but Maroga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumms is looking to improve his position but Maroga isn't that keen on the idea.
Maroga is stalling here but it's allowed Lumms to get half guard.
Lumms tries to get to full guard but Maroga has control of the leg.
Maroga is thwarting Lumms's attempts to control the position.
Lumms is staying active underneath Maroga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lumms looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lumms looking for submissions off his back.
Lumms is staying active underneath Maroga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lumms trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maroga tries to pass to full mount but Lumms defends it.
Maroga has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maroga looking to finish Lumms with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lumms!
Lumms is looking to improve his position but Maroga isn't that keen on the idea.
Maroga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lumms could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lumms tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lumms is breathing heavily.
Maroga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lumms?
Maroga controlling the pace for now.
Maroga is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lumms to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lumms shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumms is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lumms is in a horrible position here. Maroga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maroga lands a couple of good shots and Lumms has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Maroga is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lumms knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lumms for a finish.
Maroga avoiding Lumms 's attempts to control his hands.
Lumms won't enjoy being in this position. Maroga looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lumms is tapping - it's over boys! Maroga picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lance Maroga!
Lance Maroga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pippo Zippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis OLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pippo Zippo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pippo Zippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis OLeary!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Zippo.
OLeary looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zippo connects with a looping right hand.
Zippo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zippo sizes up OLeary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zippo lunges at OLeary with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by OLeary's hand.
OLeary is rocked!
Zippo drops OLeary with a huge uppercut! OLeary drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Zippo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pippo Zippo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenato Ingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Six Days (Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenato Ingles!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingles lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears swinging wildly here.
Ingles drops his hands momentarily and Sears takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ingles.
Sears moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Ingles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ingles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sears falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ingles counters with a left and a right that stings Sears.
Sears is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingles misses with a double jab.
Ingles blocks a jab.
A combination from Ingles does no damage.
Sears gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ingles.
Sears misses with a hook
and Ingles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Sears is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sears seems to have got his legs back now.
Sears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Ingles has knocked Sears down with a huge combo! Ingles steps away and waves a wobbly Sears back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ingles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Ingles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ingles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sears tries to bum rush Ingles with a series of wild strikes but Ingles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ingles unleashes a big counter combination but Sears bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sears misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears walks straight into a right hand from Ingles - that's dropped him! Ingles jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sears from any more punishment! Sears complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenato Ingles!
After winning the bout, Kenato Ingles 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 Lucas Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miller Gozu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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198 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miller Gozu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano tries to move into range but Gozu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gozu misses with an uppercut.
Luciano feinted with a counter takedown.
Gozu throws a chopping leg kick but Luciano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luciano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gozu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gozu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gozu throws a series of punches but Luciano moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Luciano blocks the low kick.
Nice cross by Gozu.
Miller Gozu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gozu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Gozu there.
Some wild striking there from Gozu.
Luciano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gozu sprawls and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Gozu misses
and Luciano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gozu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Luciano has gone for a leg lock! Gozu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Luciano's guard.
Gozu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luciano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gozu manages to get himself to full guard.
Gozu is controlling Luciano's posture.
Luciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Gozu is retaining full guard.
Luciano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gozu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Luciano, into his guard.
Luciano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gozu controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozu wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Luciano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gozu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gozu stays in close to Luciano's body and controls the position.
It looks like Gozu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Luciano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gozu is one step ahead there.
Gozu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luciano is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gozu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Gozu from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozu preventing the sweep.
Gozu trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gozu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luciano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luciano is on top in guard.
Gozu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luciano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Luciano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Luciano drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gozu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gozu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gozu!
Luciano is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is looking to regain half guard here but Gozu keeps moving and retains side control.
Gozu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luciano keeps working.
Gozu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Luciano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gozu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Luciano is not content to let Gozu control the position.
Luciano tries to improve position but can't.
Gozu is looking to take a break and control but Luciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luciano prevents Gozu from improving position.
Luciano is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miller Gozu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gozu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luciano is able to avoid easily.
Gozu lands an overhand right.
Gozu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gozu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gozu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luciano.
Luciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gozu scores with a nice head shot.
Luciano is rocked!
Gozu connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Luciano! He's out on his feet! Gozu rushes in and drops Luciano with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miller Gozu!
A relieved looking Miller Gozu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Carreon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlin Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carreon comes into the arena with The Hero!! - One Punch Man Opening Theme blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jagger Carreon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlin Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carreon counters with a left to the body.
Paschal with a poor takedown
and Carreon counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Carreon's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carreon throws a right hand that Paschal ducks under and follows up with a left that Paschal also avoids with ease.
Carreon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carreon scores with a one two! Paschal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Marlin Paschal has been cut.
Paschal shoots in for a takedown but Carreon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jagger Carreon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin Paschal.
Paschal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carreon circles away.
Paschal darts in trying to clinch
and Paschal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paschal tries for a takedown but Carreon circles away easily
and Carreon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paschal looks winded!
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!
Carreon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paschal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carreon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paschal.
Carreon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carreon, as that shot connected.
Paschal is rocked!
Paschal fails with the takedown
and Carreon counters with a huge left! Paschal is in big trouble! He's backing up but Carreon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Paschal from any more damage. A dominating finish by Carreon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jagger Carreon!
During a confident post fight interview, Jagger Carreon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Ostereguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra's entrance music is Faint. A fine choice. 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 Sebastien Ostereguy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roderick Seterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastien Ostereguy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra tries a low kick but Ostereguy avoids it.
Seterra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Seterra slams his shin into Ostereguy's torso.
Seterra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seterra scores with a spinning back kick!
Ostereguy rushes Seterra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ostereguy lands a hook that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
Ostereguy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
Ostereguy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ostereguy working aggressively here.
Ostereguy keeps control of Seterra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seterra lands with a light punch inside.
Seterra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ostereguy misses with some punches.
Seterra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ostereguy is defending well for now.
Ostereguy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ostereguy clinches up against the ropes.
Ostereguy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seterra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostereguy moves into the clinch.
Ostereguy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
Ostereguy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seterra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seterra.
Ostereguy breaks the clinch.
Ostereguy wants to clinch up but Seterra keeps it at a distance.
Seterra scores with the left hand. Ostereguy knows he should have avoided that one.
Sebastien Ostereguy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seterra throws a leg kick which misses Ostereguy's front leg but catches the back leg as Ostereguy tries to avoid it.
Seterra swats away the attempt to clinch by Ostereguy.
Ostereguy clinches.
Ostereguy breaks from the clinch.
Seterra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seterra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ostereguy clinches up with Seterra and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ostereguy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ostereguy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seterra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ostereguy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seterra sizes up Ostereguy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seterra throws a head kick that Ostereguy semi-blocks.
Ostereguy closes the distance and clinches.
Seterra breaks from the clinch.
Ostereguy moves into range and clinches up with Seterra.
Seterra breaks the clinch.
Seterra avoids the head kick by Ostereguy.
Ostereguy clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Seterra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seterra tries to circle away but Ostereguy has him pinned against the ropes.
Ostereguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ostereguy - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seterra.
Seterra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ostereguy.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Ostereguy won't allow it.
Ostereguy breaks from the clinch.
Ostereguy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seterra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seterra tries to work over Ostereguy's front leg with a kick but Ostereguy checks it.
Ostereguy darts in and clinches Seterra up against the ropes.
Ostereguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seterra tries to circle away but Ostereguy has him pinned against the ropes.
Seterra working Ostereguy over with knees to the body.
Ostereguy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seterra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ostereguy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seterra connects with a leg kick. Ostereguy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ostereguy blocks a head kick by Seterra.
Ostereguy moves into range and clinches up with Seterra.
Seterra wants to break free but Ostereguy has control.
Ostereguy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostereguy has a couple of punches blocked by Seterra.
Ostereguy gets through Seterra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostereguy misses with the head strike.
Seterra blocks an uppercut.
Ostereguy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seterra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ostereguy rushes Seterra and presses him up against the ropes.
Ostereguy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ostereguy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ostereguy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seterra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seterra.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostereguy moves into the clinch.
Ostereguy lands an uppercut.
Ostereguy pushes Seterra back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Seterra misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Ostereguy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ostereguy closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seterra.
Ostereguy lands with a short shot to the head.
Seterra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Ostereguy.
Ostereguy misses with a punch to the body.
Ostereguy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ostereguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Seterra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Seterra blocking some punches.
Seterra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ostereguy rushes Seterra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ostereguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostereguy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ostereguy fails to land.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ostereguy breaks the clinch.
Ostereguy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Seterra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostereguy moves into the clinch.
Seterra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ostereguy blocks a body shot from Seterra.
Seterra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ostereguy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seterra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ostereguy misses with the head strike.
Ostereguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ostereguy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seterra breaks the clinch.
Ostereguy clinches up with Seterra and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ostereguy manages to break the clinch.
Ostereguy is looking to clinch but Seterra is avoiding it.
Ostereguy tries to clinch but Seterra is having none of it.
Seterra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ostereguy moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Ostereguy.
Seterra is looking to break free of the clinch but Ostereguy has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostereguy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Ostereguy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ostereguy has managed to clinch.
Seterra is trying to break the clinch but Ostereguy has him pressed against the ropes.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Ostereguy won't allow it.
Seterra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ostereguy pushes Seterra back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seterra breaks from the clinch.
Roderick Seterra is winning the standup battle so far.
Ostereguy drives through and clinches with Seterra against the ropes.
Seterra is trying to force a seperation but Ostereguy has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Seterra.
Seterra presses Ostereguy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ostereguy lands a nice uppercut.
Seterra tries to break the clinch but Ostereguy is controlling the position.
Ostereguy misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Ostereguy.
Ostereguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seterra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ostereguy's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ostereguy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seterra is rocked!
Ostereguy digs a right hand into Seterra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seterra's gas tank.
Ostereguy dips a shoulder and cracks Seterra with a mighty uppercut! Seterra falls back against the ropes and Ostereguy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Seterra is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ostereguy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien Ostereguy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Reddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reddish has chosen Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Reddish!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reddish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Honda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reddish is fending him off so far but Honda persists. Nope, Reddish circles away and we're back to standing.
Reddish tries a quick counter leg kick but Honda is wise to it.
Reddish scores with a nice head shot.
Honda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Honda shoots in but Reddish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reddish scores with a shot to the body.
Honda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reddish throws a head kick that Honda semi-blocks.
Honda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reddish as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reddish misses with a double jab
and Honda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reddish's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Reddish is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddish wants to stand but Honda is controlling the position.
Honda is working Reddish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reddish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.
Honda passes Reddish's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reddish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reddish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Honda.
Honda is working for a submission of some sort.
Honda prevents Reddish from standing back up.
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.
Reddish is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Honda scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Honda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reddish keeps working.
Honda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Honda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reddish wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reddish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Honda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reddish is trying to stand up here but Honda is controlling him well.
Honda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reddish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Honda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Honda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reddish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Honda there.
Honda is keen to just control but Reddish is a slippery customer.
Reddish is trying to stand up here but Honda is controlling him well.
Honda controlling the pace.
Reddish tries to kick Honda off but Honda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Honda 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.
Honda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honda trying to control from half guard but Reddish is working away.
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 Yoko Honda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Honda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reddish.
Reddish feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
Reddish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reddish looks to land a right hand but Honda moved out of range.
Honda feinted with a counter takedown.
Reddish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reddish lands with a nice body kick.
Reddish lands with a shot to the body.
Honda has his takedown stuffed
and Reddish counters with a straight right hand.
Yoko Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reddish to the mat! Reddish manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda wants to control from the top but Reddish keeps moving.
Honda prevents Reddish from getting back to his feet.
Honda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Honda prevents Reddish from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda slips nicely into half guard.
Honda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reddish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Honda.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reddish looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reddish felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Reddish makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Reddish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Honda with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Reddish.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Honda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reddish connects with an inside leg kick.
Reddish lands a head kick!
Honda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reddish cracks a nice hook into Honda's ribs.
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!
Reddish lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reddish quickly recovers to half guard.
Honda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reddish wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda 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.
Reddish is not content to let Honda control the position.
Honda slows the pace down in half guard.
Honda is trying to control the action in half guard but Reddish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yoko Honda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Reddish is defending against the submission attempts here by Honda.
Honda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reddish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reddish is trying to stand up here but Honda is controlling him well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reddish. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Honda trying to mount his opponent but Reddish defends it.
Honda stops Reddish from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reddish misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Reddish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Honda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reddish quickly recovers to half guard.
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.
Honda is keen to just control but Reddish is a slippery customer.
Reddish wants to get back to his feet.
Honda wants to take a breather but Reddish is having none of it.
Honda is really struggling to control Reddish but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Honda stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reddish wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Honda 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.
Reddish tries to kick Honda off but Honda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Honda winds up and cracks Reddish with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Honda stops Reddish from getting back to his feet.
Honda wants to take a breather but Reddish is having none of it.
Honda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reddish tries to kick Honda off but Honda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Honda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reddish. Honda shrugs it off though.
Reddish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Honda or perhaps it was just good defense by Reddish, which made it look bad.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reddish looks to throw a body kick
and Honda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reddish wants to get back to his feet.
Honda not doing much here.
Reddish is trying to stand back up but Honda is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda wants to take a breather but Reddish is having none of it.
Honda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reddish is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Honda is looking for a kimura here.
Honda working over Reddish with some ground and pound. Reddish looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Honda moves nicely into side control.
Honda in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Honda taking a breather here.
Honda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws an elbow but Reddish slips to the side and avoids it well.
Honda prevents Reddish from escaping the position.
Honda cracks Reddish with a big elbow.
Honda taking a breather here.
Honda moves into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Honda unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoko Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Honda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoko Honda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Aldo.
Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Chonan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chonan stalling.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chonan is defending well for now.
Chonan blocking some punches.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo wants to stall.
Aldo presses Chonan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Aldo digs a right hand into Chonan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chonan's gas tank.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Chonan darts in and clinches Aldo up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo stalling in the clinch but Chonan improves position.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Chonan is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Chonan 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.
Aldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo pushes Chonan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chonan avoiding damage.
Chonan lands a body shot.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chonan looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
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!
Chonan is struggling to control the position.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Chonan looking to stall.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonan's elbow.
Chonan prevents a body shot from Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chonan.
Chonan wants to stall.
Chonan looking to stall.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Aldo misses its target.
Aldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo scores with a punch to the head.
Chonan takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Piranha Chonan's cut even more.
Chonan takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
A jab from Aldo does it's job there.
Aldo lands a jab.
The cut above Piranha Chonan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Chonan jumps back.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Chonan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aldo.
Chonan tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
As Chonan backs away, Aldo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aldo dips to his left and cracks Chonan with an uppercut!
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Chonan's body. Chonan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chonan wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piranha Chonan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chonan.
Aldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chonan counters by clinching up.
Chonan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chonan trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan is looking to control Aldo's arms but Aldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonan has his back to the ropes.
Chonan blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Chonan.
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan is trying to stall.
Chonan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the ropes.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo cracks Chonan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chonan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a jab to Chonan's midsection.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chonan wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piranha Chonan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan needs to keep his hands up - Aldo had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Piranha Chonan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piranha Chonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo retains his middleweight title!
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