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Pulse 87 - Kromog vs Driver II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tusing Pocc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Yocum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Yocum will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tusing Pocc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Yocum!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pocc fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yocum to the ground. Pocc is now in Yocum's guard.
Pocc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pocc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pocc trying to control but Yocum is working from the bottom.
Pocc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pocc throws a big right hand that misses.
Pocc definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yocum keeping moving, preventing Pocc from controlling successfully.
Pocc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pocc scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pocc throws a big elbow that misses.
Pocc chips away with some ground and pound.
Pocc lands a couple of digs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yocum can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pocc is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pocc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yocum's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pocc is working Yocum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pocc trying to control the position from guard on top but Yocum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pocc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pocc forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yocum is looking to escape.
Yocum wants to get back to full guard.
Pocc is working for a kimura but Yocum is defending it quite comfortably.
Yocum wants to control but Pocc is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pocc takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pocc scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pocc is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yocum doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pocc.
Pocc is working for a kimura but Yocum is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yocum wants to get back to full guard.
Pocc lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pocc 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pocc is trying to work for a kimura but Yocum is defending well.
Pocc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pocc looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pocc is trying for a kimura here. Yocum looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pocc wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tusing Pocc!
After winning the bout, Tusing Pocc 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Boyfriend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott John will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Boyfriend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boyfriend crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from John - the referee stops the clock and Boyfriend gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says John. Boyfriend manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boyfriend lands a jab to the head.
Boyfriend displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Scott John has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boyfriend checks a leg kick.
John misses with a body kick.
Boyfriend fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Daniel Boyfriend has been cut.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Boyfriend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boyfriend takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyfriend throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyfriend rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Boyfriend scores with a four punch combination!
John 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.
Boyfriend jabs at John's body.
John thumps Boyfriend with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyfriend takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John lands a head shot.
Boyfriend lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyfriend connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
John scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John missing with a left hand there. Boyfriend was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from John - that will leave a mark!
John is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
John throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boyfriend stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boyfriend has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyfriend misses with a wild body shot.
Boyfriend takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boyfriend falls off balance throwing a combination
and John counters with a huge left! Boyfriend is in big trouble! He's backing up but John isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Boyfriend from any more damage. A dominating finish by John!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John!
A less than humble Scott John misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwai Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Baroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
171 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwai Ja!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroni seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ja rushes Baroni and presses him up against the cage.
Ja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ja lands a right hand.
Baroni has Ja pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Baroni pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ja tumbling to the mat - Baroni dives into Ja's guard.
Baroni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baroni has managed to get both his arms back between Ja's legs - danger averted.
Baroni trying to control but Ja is working from the bottom.
Baroni throwing strikes from guard but Ja blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baroni escapes and throws Ja's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Baroni tries for a kimura but Ja is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja struggling a bit here.
Baroni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ja sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ja looking for submissions off his back.
Ja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baroni pulls his head out easily.
Baroni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ja tries to get to full guard but Baroni has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baroni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ja defends it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ja tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Baroni manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ja bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Baroni pulls Ja in to control the position.
Baroni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ja defends it easily.
Ja trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Ja looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ja showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Baroni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ja looking to pass the guard.
Baroni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baroni trying to keep a closed guard but Ja is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Ja trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Ja is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ja won't allow Baroni to sweep him here.
Ja slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Ja.
Baroni tries a head kick but it misses.
Ja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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 Donald Baroni will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baroni throws a right hand that misses
and Ja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Ja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baroni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ja throws a leg kick but Baroni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ja walks into a straight right hand from Baroni.
Baroni lands a head shot.
Baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baroni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ja under the eye.
Baroni with a hook.
Baroni lands a jab to the nose.
Baroni throws a poor cross that misses
and Ja counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Ja steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baroni.
Baroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donald Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni misses the shot to the body.
Baroni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ja misses with a body shot.
Baroni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni throws a shot to the body.
A left lands for Ja.
Ja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ja lands a leg kick that knocks Baroni off balance momentarily.
Baroni lands with an uppercut that bounces Ja off the cage and back into range.
Ja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baroni on the side of the head.
Ja wants to clinch.
Baroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ja lands a lovely overhand right.
Baroni lands a glancing blow to the side of Ja's head.
Ja scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baroni.
Baroni lands a right hook to the body.
Ja tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ja has closed the distance and engaged Baroni in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ja.
Ja working Baroni over with knees to the body.
Ja misses with the head strike.
Baroni gets underhooks to prevent Ja's takedown attempt.
Ja lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baroni or not.
Baroni is trying to break free.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ja utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni misses with a body punch.
Baroni struggles to land a body shot inside as Ja controls his hands.
Baroni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ja.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ja's waist but Ja gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baroni off to one side.
Baroni throws a hook but Ja avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Ja.
Ja scoring well with a low kick there.
Ja staying out of range there.
Ja throws an overhand right that lands on Baroni's shoulder, as Baroni tries to avoid the shot.
Baroni throws a lazy right hand but Ja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donald Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Baroni misses.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ja was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ja.
Ja cracks Baroni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hwai Ja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Ja misses.
Baroni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baroni shoots in looking for a takedown. Ja tries to sprawl out of it but Baroni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ja looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroni is just out of range.
Baroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni throws a low kick but Ja avoids it.
Ja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ja throws a leg kick that misses.
Baroni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ja.
Ja tries to clinch up but Baroni circles away and keeps his distance.
Baroni checks a low kick from Ja.
Baroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baroni throws the left hand but Ja avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hwai Ja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baroni has a takedown stuffed.
Ja thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Baroni.
Ja ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Baroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches up with Ja, looking for a takedown. Baroni pushes Ja against the cage but Ja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Ja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Baroni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Ja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baroni throws a hook but Ja avoids it easily.
Baroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroni lands a nice shot to the body.
Ja is looking to clinch.
Baroni attempts a counter takedown but Ja avoids it well and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baroni throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni goes for a double leg but Ja avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ja continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Baroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ja moves away.
Ja slips under a jab from Baroni.
Ja appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ja tries to clinch up but Baroni circles away and keeps his distance.
Baroni lands with an overhand left.
Ja scoring well with a low kick there.
Ja lands a nice hook to Baroni's body. Baroni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baroni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baroni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ja sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni's corner calls for a 1-2. Baroni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baroni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ja manages to avoid it.
Ja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baroni's head.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ja but Ja pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni takes a swing at Ja's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baroni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ja walks into a left hand.
Ja looks to land a combination. Baroni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baroni throws the left hand but Ja avoids the punch easily.
Baroni lands a nice shot that snaps Ja's head back.
Baroni scores with a hook to the body. Ja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baroni.
Ja wants to clinch up but Baroni keeps it at a distance.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Ja avoids the head kick by Baroni.
Ja looks to land a left hand but Baroni moved out of range nicely.
Ja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Ja throws a nice head kick!
Ja moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni stops a takedown attempt from Ja.
Baroni is working Ja over against the cage.
Baroni pushes Ja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baroni gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Baroni moves nicely into side control.
Ja is trying to control Baroni's posture but Baroni avoids it.
Ja sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ja gets full guard.
Ja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baroni is aware though and is defending well.
Ja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baroni's guard.
Ja trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ja has his hands clasped together but Baroni extends and breaks Ja's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Baroni.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Baroni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Syrowatka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tree Sclounce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrowatka comes into the arena with Slash - Nothing to Say blaring out of the sound system. Sclounce has chosen Fire Man Sam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Syrowatka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tree Sclounce !
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sclounce walks into a stiff left hand from Syrowatka.
Sclounce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Syrowatka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Syrowatka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Syrowatka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sclounce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sclounce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Syrowatka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sclounce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Syrowatka.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sclounce wants a takedown.
Artur Syrowatka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tree Sclounce .
Sclounce being controlled against the cage.
Syrowatka breaks the clinch.
Sclounce misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrowatka cracks Sclounce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sclounce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Syrowatka steps in with a hook that catches Sclounce right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Syrowatka follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sclounce looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Syrowatka!
A relieved looking Artur Syrowatka 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Dier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dier has chosen Soldier as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sol Dier!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dier misses with a straight right.
Dier misses with a jab to the body
and Blaze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dier circles away quickly and effectively.
Dier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sol Dier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dier.
Blaze is looking for a counter combo.
Dier throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dier swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Dier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaze cracks Dier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the body from Dier misses
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dier misses with a looping left.
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!
The crowd cheers as Dier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaze doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Santana Blaze has been cut.
Dier misses with a wild body shot.
Dier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Dier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze catches Dier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dier. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dier. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blaze rather than just go for the knockout.
Dier drops Blaze with a right and a left! Dier comes rushing in but Blaze regains his composure and manages to keep Dier in guard.
Blaze is rocked!
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!
Dier postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Blaze covers up, he's hurt! Dier keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Dier and the ref steps in to end the fight! Dier can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Dier!
The defeated Santana Blaze had this to say: ' '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pieter Daan Mostert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simone Gentile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pieter Daan Mostert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simone Gentile!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostert closes the distance and clinches up with Gentile, looking for a takedown. Mostert pushes Gentile against the cage but Gentile circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gentile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gentile tries to close the distance and clinch but Mostert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gentile moves into the clinch.
Gentile tries to work over Mostert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mostert wants a takedown.
Gentile scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mostert jumps guard.
Mostert has an active guard here but Gentile has managed to pass into half guard.
Mostert looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentile looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert looking for submissions off his back.
Gentile perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mostert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gentile wants to free his trapped foot but Mostert is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gentile is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gentile controlling the action here.
Mostert tries to get to full guard but Gentile has control of the leg.
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.
Mostert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gentile seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mostert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mostert wants to control but Gentile is keeping busy.
Gentile wants to control but Mostert is keeping him busy.
Mostert wants to improve his position but Gentile is controlling well.
Gentile 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.
Mostert slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentile showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mostert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gentile trying to control but Mostert is working from the bottom.
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.
Mostert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gentile slips nicely into half guard.
Mostert trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Gentile is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gentile working the head and body with strikes.
Gentile wants to control but Mostert is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mostert trying to control but Gentile postures up.
Gentile performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simone Gentile dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mostert misses with a takedown attempt - Gentile sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Gentile was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mostert with a poor takedown
and Gentile counters with a three punch combo that has Mostert backing up. Mostert nods at Gentile to acknowledge the strikes.
Gentile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mostert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gentile sprawls well. Gentile wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mostert gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Daan Mostert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentile throws a lazy uppercut
and Mostert counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gentile!
Simone Gentile has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mostert tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mostert has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mostert tries for a kimura but Gentile is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentile is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mostert off and has taken his back!
Gentile keeps control of the position as Mostert tries to break free.
Mostert looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gentile.
Mostert looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Can Mostert hold on?! Gentile is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostert can't escape the position.
Gentile is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gentile has got one arm under Mostert's chin. This could be trouble... Mostert trying to control the other hand but Gentile gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Mostert has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simone Gentile!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brixton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brixton comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys - Stormzy ft. Ghetts & J Hus. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Hunt. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Brixton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton takes one on the button.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brixton scores with a push kick.
Hunt throws the left hand but Brixton avoids the punch easily.
Brixton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Hunt rushes Brixton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Brixton controls his hands.
Brixton scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton trying to land knees to the body.
Brixton working Hunt over with knees to the body.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Brixton.
Brixton swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton misses with a knee to the head.
Brixton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brixton blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brixton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brixton cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Hunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brixton throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt misses the jab.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Brixton rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixton pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brixton is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brixton blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brixton landing knees to the head.
Brixton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brixton misses with a body punch.
Brixton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brixton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brixton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brixton blocking some punches.
Brixton lands a nice shot to the body.
Brixton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brixton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brixton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Brixton.
Hunt pushes Brixton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt tries a body shot but Brixton blocks it.
Brixton working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brixton scores with a hook to the body.
Brixton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
Brixton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brixton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Brixton lands a left hand.
Brixton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunt as Brixton tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Brixton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brixton's elbow.
Brixton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brixton misses with a body punch.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brixton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brixton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brixton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brixton breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt misses with a hook. Brixton ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brixton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt misses with a looping right.
As Hunt backs away, Brixton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Clinton Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Brixton pushes him off.
Brixton connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Brixton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brixton misses with an uppercut.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brixton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brixton.
Brixton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt rushes Brixton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Brixton on the inside.
Brixton blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brixton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton misses with a punch on the inside.
Brixton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brixton.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Brixton gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brixton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Brixton pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Brixton controls his hands.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brixtons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brixton.
Brixton pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brixton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt is rocked!
Brixton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Brixton finish him?
Brixton scores with a shoulder strike.
Brixton with a knee to the head.
Brixton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Brixton avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Brixton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixton dips a shoulder and cracks Hunt with a mighty uppercut! Hunt falls back against the cage and Brixton unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hunt is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Brixton screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Brixton!
Danny Brixton retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Danny Brixton 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Stripe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stripe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Captain Sensible - Happy Talk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kimbo Stripe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
176 lbs
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178 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Stripe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li scores with a jab. Stripe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Stripe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Stripe does it's job there.
Li pushes Stripe up against the cage in a clinch.
Li managing to block the knees to the body from Stripe.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stripe's elbow.
Stripe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Li pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stripe throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Stripe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Li counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Li.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Li scores with a one two! Stripe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stripe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripe lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
Stripe throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yonglong Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li defending well as Stripe loads up on a big left hand.
Stripe lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
Stripe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stripe showed some decent athleticism there.
Stripe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Li defending well though.
Stripe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Li manages to get to full guard.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stripe throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stripe trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stripe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stripe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stripe is one step ahead there.
Stripe throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stripe throws a strike but Li rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stripe working for submissions but it's allowed Li to get to half guard.
Li keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Li wants to stand up but Stripe is controlling the position.
Li prevents Stripe from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Li is thwarting Stripe's attempts to control the position.
Stripe is holding on to half guard well.
Stripe is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stripe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Stripe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stripe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stripes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonglong Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Stripe.
Stripe misses the body punch
and Li counters with a series of strikes. Stripe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and Stripe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li's guard.
Stripe won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stripe trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stripe is fighting to break Li's control of his arms but Li is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stripe wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripe throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stripe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li lands a jab to the nose.
Stripe is looking to chop away at Li's legs.
Stripe misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Li thuds his right hand into Stripe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Li slips under a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Li finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stripe wants to land a leg kick but Li is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice shot that snaps Stripe's head back.
Stripe is rocked!
Li circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Stripe tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Li wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yonglong Li!
A very excited looking Yonglong Li 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.
Kimbo Stripe spoke after the fight, saying 'Well done dude. This is just a blip, I'll be back stronger and better.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Cranial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sendou Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano has chosen Taeko Ohnuki - 4:00 AM as his entrance music. Von Cranial could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sendou Kitano's chin.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Cranial misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kitano! But no joy.
Cranial misses with a right hand
and Kitano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cranial connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Kitano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cranials jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranial misses with a looping right.
Cranial misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kitano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranial.
Cranial moves out of range of the strikes.
Cranial misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranial. Kitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cranial looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cranial lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kitano needs to keep his hands up - Cranial had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranial misses with a body punch
and Kitano counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano misses with an uppercut
and Cranial holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cranial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cranial avoids it.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cranial misses with some punches.
Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kitano lands a body punch.
Kitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Cranial tries a body shot but Kitano blocks it.
Kitano gets through Cranial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kitano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
Cranial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitano takes a shot to the head.
Kitano lands a good knee to the midsection. Cranial won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Kitano lands with a right to the head.
Kitano lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cranial if he has to take too many more of those.
Kitano lands a big right hand that sends Cranial crashing to the mat! Kitano stays standing though and waves Cranial back to his feet!
Cranial is rocked!
Cranial leaves his chin hanging out and Kitano seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cranial crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sendou Kitano!
Sendou Kitano managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 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
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Driver!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror Of The Island avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like The Terror Of The Island wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Terror Of The Island displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Terror Of The Island.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Terror Of The Island swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
Driver lands an overhand right.
Driver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Terror Of The Island defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from The Terror Of The Island on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Terror Of The Island thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island lands with an overhand left.
The Terror Of The Island lands a nice hook to Driver's body. Driver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Terror Of The Island stuns Driver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver takes one to the chin there.
The Terror Of The Island ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Terror Of The Island takes a swing at Driver's ribcage but misses.
The Terror Of The Island pushes Driver up against the cage in a clinch.
Driver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Driver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Driver wants to get back to striking at distance but The Terror Of The Island won't allow it.
Driver takes a shot to the head.
The Terror Of The Island looking to slow down the pace here.
I was talking to The Terror Of The Island's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Driver on the inside.
The Terror Of The Island lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Driver breaks the clinch.
The Terror Of The Island cracks Driver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Driver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Driver throws a body punch but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Terror Of The Island throws a body shot but no joy.
Driver throws out a counter right but The Terror Of The Island avoids it with no problem.
The Terror Of The Island thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Driver.
Driver misses with a body punch
and Driver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Terror Of The Island moves away from the strike by Driver.
A telegraphed right hand from The Terror Of The Island misses the target.
The Terror Of The Island misses with an uppercut
and Driver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Terror Of The Island lands a nice shot that snaps Driver's head back.
The Terror Of The Island fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driver manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Driver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Terror Of The Island. Driver does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Driver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Driver throws a hook to the side of The Terror Of The Island's head but The Terror Of The Island sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on The Terror Of The Island's shoulder, as The Terror Of The Island tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Driver lands with a nice body punch.
Driver scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Terror Of The Island in his tracks.
The Terror Of The Island misses the jab.
The Terror Of The Island tries to move into range but Driver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Terror Of The Island ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Driver pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Terror Of The Island is out of range and Driver settles back down.
A slow jab from Driver misses its intended target.
The Terror Of The Island swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on The Terror Of The Island's shoulder, as The Terror Of The Island tries to avoid the shot.
The Terror Of The Island uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Driver has time to react.
The Terror Of The Island bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Driver misses with an uppercut
and The Terror Of The Island makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Driver dips to his left and cracks The Terror Of The Island with an uppercut!
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Terror Of The Island bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Terror Of The Island is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Driver misses with a looping right.
Driver lands with an uppercut that bounces The Terror Of The Island off the cage and back into range.
Driver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Terror Of The Island staying out of range there.
The Terror Of The Island pushes Driver up against the cage in a clinch.
The Terror Of The Island swings wildly with an uppercut but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driver prevents a body shot from The Terror Of The Island.
Driver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Driver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Driver lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Terror Of The Island backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ed Driver will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Driver gets tackled into the cage by The Terror Of The Island. The Terror Of The Island maintains the clinch.
Driver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Driver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Driver swings wildly with an uppercut but The Terror Of The Island uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Driver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Driver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driver working aggressively here.
Driver throws a punch but it's blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
Driver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Terror Of The Island slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
Driver letting The Terror Of The Island take a breather here.
The Terror Of The Island softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island swings wildly with an uppercut but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Driver.
The Terror Of The Island throws a head punch that misses.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Driver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Driver blocking some punches.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Driver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Driver lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Terror Of The Island backwards.
Driver lands a shoulder strike.
The Terror Of The Island working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from The Terror Of The Island fails to land.
Driver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Driver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Terror Of The Island up against the cage.
The Terror Of The Island fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Driver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hook to the side of Driver's head but Driver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Terror Of The Island throws a poor cross that misses
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Driver scores with a jab to the body.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but The Terror Of The Island is just out of range.
The Terror Of The Island pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a single shot there.
Driver lands a slapping body shot.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver avoids the body shot from The Terror Of The Island.
Driver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Driver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Terror Of The Island just misses with a punch to the body.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a lunging right hand
and Driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on The Terror Of The Island's shoulder, as The Terror Of The Island tries to avoid the shot.
The Terror Of The Island throwing a counter right hand but Driver manages to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Driver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Terror Of The Island throws a body shot but no joy.
The Terror Of The Island throws a lazy uppercut
and Driver counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Driver.
Ed Driver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Terror Of The Island lands with a cross.
A jab from Driver does it's job there.
The Terror Of The Island lands a jab to Driver's midsection.
The Terror Of The Island tries to clinch but Driver moves out of range.
Driver lands a big right hand that sends The Terror Of The Island crashing to the mat! Driver stays standing though and waves The Terror Of The Island back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Terror Of The Island walks into a left hand.
The Terror Of The Island is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island ducks under a wild hook from Driver.
Nice defenses there by Driver.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a wild body shot.
Driver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island loads up on a big right hand but Driver slips the punch.
The Terror Of The Island checks a leg kick.
Driver scores with a sloppy right hand. The Terror Of The Island should have avoided that one.
The Terror Of The Island misses the shot to the body.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a right hand
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver swings widly with a right hand
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Terror Of The Island throws an off balance right hand
and Driver counters with a right hand to the body.
The Terror Of The Island has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driver lands with a straight right. The Terror Of The Island didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Driver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Driver looks to land a combination but The Terror Of The Island avoids it well.
Driver throws a lazy uppercut
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a stiff right hand.
The Terror Of The Island lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Driver looks to throw the jab but The Terror Of The Island is out of range.
The Terror Of The Island swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Terror Of The Island throws a left and a right that both miss
and Driver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Terror Of The Island ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Terror Of The Island lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Driver at a distance.
Driver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Terror Of The Island momentarily.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Driver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Terror Of The Island walks into a straight right hand from Driver.
The crowd cheers as Driver lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Terror Of The Island doesn't seem phased though.
Oh The Terror Of The Island is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Terror Of The Island tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Driver was well out of range. Poor timing from The Terror Of The Island.
Driver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Terror Of The Island seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver lands with a nice body punch.
The Terror Of The Island rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Driver to counter with a crisp jab.
Driver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a looping right.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a right hand
and Driver counters with a nice right hand that sends The Terror Of The Island toppling to the canvas! The Terror Of The Island scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Driver finish him?!
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!
Driver throws the left hand but The Terror Of The Island avoids the punch easily.
The Terror Of The Island wants to clinch but Driver slips to the side
and Driver scores with a counter punch that sends The Terror Of The Island to the canvas! Driver smells blood - he's punishing The Terror Of The Island with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! The Terror Of The Island has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Driver!
Ed Driver is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ed Driver very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Nutrition 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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