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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pari Jakh (ranked 9783 p4p, 854 weight class) and Mirko Simic (ranked 6018 p4p, 708 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simic's choice of entrance music: Beat it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pari Jakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Simic!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakh tries to clinch but Simic moves away
and Simic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jakh's guard.
Simic trying to control but Jakh is working from the bottom.
Jakh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simic.
Simic looking to pass the guard.
Jakh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simic has gone for a leg lock! Jakh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Simic's guard.
Simic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jakh's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simic trying to control but Jakh is working from the bottom.
Simic won't allow Jakh to get back to his feet.
Simic looking to sit in guard and control but Jakh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jakh trying to control but Simic is working from the bottom.
Jakh wants to stand but Simic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Simic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jakh's guard.
Simic wants to control from the top but Jakh keeps moving.
Simic is in close to Jakh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Simic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jakh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Simic has Jakh in his guard.
Jakh tries to stand but Simic is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simic can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simic keeping moving, preventing Jakh from controlling successfully.
Simic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jakh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jakh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simic is pulling down on Jakh's head to control his posture.
Jakh won't allow Simic to sweep him here.
Jakh 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.
Jakh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simic looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Simic keeping moving, preventing Jakh from controlling successfully.
Simic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jakh is one step ahead there.
Simic keeping moving, preventing Jakh from controlling successfully.
Simic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jakh's guard.
Jakh is trying to keep Simic in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jakh dives on top into guard.
Jakh trying to control but Simic is working from the bottom.
Simic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jakh is working Simic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jakh wants to control from the top but Simic keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Simic is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mirko Simic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jakh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Simic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jakh keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jakh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jakh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Simic throwing strikes but missing.
Simic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jakh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jakh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jakh!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakh lands a decent elbow from side control.
Simic is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakh stands up and beckons Simic to his feet.
Simic is breathing heavily.
Jakh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Simic as he avoids it easily.
Simic feints the counter takedown.
Jakh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jakh defends it well.
Jakh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jakh throws a combination. Simic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jakh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jakh gets a takedown into half guard.
Simic is looking for a sweep. Jakh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simic trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jakh manages to pass to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakh trying to control but Simic is having none of it.
Simic tries to improve his position but instead Jakh has taken his back!
Jakh has the hooks in. Simic is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jakh working for a choke but Simic is defending well.
Jakh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simic can do to turn this around?
Jakh is hanging on to Simic's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakh scores with punches and elbows.
Jakh is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Jakh struggling to keep hold of the position.
Simic trying to control the action but Jakh just sinks the hooks in.
Simic is really stuck here.
Jakh wants to control but Simic is keeping busy.
Jakh lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jakh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakh lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jakh.
Jakh is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The referee is taking a good look at Simic as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jakh!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simic staying busy and making it hard for Jakh to control.
Simic can't escape the position.
Pari Jakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jakh avoiding Simic 's attempts to control his hands.
Simic rolls, trying to escape but Jakh keeps control of the position.
Jakh scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Jakh struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pari Jakh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jakh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simic defends it nicely.
Pari Jakh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakh has his takedown stuffed
and Simic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Simic is thwarting Jakh's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jakh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jakh is not content to let Simic control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakh is looking for a sweep. Simic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jakh is working hard here to advance position.
Simic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jakh is just riding it out for now. Simic eventually gives up the hold.
Jakh is looking to improve his position.
Simic is thwarting Jakh's attempts to control the position.
Simic is working for a submission of some sort.
Simic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two 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.
Simic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Simic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jakh is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mirko Simic!
An out of breath Mirko Simic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Cuchulain (ranked 20829 p4p, 834 weight class) and Siva Tavau (ranked 5145 p4p, 576 weight class). Tavau has chosen In the Air Tonight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
7 - 20 - 0 |
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264 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
7 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cu Cuchulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siva Tavau!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavau shoots in for a takedown but Cuchulain shows good takedown defense.
Jab by Cuchulain.
It looks like Siva Tavau has been cut.
Cuchulain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuchulain throws a sloppy head kick
and Tavau counters with a single leg into guard. Cuchulain didn't expect that.
Tavau works over Cuchulain with some ground and pound from guard.
Cuchulain is looking to stand up but Tavau isn't so interested in that idea.
Tavau is in close to Cuchulain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cuchulain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tavau postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cuchulain covers up, he's hurt! Tavau keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tavau and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tavau can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siva Tavau!
Siva Tavau opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miki Pitolu (ranked 9265 p4p, 840 weight class) and Harsh Jak (ranked 25081 p4p, 943 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miki Pitolu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harsh Jak!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jak throws a combination that misses
and Pitolu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pitolu lands with a shot to the body.
Pitolu closes the distance and pushes Jak back into the cage.
Jak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pitolu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Pitolu.
Pitolu is looking to break free of the clinch but Jak has double underhooks.
Jak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pitolu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jak keeps control of Pitolu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jak breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jak moves out of range of the body kick.
As Pitolu backs off Jak throws a huge counter combo but Pitolu manages to avoid it all.
Jak gets tackled into the cage by Pitolu. Pitolu maintains the clinch.
Pitolu pushes Jak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jak tries a body shot but Pitolu blocks it.
A hook to the body from Pitolu.
Jak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pitolu smiles and moves away.
Pitolu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harsh Jak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jak misses with a combination
and Pitolu counters with a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitolu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pitolu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jak jumps guard but Pitolu stands there with Jak around his waist. Jak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miki Pitolu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harsh Jak.
Jak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jak looks winded!
Pitolu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pitolu stalling in the clinch.
Jak has Pitolu pressed against the cage, preventing Pitolu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pitolu wants to break free but Jak has control.
A frustrated look appears on Pitolu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jak tries to break free but Pitolu pushes him back against the cage.
Pitolu scores with a shot to the side of Jak's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitolu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pitolu dodges an elbow strike from Jak.
Pitolu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitolu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pitolu.
Jak tries to pull guard but Pitolu holds him up against the cage and eventually Jak drops back down to his feet.
Jak wants to break free but Pitolu has control.
Jak throws a head punch that misses.
Jak blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Pitolu.
Pitolu has had enough of the clinch but Jak keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitolu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jak is looking to break free of the clinch but Pitolu has double underhooks.
Jak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pitolu throws an elbow that misses.
Jak tries to pull guard but Pitolu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jak is trying to pull guard but Pitolu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pitolu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jak is trying to force a seperation but Pitolu has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitolu can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miki Pitolu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitolu clinches up against the cage.
Pitolu cracks Jak with a nice body shot.
Jak is trying to pull guard but Pitolu has him pressed against the cage.
Pitolu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jak backwards.
Jak is trying to pull guard but Pitolu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pitolu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jak misses with a wild combination.
Pitolu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitolu counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitolu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jak.
Pitolu throwing a counter right hand but Jak manages to avoid it.
Jak gets tackled into the cage by Pitolu. Pitolu maintains the clinch.
Pitolu leaning against his opponent.
Pitolu leaning against his opponent.
Pitolu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitolu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jak tries to pull guard but Pitolu won't allow it.
Miki Pitolu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harsh Jak.
Pitolu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pitolu pushes Jak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jak is breathing heavily.
Jak jumps guard but Pitolu stands there with Jak around his waist. Jak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pitolu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pitolu lands a body shot.
Pitolu just leaning against Jak, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Pitolu.
Pitolu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jak backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitolu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitolu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pitolu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitolu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jak can do to turn this around?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jak jumps guard but Pitolu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pitolu misses with a knee to the head.
Pitolu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jak has him pressed against the cage.
Pitolu tries to land knees in the clinch but Jak avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Pitolu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitolu misses with a knee to the head.
Jak prevents Pitolu from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitolu.
Pitolu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jak or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitolu drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pitolu trying to keep a closed guard but Jak is proving a slippery customer.
Pitolu manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Pitolu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jak prevents Pitolu from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitolu.
A short right from Pitolu on the inside.
Jak is rocked!
Miki Pitolu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pitolu lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jak to his knees! Pitolu keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miki Pitolu!
Miki Pitolu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Styles (ranked 4247 p4p, 403 weight class) and James Butch (ranked 6004 p4p, 512 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler. James Butch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Butch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Styles. Beautiful body shot.
Styles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butch should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Styles tests Butch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like James Butch has been cut.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Butch 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.
Butch throws a lazy uppercut
and Styles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butch misses with a left hand
and Styles counters with a right hand to the body.
Styles has closed the distance and engaged Butch in a clinch.
Butch jumps guard but Styles stands there with Butch around his waist. Butch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Styles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Styles.
Styles tries a body shot but Butch blocks it.
Butch successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles is looking to stand up but Butch won't let him.
Butch wants to stand up but Styles is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles wants to get up but he can't break Butch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Styles prevents Butch from getting back to his feet.
Butch has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Styles has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Styles breaks the clinch.
Butch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styles scores with a hook to the body. Butch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Butch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Butch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Styles is looking to wear down Butch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Styles has Butch up against the cage in a clinch.
Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Styles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butch is rocked!
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!
Butch switches off momentarily and Styles cracks him with a monster right hand! Butch topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Styles dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Styles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Styles!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Styles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
James Butch was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll come back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rokurou Kyo (ranked 5125 p4p, 561 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 10298 p4p, 893 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wiley - Take That kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
46 - 40 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rokurou Kyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 40 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyo drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kyo is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jason Lee has been cut.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lee! Kyo lets Lee back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lee is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyo scores with a body shot.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyo finish him?
Lee looks winded!
Kyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee glances at the clock... BAM! Kyo nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lee crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lee is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rokurou Kyo!
After winning the bout, Rokurou Kyo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekkers (ranked 4285 p4p, 406 weight class) and Ted Truck (ranked 5757 p4p, 496 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Omen . Ted Truck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
164 lbs
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160 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Truck counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Truck.
Truck misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Truck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Dekkers blocks the leg kick.
Dekkers moves out of range of the body kick from Truck.
It looked like Dekkers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Truck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Truck misses with a low kick as Dekkers jumps back.
Dekkers throws an overhand right that lands on Truck's shoulder, as Truck tries to avoid the shot.
Dekkers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Truck drops his hands momentarily and Dekkers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck tries to land a leg kick but Dekkers saw it coming and moves away.
Truck misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Dekkers misses its intended target.
Truck misses with a low kick.
Truck looks for the body kick but Dekkers saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dekkers. Truck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Truck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Truck wants to slow Dekkers down by chopping away at his legs.
Truck wants to clinch up but Dekkers keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Truck.
Dekkers throwing a counter right hand but Truck manages to avoid it.
Dekkers punishes Truck's body with a nice straight punch.
Truck slips under a jab from Dekkers.
Dekkers checks the leg kick.
Dekkers moves in looking to clinch but Truck pushes him off.
Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Dekkers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truck 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.
Dekkers thuds his right hand into Truck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy body kick from Truck
and Dekkers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Truck moves to clinch but Dekkers breaks away
letting Dekkers counter with a right hand.
Truck is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dekkers.
Truck is still on wobbly legs! Can Dekkers finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Truck seems to have recovered his senses.
Dekkers misses with a hook. Truck ducked under it nicely.
Dekkers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dekkers slaps away a takedown attempt from Truck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dekkers sends Truck crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dekkers is motioning to the referee to let Truck up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dekkers cracks Truck with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dekkers has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Truck to stand back up!
Dekkers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Dekkers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dekkers looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ted Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers throws an overhand right that lands on Truck's shoulder, as Truck tries to avoid the shot.
Dekkers pushes Truck up against the cage in a clinch.
Dekkers breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck misses with a low kick as Dekkers jumps back.
Dekkers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Truck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Truck misses with a kick to the body.
Dekkers misses with a hook.
Dekkers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Truck wants to clinch up but Dekkers keeps it at a distance.
Dekkers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Truck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dekkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Dekkers. Beautiful body shot.
Truck looks to clinch
letting Dekkers counter with a right hand.
Truck dodges the punch combination from Dekkers.
An inside leg kick from Truck misses.
Dekkers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Truck tries to land a leg kick but Dekkers saw it coming and moves away.
Dekkers lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Truck.
Truck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Truck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dekkers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck tried to score with a low kick but Dekkers checks it.
Truck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dekkers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Truck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Truck tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dekkers breaks from the clinch.
Dekkers blocks a leg kick.
Truck slips a jab and a cross from Dekkers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekkers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Truck lands a nice hook to Dekkers's body. Dekkers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Truck tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dekkers is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Dekkers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dekkers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truck can do to turn this around?
Dekkers throws a hook but Truck avoids it easily.
Truck wants to counter with a clinch but Dekkers pushes him away.
Dekkers scores with a hook to the body. Truck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Truck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Truck on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dekkers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dekkers throws a body shot but no joy.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Truck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dekkers avoids the head kick by Truck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers misses with a hook to the body
and Truck counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truck misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dekkers keeps working.
Dekkers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Truck on the ground.
Dekkers trying his best to control but Truck has mounted him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck looking to ground and pound but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
Truck thowing shots but they're missing.
Dekkers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Truck working Dekkers over with strikes here.
Dekkers tries to hold on but Truck pushes him away.
Truck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Truck looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck looking to control but Dekkers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Truck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dekkers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Truck.
Truck lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Truck sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dekkers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dekkers tries to get out of the position.
Truck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck thowing shots but they're missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Truck sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ted Truck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dekkers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Truck punching from mount but Dekkers doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dekkers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Truck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Truck looking to finish with strikes here!
Truck controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Truck.
Truck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Truck can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dekkers is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Truck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Truck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Truck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dekkers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Truck wants to counter the offense by Dekkers and move into the clinch position.
Truck doesn't manage to clinch there - Dekkers circles away.
Truck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Truck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dekkers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Truck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dekkers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dekkers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Truck's head.
Truck tries to clinch up but Dekkers circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramon Dekkers is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Truck with that takedown attempt.
Dekkers is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trucks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Truck throws a solid leg kick but Dekkers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Truck.
It looked like Dekkers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dekkers swings for the body but Truck moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dekkers was well out of range. Poor timing from Truck.
Truck throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dekkers was covering up waiting for the punch and Truck finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Truck wants to control from the top but Dekkers keeps moving.
Truck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Truck throws a big elbow that misses.
Truck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Truck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Truck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck pushes down on Dekkers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Truck passes the guard and advances to mount!
Truck landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Truck connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Truck cracks Dekkers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Truck looking to finish Dekkers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dekkers!
Dekkers is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truck cracks Dekkers with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Truck!
Ramon Dekkers spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll come back stronger'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Apollo (ranked 2425 p4p, 316 weight class) and August Jeaux Jr (ranked 2256 p4p, 292 weight class). Jeaux Jr has chosen Gucci Mane - St. Brick as his entrance music. Max Apollo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to August Jeaux Jr's chin.
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188 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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 Las Vegas, Max Apollo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Jeaux Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jeaux Jr lands a body shot.
Apollo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jeaux Jr's head.
Jeaux Jr is rocked!
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
Jeaux Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jeaux Jr throws the left hand but Apollo avoids the punch easily.
Apollo moves forwards but Jeaux Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Apollo throws a head kick but Jeaux Jr moves out of range.
Jeaux Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Jeaux Jr misses.
Jeaux Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apollo.
Jeaux Jr scores with a jab.
Apollo throws a lazy head kick
and Jeaux Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo throws a lazy head kick
and Jeaux Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo walks into a straight right hand from Jeaux Jr.
Apollo thumps Jeaux Jr with a low kick.
Jeaux Jr blocks a head kick by Apollo.
Apollo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeaux Jr connects with a combination that backs up Apollo into the cage. Jeaux Jr lands a flurry of punches that gets past Apollo's guard. Apollo is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Jeaux Jr bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). August Jeaux Jr!
August Jeaux Jr is the new middleweight champion!
As August Jeaux Jr got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yall know my slogan! *holds mic out to the crowd* I am the lion's strike and the wolf's jaws! Before my next bout I'll fix my flaws!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sudo (ranked 2300 p4p, 245 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 1249 p4p, 135 weight class). Long Wang told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo tries to sprawl but Wang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wang stalling away here and it's allowed Sudo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sudo is keeping the position for now.
Wang preventing the sweep.
Sudo is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sudo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sudo is on top in guard.
Sudo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sudo trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang pushes down on Sudo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sudo defending well though.
Sudo is staying active underneath Wang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sudo wants to get back to full guard.
Sudo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wang's back!
Wang finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Wang tries to lock up and control but Sudo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sudo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sudo thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sudo is striking from the bottom but Wang uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wang's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo doesn't have the hooks in and Wang manages to turn into his guard.
Sudo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wang working Sudo over with strikes.
Wang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sudo trying to control here.
Sudo has his hands clasped together around Wang's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang winds up and cracks Sudo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sudo wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Wang is keen to just control but Sudo is a slippery customer.
Sudo is trying to control but can't.
Wang trying to control the action but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Wang is looking for a kimura but Sudo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wang to get the leverage.
Sudo is trying to control but can't.
Sudo tries to roll over but Wang keeps him under control.
Wang working Sudo over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking for a kimura but Sudo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wang to get the leverage.
Wang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sudo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sudo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sudo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sudo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wang has passed into side control.
Wang throws a strike aimed at the side of Sudo's head but Sudo avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sudo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wang cracks Sudo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wang slaps away a takedown attempt from Sudo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sudo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wang did well to prevent Sudo getting side control.
Sudo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sudo misses with a head shot. Wang uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sudo is one step ahead there.
Wang looking for a guillotine here but Sudo defends easily.
Sudo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wang's head.
Wang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sudo is aware though and is defending well.
Wang wants to control the position but Sudo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sudo 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.
Wang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sudo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sudo's back!
Sudo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wang on the ground.
Sudo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wang gets his way!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wang. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wang gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Sudo tries to escape but Wang has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wang has his arm under Sudo's chin here. Game over son! Wang squeezes tightly and Sudo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Long Wang!
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