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EFC Fujiwara vs Ladd PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santana Blaze (ranked 1278 p4p, 63 weight class) and Gage Underwood (ranked 2370 p4p, 114 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Santana Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage Underwood!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick from Underwood misses.
Underwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Underwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Underwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Underwood.
Underwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Underwood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Underwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Underwood throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Underwood 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.
Underwood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blaze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Underwood.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Underwood throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Underwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Underwood.
Blaze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Underwood.
Underwood misses with a body kick.
Blaze misses the jab.
Blaze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Underwood avoids nicely.
Underwood is trying to counter with his kicks.
Underwood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaze's hands.
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Underwood misses with a looping right.
Underwood slips a jab from Blaze.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Underwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Underwood responds with a good body kick, but Blaze manages to step out the way in time.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze cracks Underwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Underwood swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underwood throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze counters with a series of strikes. Underwood will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a jab to the head.
Underwood connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Underwood ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Underwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Underwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Underwood misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Underwood can pounce on him.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Underwood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Underwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Underwood blocks a leg kick.
Blaze tries to land a leg kick but Underwood saw it coming and moves away.
Blaze looks to land a right hand but Underwood moved out of range.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Blaze moves out of range as Underwood strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a push kick but Underwood slaps the foot to one side.
Underwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Underwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaze slips under a jab.
Blaze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Underwood backs up against the cage.
Underwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blaze throws an overhand right that lands on Underwood's shoulder, as Underwood tries to avoid the shot.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Blaze throws a low kick but Underwood moves out of range easily.
Underwood checks a leg kick nicely.
Underwood misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Underwood throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Underwood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Underwood misses
and Blaze counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underwood tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Underwood is predictable there
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Underwood throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Underwood counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Underwood is predictable there
and Blaze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Underwood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaze checks it well.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze jabs at Underwood's body.
Underwood connects with a solid leg kick.
Underwood misses the body punch
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Underwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Underwood cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Blaze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Underwood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Underwood slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Underwood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaze.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Underwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Underwood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Underwood slips a straight right by Blaze.
Underwood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blaze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Underwood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Underwood cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Underwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Underwood tries a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a nice right hand.
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Blaze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Underwood.
As Underwood looks to move away, Blaze throws a big counter combo but Underwood just gets out of the way.
Underwood throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Underwood slips a jab and a cross from Blaze.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Underwood counters with a nice body shot.
Blaze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Underwood.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Underwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blaze needs to keep his hands up - Underwood had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Underwood. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Underwood throws a front kick aimed at Blaze's knee but Blaze avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze throws a body shot but no joy.
Underwood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Underwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Underwood moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Underwood misses with a body shot
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Underwood ducks right into an uppercut from Blaze.
Underwood misses with a body kick.
Underwood connects with a nice looking jab.
Underwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Underwood throws a nice head kick!
Underwood digs a good body shot into Blaze's ribs.
Blaze throws a push kick but Underwood slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Underwood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Underwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
Underwood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Blaze throws a series of strikes that have Underwood backpedaling.
Underwood lands with a hook. Blaze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Underwood is looking to land body kicks.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Underwood moves out of range.
Underwood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Underwood misses with a hook.
Underwood tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Underwood's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Underwood finds it's target.
Blaze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Underwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Underwood.
Blaze digs a good hook to Underwood's body.
Blaze looks to land a body kick but Underwood moved away.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blaze works the jab nicely.
Blaze walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze takes one to the chin there.
Underwood takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Underwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Underwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santana Blaze will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Underwood.
The crowd cheers as Underwood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaze doesn't seem phased though.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Underwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Underwood takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but Underwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Underwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Underwood fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaze in the body.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Underwood throws a solid leg kick but Blaze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Underwood.
It looked like Blaze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Underwood throws a leg kick but Blaze moved away.
Underwood swings widly with a right hand
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
Underwood misses with a body punch
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Blaze.
Underwood defending well as Blaze loads up on a big left hand.
Underwood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but Underwood moves his leg out of the way.
Underwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Blaze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaze throws out a leg kick but Underwood moves out of range and Blaze only half commits.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Underwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Underwood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze moves out of range as Underwood throws a body kick.
It looked like Blaze was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blaze with a hook.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Underwood.
Underwood slips a straight right by Blaze.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Underwood misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Underwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Underwood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Underwood misses with a low kick.
Blaze tries to bum rush Underwood with a series of wild strikes but Underwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gage Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Underwood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Underwood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Underwood misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Underwood throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
Underwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A clash of legs there as Blaze blocks the low kick.
Underwood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Underwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Underwood cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Underwood misses with an uppercut
and Blaze counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Underwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Underwood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Underwood's knee momentarily.
Underwood swings widly with a right hand
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Underwood tried to score with a low kick but Blaze checks it.
Blaze clobbers Underwood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Underwood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blaze has got the better of the exchanges.
Blaze looks to land a combination. Underwood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blaze wants to land a leg kick but Underwood is out of range.
Underwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Underwood throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaze blocks the leg kick.
Underwood swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Underwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Underwood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Santana Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Underwood misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Blaze is looking to counter punch.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santana Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
Post fight, an emotional Santana Blaze said 'Thank you all, this is my last fight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hosep Grigorian (ranked 2481 p4p, 303 weight class) and Tigran Minasian (ranked 2405 p4p, 294 weight class). Grigorian comes to the cage accompanied by Helena- Misfits. Tigran Minasian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hosep Grigorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
Minasian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grigorian as he jumps to the side.
Minasian misses with a looping left.
Minasian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Minasian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minasian misses with an uppercut.
Minasian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Minasian lands a glancing blow to the side of Grigorian's head.
Minasian dodges the punch combination from Grigorian.
Nice takedown defense from Grigorian. No joy for Minasian on that attempt.
Minasian scores with a jab. Grigorian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grigorian lands a glancing blow to the side of Minasian's head.
Grigorian avoids the body shot from Minasian.
It looked like Grigorian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minasian swings for the body but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minasian.
Minasian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Minasian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grigorian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Minasian.
It looked like Grigorian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Minasian throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
Minasian throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
Grigorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Minasian scores with a four punch combination!
Grigorian is rocked!
Minasian looks to land a combination but Grigorian avoids it well.
Oh Grigorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grigorian gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Minasian gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tigran Minasian!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John MaGee (ranked 2484 p4p, 277 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 710 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MaGee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cunnilingus. Urameshi has chosen Smile Bomb as his entrance music. John MaGee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John MaGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MaGee dives in for a single leg takedown but Urameshi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
John MaGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MaGee moves in looking to clinch but Urameshi pushes him off.
MaGee wants to clinch.
MaGee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Urameshi with a jab.
MaGee slips under a jab from Urameshi.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urameshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Urameshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MaGee on the side of the head.
MaGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urameshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urameshi takes a swing at MaGee's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by MaGee.
MaGee forces Urameshi back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaGee working aggressively here.
Urameshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi working aggressively here.
Urameshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urameshi has a couple of punches blocked by MaGee.
MaGee lands with a right to the head.
MaGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
MaGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MaGee really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Urameshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MaGee backwards.
MaGee misses with some punches.
Urameshi lands with a light punch inside.
Urameshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MaGee.
MaGee misses with the head strike.
MaGee misses with a punch to the body.
MaGee misses with a punch to the body.
MaGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urameshi lands with a left to the head.
Urameshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaGee wants to clinch up but Urameshi keeps it at a distance.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MaGee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urameshi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MaGee with a body shot.
Urameshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urameshi swinging wildly here.
MaGee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Urameshi.
MaGee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
Urameshi digs a good body shot into MaGee's ribs.
MaGee tries to clinch up.
MaGee wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
MaGee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Urameshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urameshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urameshi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
MaGee with a poor takedown
and Urameshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MaGee wants to clinch up but Urameshi keeps it at a distance.
Urameshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Urameshi swinging wildly here.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but MaGee is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Urameshi.
Urameshi keeps the fight on the outside.
MaGee shoots for a takedown but Urameshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John MaGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urameshi punishes MaGee's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Urameshi.
Urameshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MaGee on the side of the head.
MaGee tries to clinch but Urameshi is having none of it.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Urameshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MaGee fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Urameshi catches MaGee right on the button with a cross.
MaGee closes the distance and clinches.
Urameshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urameshi tries to work over MaGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MaGee blocking some punches.
MaGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Urameshi as the two fighters clinch.
Urameshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of MaGee backwards.
Urameshi misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Urameshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MaGee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Urameshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MaGee somewhat.
Urameshi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Urameshi digs a good hook to MaGee's body.
Urameshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urameshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MaGee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MaGee clinches with his opponent.
John MaGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MaGee blocks an uppercut.
MaGee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MaGee.
Urameshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from MaGee fails to land.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi misses with the head strike.
MaGee has a couple of punches blocked by Urameshi.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urameshi throws a punch but it's blocked by MaGee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaGee takes a shot to the head.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Urameshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
MaGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
Urameshi lands a nice uppercut.
MaGee throws a head punch that misses.
Urameshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urameshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Urameshi circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MaGee walks into a stiff left hand from Urameshi.
MaGee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MaGee closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urameshi scores with the left hand. MaGee knows he should have avoided that one.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by MaGee.
Urameshi misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaGee wants to clinch
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MaGee shoots in but Urameshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MaGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from MaGee misses.
Urameshi punishes MaGee's body with a nice straight punch.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MaGee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Urameshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MaGee tries to clinch but Urameshi moves out of range.
MaGee ducks right into an uppercut from Urameshi.
MaGee tries to clinch there but Urameshi circles away.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MaGee tries to clinch there but Urameshi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by MaGee.
Urameshi scores with the left hand. MaGee knows he should have avoided that one.
Urameshi jabs MaGee right on the nose. MaGee blinks but takes it well.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MaGee manages to avoid it.
MaGee tries to counter by clinching up but Urameshi breaks away and moves out of range.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Urameshi.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by MaGee.
MaGee tries to move into range but Urameshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MaGee is looking to clinch but Urameshi is avoiding it.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MaGee has time to react.
Urameshi has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
MaGee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urameshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urameshi lands with an overhand left.
MaGee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MaGee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Urameshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Urameshi cracks MaGee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by MaGee.
MaGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
Urameshi scores with a jab.
Urameshi connects with a right hand. MaGee shakes it off.
MaGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urameshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Urameshi.
MaGee takes one to the side of the head.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by MaGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
That's time! MaGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MaGee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Urameshi counters with a right hand to the body.
MaGee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MaGee moves forwards but Urameshi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MaGee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MaGee manages to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for MaGee. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
MaGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MaGee with a body shot.
Urameshi thuds his right hand into MaGee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. MaGee moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MaGee slips under a jab.
MaGee tries to clinch but Urameshi is having none of it.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urameshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urameshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MaGee tries to clinch
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaGee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but MaGee avoids it with no problem.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urameshi keeps the fight on the outside.
MaGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Urameshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MaGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
MaGee has Urameshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Urameshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
MaGee tries to clinch there but Urameshi circles away.
MaGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Urameshi tries to get set, MaGee tries to push him back and clinch up but Urameshi manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urameshi digs a good body shot into MaGee's ribs.
Urameshi defending well as MaGee loads up on a big left hand.
MaGee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
MaGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urameshi throws a series of punches but MaGee avoids them all with ease.
MaGee tries to clinch up but Urameshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but MaGee is just out of range.
MaGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urameshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
MaGee closes the distance and pushes Urameshi back into the cage.
MaGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Urameshi - that landed with a thud.
MaGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urameshi's elbow.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Urameshi fails to land.
Urameshi lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urameshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MaGee misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Urameshi.
Urameshi struggles to land a body shot inside as MaGee controls his hands.
A short left from Urameshi.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MaGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urameshi pushes MaGee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urameshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urameshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
MaGee blocks a body shot from Urameshi.
Urameshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MaGee is looking to clinch.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but MaGee avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Urameshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. MaGee doesn't seem phased though.
MaGee closes the distance but Urameshi moves to the side
and Urameshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John MaGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi punishes MaGee's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from MaGee misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MaGee's head backwards.
MaGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MaGee moves in looking to clinch but Urameshi pushes him off.
MaGee tries to clinch up.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MaGee doesn't seem bothered though.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urameshi, as that shot connected.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by MaGee.
Urameshi punishes MaGee's body with a nice straight punch.
MaGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MaGee wants to clinch up but Urameshi keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - MaGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urameshi's jab looks to have found its range, popping MaGee under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Urameshi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Sandman (ranked 1060 p4p, 46 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 2326 p4p, 104 weight class). Sandman comes into the arena with Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Mr Sandman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman cracks Panda with a big right hand and Panda goes down!
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Sandman drops back looking for a leg! Panda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Panda manages to kick Sandman off! Sandman jumps back into Panda's guard.
Panda managing to control the position.
Panda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Panda wants to get back to his feet but Sandman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sandman stopping the sweep attempt from Panda.
Panda doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sandman trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Sandman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sandman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Panda is in Sandman's guard.
Panda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sandman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Panda is working Sandman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Panda works over Sandman with some ground and pound from guard.
Sandman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Panda defends well.
Panda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sandman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Panda is aware though and is defending well.
Panda trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandman is looking for a triangle but Panda pushes his legs off easily.
Panda with a nice head shot there.
Panda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Panda connects with a couple of short punches.
Panda passes Sandman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandman is looking for a sweep. Panda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Panda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sandman is not content to let Panda control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sandman tries to roll over but Panda keeps him under control.
Panda lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Panda lands a nice short elbow.
Sandman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Panda is taking a breather. Sandman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Panda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Panda wants to take a breather but Sandman is having none of it.
Panda stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is staying active underneath Panda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panda is trying to control. Sandman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Panda is nestled in close to Sandman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Panda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman wants to improve his position but Panda is controlling well.
Panda lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Full Time Panda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Full Time Panda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Panda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandman did well to prevent Panda getting side control.
Sandman wants to get back to full guard.
Sandman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panda's back!
Panda fending off the submission attempt from Sandman.
Panda breaks Sandman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sandman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Panda scoring with some ground and pound.
Panda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sandman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Panda is one step ahead there.
Panda trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
Sandman is trying to keep Panda in close.
Sandman is looking for a triangle but Panda pushes his legs off easily.
Panda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panda wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
Sandman punching from the bottom.
Panda is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Panda is continuing to stall.
Sandman is looking for a triangle here but Panda uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Panda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Panda trying to control the position but Sandman is working away.
Sandman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Panda trying to control the position but Sandman is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sandman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Panda is trying to control but can't.
Panda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sandman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sandman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Panda sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Panda.
Panda trying to control the position here.
Panda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Panda looking to control.
Panda wants to stand but Sandman is controlling the position.
Panda wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Full Time Panda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Full Time Panda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sandman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panda's waist but Panda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sandman off to one side.
Full Time Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Panda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sandman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Panda is in Sandman's guard.
Panda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Panda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Full Time Panda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sandman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sandman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Panda defends well.
Sandman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Panda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Panda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sandman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Panda controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda cracks Sandman with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sandman's head.
Panda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sandman trying to strike off his back.
Panda trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Panda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandman has momentary wrist control but Panda slips an elbow through the middle.
Sandman looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandman, not yet.
Sandman working for a triangle but Panda defends it easily.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Panda defends easily.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Panda from controlling successfully.
Full Time Panda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panda 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.
Sandman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Panda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sandman being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sandman doesn't manage to clinch there - Panda circles away.
Panda feints and as Sandman raises his hands in defense, Panda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Panda defends easily.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sandman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sandman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Panda escapes and throws Sandman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Panda controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sandman is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sandman is trying to get back to half guard.
Panda controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mr Sandman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Full Time Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Panda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Full Time Panda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 1416 p4p, 164 weight class) and Ethan Sheehy (ranked 936 p4p, 110 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nurmagabeeb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix). Sheehy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tree falls - Timber!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ethan Sheehy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagabeeb.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmagabeeb misses the target.
Sheehy throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagabeeb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagabeeb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Sheehy does it's job there.
Nurmagabeeb looks to throw the jab but Sheehy is out of range.
Sheehy throws out a counter right but Nurmagabeeb avoids it with no problem.
Sheehy slips a jab and a cross from Nurmagabeeb.
A countering left hand to the body from Sheehy misses.
Sheehy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nurmagabeeb throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sheehy counter with a right hand.
Sheehy tests Nurmagabeeb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been told by Nurmagabeeb's head coaches at Doherty's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sheehy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sheehy rushes Nurmagabeeb and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehy manages to break the clinch.
Nurmagabeeb avoids the head kick by Sheehy.
Sheehy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy cracks Nurmagabeeb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmagabeeb darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmagabeeb throwing shots but Sheehy is blocking nicely.
Nurmagabeeb is looking for a kimura here.
Sheehy has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Nurmagabeeb. Oh but Sheehy has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Nurmagabeeb goes limp - he's gone! Sheehy jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ethan Sheehy!
A very excited looking Ethan Sheehy 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.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb was interviewed post fight and said 'Even though I didn't win, training made me stronger. It was a good fight from a good opponent. I'll be back, though!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 546 p4p, 76 weight class) and Charles Hawtry (ranked 840 p4p, 117 weight class). Sigit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gie. Hawtry has chosen The Rain as his entrance music. The Sigit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
42 - 27 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sigit preventing the sweep.
Sigit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawtry keeping full guard, as Sigit tries to pass.
Sigit is working hard here to advance position.
Hawtry has control of Sigit's left arm, preventing Sigit from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit is looking to advance position but Hawtry has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sigit is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like The Sigit has been cut.
Hawtry landing shots from mount.
Sigit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hawtry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sigit gets back to half guard.
Hawtry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sigit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawtry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sigit taking some punishment here, with Hawtry in his half guard.
Hawtry works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sigit is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawtry dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigit looking for submissions off his back.
Hawtry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sigit sees it coming and defends easily.
Sigit taking some punishment here, with Hawtry in his half guard.
Sigit tries to get to full guard but Hawtry has control of the leg.
Hawtry trying to control the action but Sigit is working from the bottom.
Hawtry lands with a punch from half guard.
Sigit is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Sigit actively working from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hawtry working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hawtry winds up and cracks Sigit with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Sigit's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is not content to let Hawtry control the position.
Ground and pound from Hawtry.
Sigit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sigit manages to get to full guard.
Hawtry landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawtry is in close to Sigit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawtry looking to pass the guard.
Hawtry distracts Sigit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sigit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hawtry is in close to Sigit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawtry is aware though and is defending well.
Hawtry preventing the sweep.
Hawtry lands a couple of digs.
Hawtry trying to control but Sigit is working from the bottom.
Hawtry is working Sigit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sigit seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hawtry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawtry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sigit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawtry is aware though and is defending well.
Sigit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hawtry pushing down on Sigit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hawtry is keen to just control but Sigit is a slippery customer.
Sigit taking some punishment here, with Hawtry in his half guard.
Sigit is refusing to be controlled, as Hawtry sits in half guard.
Sigit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Hawtry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Sigit's cut.
That's time! Sigit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A cross from Hawtry lands.
Sigit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sigit wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is defending well.
Hawtry wants to get back to full guard.
Sigit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigit passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sigit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sigit punching from mount but Hawtry doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hawtry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawtry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Charles Hawtry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawtry scoring with some ground and pound.
Sigit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawtry defends it easily.
Sigit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sigit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hawtry connects with a couple of short punches.
The Sigit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sigit looking for a guillotine here but Hawtry defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit looking for a guillotine here but Hawtry defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawtry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sigit's head.
Jeez, The Sigit's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Sigit's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Hawtry!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Hawtry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Matsuoka (ranked 1606 p4p, 179 weight class) and Patrick Seery (ranked 211 p4p, 28 weight class). Matsuoka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tom Petty - Won’t back down. Seery has chosen An Irish Pub Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Matsuoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matsuoka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsuoka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsuoka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Seery misses its intended target.
Donk. Seery catches Matsuoka right on the button with a cross.
Seery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seery moves into range and clinches up with Matsuoka.
Seery misses with a body punch.
Seery lands an uppercut.
Seery throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuoka.
Matsuoka lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsuoka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seery scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matsuoka shoots in and bounces Seery off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuoka tries to free his leg and advance position but Seery is retaining full guard.
Seery looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seery can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seery wants to improve his position but instead Matsuoka has moved into half guard.
Well, if Matsuoka 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.
Matsuoka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Matsuoka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Matsuoka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Seery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matsuoka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Seery defending well though.
Matsuoka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matsuoka lands a nice short elbow.
Matsuoka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matsuoka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matsuoka stalling.
Matsuoka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seery's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matsuoka is working for a submission of some sort.
Seery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matsuoka trying to control from Seery's half guard. Seery has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsuoka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Matsuoka with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matsuoka looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Seery.
A shot to the liver by Seery. Beautiful body shot.
Matsuoka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matsuoka moves into range and clinches up with Seery.
Seery gets underhooks to prevent Matsuoka's takedown attempt.
Matsuoka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuoka misses with a hook.
Seery tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Matsuoka misses.
Matsuoka misses with a hook
and Seery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seery takes a swing at Matsuoka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuoka throws the left hand but Seery avoids the punch easily.
Seery cracks Matsuoka with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Seery.
No joy there for Seery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsuoka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seery punishes Matsuoka's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Seery will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matsuoka throws a nice looking combination but Seery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seery throws a shot from downtown. Matsuoka moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Matsuoka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seery.
Matsuoka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seery misses with a hook. Matsuoka ducked under it nicely.
Seery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Seery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matsuoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuoka.
A left lands for Matsuoka.
Seery cracks Matsuoka with a good jab.
Seery scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seery avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seery is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Seery just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuoka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seery.
Matsuoka takes a swing at Seery's ribcage but misses.
Matsuoka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Seery's half guard.
Matsuoka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuoka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matsuoka throwing shots but Seery is blocking nicely.
Matsuoka is trying to control. Seery wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsuoka prevents Seery from improving his position.
Matsuoka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matsuoka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seery regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Matsuoka.
Seery is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Matsuoka postures up in Seery's guard and throws a big left but Seery blocks it.
Matsuoka connects with a couple of short punches.
Matsuoka throwing strikes but missing.
Matsuoka preventing the sweep.
Matsuoka is working Seery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Matsuoka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matsuoka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsuoka gets to his feet - Seery follows without any prompting.
Matsuoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka lands with an uppercut that bounces Seery off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Matsuoka. Those never looked like landing.
Matsuoka misses with a takedown attempt
and Seery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seery takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seery blocks a head kick by Matsuoka.
Matsuoka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seery throws a jab when Matsuoka was well out of range.
Matsuoka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seery.
It looked like Matsuoka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seery loads up on a big right hand but Matsuoka slips the punch.
Seery misses with a body shot.
Matsuoka lands a head shot.
Matsuoka swats away the attempt to clinch by Seery.
Matsuoka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuoka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seery is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seery gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Seery keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seery controlling the position for now.
Matsuoka seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Seery is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hiroki Matsuoka!
Hiroki Matsuoka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Grimes (ranked 737 p4p, 105 weight class) and Mat Diaz (ranked 753 p4p, 107 weight class). Diaz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Got Five On It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Grimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimes's elbow.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grimes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diaz works on Grimes's body with a couple of short punches.
Grimes tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimes is looking to counter punch.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Grimes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Grimes takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grimes with a body shot.
Diaz has Grimes up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grimes can't break the clinch.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz jabs Grimes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grimes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grimes slips under a jab.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz checks a low kick from Grimes.
Grimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Grimes throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Grimes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Mat Diaz has been cut.
Grimes misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grimes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Grimes avoids it with no problem.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Grimes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grimes is rocked!
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Grimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimes tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimes seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Grimes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz cracks Grimes with an uppercut from hell and Grimes crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Diaz's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimes keeps moving.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
Diaz prevents Grimes from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grimes's half guard.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grimes defending well though.
Diaz throwing shots but Grimes is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Grimes is keeping him busy.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz winds up and cracks Grimes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grimes is looking to escape.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grimes defending well though.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz trying to advance position but Grimes counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mat Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grimes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz defending well as Grimes loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grimes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brian Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes misses with the body kick
and Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimes takes a shot to the head.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Grimes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz has hold of one of Grimes's legs. Grimes is fighting the takedown attempt but Diaz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Grimes blocks nicely.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Diaz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimes keeps moving.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz passes Grimes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz trying to control the action but Grimes is working from the bottom.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
Grimes is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz stops Grimes from getting back to his feet.
Grimes has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Grimes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grimes has his feet on Diaz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimes keeps working.
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Grimes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grimes tries to escape but Diaz is in control.
Diaz advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mat Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grimes tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grimes is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grimes throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grimes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grimes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Grimes keeps moving.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grimes keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Grimes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz throws a strike but Grimes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Grimes postures up.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Grimes pushes Diaz off looking to stand but Diaz dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Grimes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grimes is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mat Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grimes is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Brian Grimes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Grimes's temple.
Diaz is trying to control. Grimes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grimes wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz working Grimes over with strikes.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Grimes defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Grimes's head.
Diaz is nestled in close to Grimes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grimes tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Mat Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grimes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mat Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Diaz!
Mat Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 272 p4p, 38 weight class) and Kevin Hart (ranked 410 p4p, 51 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Hart enters the cage!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Hart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gozen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Gozen throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Hart misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Gozen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Hart throws a solid leg kick but Gozen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hart.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gozen checks a leg kick.
Gozen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Hart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen catches Hart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hart walks into a straight right hand from Gozen.
Hart misses with a low kick as Gozen jumps back.
Gozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Gozen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gozen.
Hart cracks the inside of Gozen's front leg.
Gozen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart throws out a counter right but Gozen avoids it with no problem.
Gozen walks into a straight right hand from Hart.
Gozen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gozen lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Hart lands a high kick!
Gozen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gozen.
Gozen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen avoids the head kick by Hart.
As Hart looks to move away, Gozen throws a big counter combo but Hart just gets out of the way.
Hart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Hart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hart slips under a jab.
Hart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gozen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gozen jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gozen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Gozen misses with a hook. Hart ducked under it nicely.
Gozen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hart digs a good body shot into Gozen's ribs.
Gozen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gozen throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Hart wants to counter with a clinch but Gozen pushes him away.
Gozen loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Gozen misses with a left hand
and Hart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hart.
Gozen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gozen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hart misses with the head strike.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gozen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hart misses with a leg kick
letting Gozen counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart thumps Gozen with a low kick.
Gozen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gozen throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gozen throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Hart cracks the inside of Gozen's front leg.
Gozen misses with a wild combination.
Hart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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 Tomoe Gozen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gozen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHart.
Gozen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gozen blocks a jab.
Gozen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gozen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart tries to clinch but Gozen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gozen throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Gozen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Gozen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart connects with a leg kick. Gozen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gozen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Gozen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart digs a good hook to Gozen's body.
Gozen misses with a body shot
letting Hart counter with a right hand.
Hart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hart forces Gozen back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart stalling against the cage.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gozens head.
Hart lands a nice uppercut.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Gozen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Gozen lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gozen throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Gozen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Gozen connects with a jab.
Gozen throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart has Gozen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Gozen.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Hart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gozen scores with a nice head shot.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart throws a right hand that Gozen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gozen also avoids with ease.
Gozen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Gozen misses.
Gozen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Gozen throws a series of strikes that have Hart backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tomoe Gozen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart wants to clinch.
Gozen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hart throws a head kick that Gozen semi-blocks.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
Hart tries to work over Gozen's front leg with a kick but Gozen checks it.
Hart throws a leg kick but Gozen checks it.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gozen.
Gozen with a jab.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gozen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gozen swings widly with a right hand
and Hart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gozen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Gozen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gozen. Gozen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gozen misses with an uppercut.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozen looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gozen.
Gozen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Gozen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gozen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hart is predictable there
enabling Gozen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gozen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gozen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gozen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hart lands a head kick!
Gozen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hart on the side of the head.
Gozen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gozen is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Gozen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gozen jabs Hart right on the nose. Hart blinks but takes it well.
Hart is rocked!
Gozen cracks Hart on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hart falls backwards against the cage. Gozen follows up with more strikes that drop Hart to his knees. Gozen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hart! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 110 p4p, 16 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 425 p4p, 62 weight class). Yoshi Fujiwara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fujiwara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ladd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ladd ducks right into an uppercut from Fujiwara.
Ladd misses with a straight right.
Fujiwara missing with a left hand there. Ladd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ladd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fujiwara slips under a jab from Ladd.
Fujiwara throws a big shot that misses.
Fujiwara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ladd is fending him off so far but Fujiwara persists. Nope, Ladd circles away and we're back to standing.
Fujiwara shoots in but Ladd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ladd swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd scores with a body shot.
Ladd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujiwara.
Ladd stalks Fujiwara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fujiwara's face. Fujiwara staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd cracks Fujiwara with an open hand slap.
Ladd swings widly with a right hand
and Fujiwara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ladd takes a swing at Fujiwara's ribcage but misses.
Ladd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fujiwara.
Ladd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fujiwara eats them both and turns towards Ladd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fujiwara throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujiwara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujiwara, as that shot connected.
Fujiwara blocks a jab.
Fujiwara slips under a jab from Ladd.
Fujiwara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ladd thuds his right hand into Fujiwara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Fujiwara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fujiwara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ladd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Fujiwara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Ladd misses the target.
Fujiwara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fujiwara ducks under a wild hook from Ladd.
Ladd jabs Fujiwara right on the nose. Fujiwara blinks but takes it well.
Fujiwara lands a really nice looking cross but Ladd seems unphased.
Ladd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujiwara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ladd thinking.
Fujiwara takes a swing at Ladd's ribcage but misses.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Ladd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ladd duly obliges.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd throws out a counter right but Fujiwara avoids it with no problem.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Fujiwara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ladd under the eye.
Ladd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fujiwara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ladd's guard.
Fujiwara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fujiwara working some strikes from top position.
Ladd trying to keep a closed guard but Fujiwara is proving a slippery customer.
Fujiwara is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ladd managing to control the position.
Fujiwara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fujiwara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ladd regains half guard.
Ladd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fujiwara scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ladd is just riding it out for now. Fujiwara eventually gives up the hold.
Fujiwara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Ladd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fujiwara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ladd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujiwara.
Ladd trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ladd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ladd wants to control but Fujiwara is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujiwara wants to take a breather but Ladd is having none of it.
Ladd trying to hold on to Fujiwara's head to control him but Fujiwara postures up.
Ladd tries to roll over but Fujiwara keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rosco Ladd will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd moves out of range of the strikes.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujiwara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujiwara, as that shot connected.
Ladd throws a nice looking combination but Fujiwara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fujiwara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Fujiwara misses.
Fujiwara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ladd throws a body punch but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Ladd moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ladd digs a good hook to Fujiwara's body.
Ladd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fujiwara eats them both and turns towards Ladd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd misses with a double jab.
Fujiwara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd misses with a hook.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ladd throws a shot from downtown. Fujiwara moves away and avoids it.
Ladd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujiwara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd misses with a left hand
and Fujiwara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Fujiwara throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara digs a good hook to Ladd's body.
Fujiwara connects with a jab.
Ladd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ladd scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Nice shot lands for Fujiwara.
Fujiwara takes one to the chin there.
Fujiwara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ladd takes a swing at Fujiwara's ribcage but misses.
Ladd walks into a stiff left hand from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujiwara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ladd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ladd but Ladd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ladd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fujiwara.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Fujiwara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ladd catches Fujiwara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fujiwara slips a straight right by Ladd.
Fujiwara moves out of range of the strikes.
Fujiwara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fujiwara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ladd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujiwara.
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!
Ladd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fujiwara counters with a nice uppercut.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujiwara.
It looked like Fujiwara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujiwara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Fujiwara lands a nice hook to Ladd's body. Ladd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fujiwara throws a sloppy body shot
and Ladd counters with a left to the body.
Ladd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fujiwara in his tracks.
Ladd throws a nice looking combination but Fujiwara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ladd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujiwara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fujiwara moves out of range as Ladd strikes.
Fujiwara is looking to wear down Ladd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ladd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Fujiwara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Fujiwara just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Fujiwara ducks down to avoid it.
Fujiwara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
A left lands for Ladd.
A jab from Fujiwara does it's job there.
Fujiwara staying out of range there.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fujiwara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ladd. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Fujiwara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujiwara cracks Ladd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fujiwara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara jabs Ladd right on the nose. Ladd blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Ladd finds it's way through Fujiwara's defenses.
Fujiwara lands with a cross.
Ladd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujiwara.
Ladd throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujiwara counters with a nice body shot.
Ladd jabs Fujiwara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Fujiwara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujiwara throws a hook to the side of Ladd's head but Ladd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd throws a shot to the body.
Fujiwara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ladd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Ladd misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Fujiwara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Fujiwara misses.
Ladd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fujiwara slips a jab and a cross from Ladd.
Ladd cracks Fujiwara with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fujiwara misses the target.
Ladd moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Fujiwara.
Nice sprawl there from Ladd as Fujiwara shoots in.
Ladd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ladd leaves Fujiwara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fujiwara throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladd.
Good shot there by Ladd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara lands a jab to the nose.
Fujiwara defending well as Ladd loads up on a big left hand.
Fujiwara looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujiwara.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Ladd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ladd misses with an uppercut
and Ladd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Ladd moves away from the strike by Fujiwara.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Fujiwara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ladd misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujiwara as he connects with a hook.
Fujiwara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Fujiwara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd cracks Fujiwara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ladd lands with a right hand.
Fujiwara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Fujiwara defending well as Ladd loads up on a big left hand.
Ladd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fujiwara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fujiwara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujiwara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rosco Ladd just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fujiwara looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Fujiwara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fujiwara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujiwara throws a looping overhand right but Ladd ducks down to avoid it.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ladd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fujiwara on the side of the head.
Ladd throws a body punch but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Ladd misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ladd scores with a body shot.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd misses with a hook
and Fujiwara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fujiwara jabs Ladd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Ladd.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujiwara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Fujiwara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujiwara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Fujiwara throws a lazy uppercut
and Ladd counters with a nice uppercut.
Ladd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ladd scores with a sloppy right hand. Fujiwara should have avoided that one.
Ladd misses with a lunging right hand
and Fujiwara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujiwara throws a shot to the body.
Ladd throws a right hand that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Ladd.
Ladd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fujiwara under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Ladd lands a glancing blow to the side of Fujiwara's head.
Fujiwara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fujiwara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ladd.
A slow jab from Ladd misses its intended target.
Fujiwara moves out of range of the strikes.
Fujiwara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ladd stuffs the takedown.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara misses with a shot to the body
and Ladd counters with a nice body shot.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ladd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fujiwara somewhat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ladd misses with a left hand
and Fujiwara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ladd pushes Fujiwara off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ladd misses with a straight right.
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ladd sprawls well. Ladd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fujiwara gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Fujiwara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujiwara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ladd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fujiwara doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujiwara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiwara misses with a wild body shot.
Fujiwara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujiwara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ladd pushes Fujiwara away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fujiwara gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ladd tries to buck Fujiwara off but Fujiwara is having none of it.
Ladd takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ladd takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fujiwara working the body and head with strikes.
Ladd is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ladd struggling a bit here.
Fujiwara is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Fujiwara.
Nice defenses there by Fujiwara.
Ladd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Fujiwara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Fujiwara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujiwara manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Fujiwara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Ladd finds it's target.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujiwara moves away.
Ladd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ladd lands with a nice combination. Fujiwara backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Fujiwara ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara's corner calls for a 1-2. Fujiwara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ladd misses with an uppercut.
Fujiwara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ladd sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot.
Ladd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fujiwara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
A big left from Fujiwara misses.
Rosco Ladd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujiwara throws a shot from downtown. Ladd moves away and avoids it.
Fujiwara drops his hands momentarily and Ladd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fujiwara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujiwara jabs Ladd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ladd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujiwara.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujiwara.
A big left from Ladd misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Fujiwara throws a good cross that connects.
Ladd loads up on a big right hand but Fujiwara slips the punch.
Fujiwara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ladd throws a hook but Fujiwara blocks it.
A big right from Ladd misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Ladd misses
and Fujiwara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd throws a poor cross that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ladd!
Ladd tries to bench press Fujiwara off him but Fujiwara keeps the position.
Fujiwara tries to advance position but instead Ladd slips a leg back in to half guard.
Yoshi Fujiwara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ladd taking some punishment here, with Fujiwara in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujiwara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ladd is just riding it out for now. Fujiwara eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujiwara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujiwara working over Ladd with some ground and pound. Ladd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fujiwara is nestled in close to Ladd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fujiwara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ladd keeps working.
Ladd is looking to improve his position.
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.
Ladd keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ladd tries to roll over but Fujiwara keeps him under control.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ladd regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fujiwara.
Ladd has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fujiwara doesn't defend quickly enough and Ladd has managed to lock this one up! Can Fujiwara escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ladd on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rosco Ladd!
Rosco Ladd is the new middleweight champion!
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