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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silla Richardson (ranked 4906 p4p, 451 weight class) and Sonor Khan (ranked 4903 p4p, 453 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silla Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonor Khan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Richardson.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richardson slaps away a takedown attempt from Khan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richardson clinches with his opponent.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richardson instigates a clinch.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Richardson won't allow it.
Khan jumps guard but Richardson turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to stall but Richardson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khan looking to stall.
Khan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Khan avoiding damage as Richardson throws knees to the body.
Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a series of punches but Richardson avoids them all with ease.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Richardson's guard.
Richardson trying to control the position.
Richardson is looking for a triangle here but Khan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khan has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Richardson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Khan yanks on the arm and Richardson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Khan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sonor Khan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 7411 p4p, 488 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 1812 p4p, 232 weight class). Santino Lombardo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Rossi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a straight left.
Lombardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Lombardo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rossi clinches.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi 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.
Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossi working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardo.
Rossi working hard to break the clinch.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lombardo pushes Rossi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lombardo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rossi avoids it.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Lombardo on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lombardo.
Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Lombardo misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Lombardo - that landed with a thud.
Rossi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardo.
Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a nice uppercut.
Lombardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi avoiding damage as Lombardo throws knees to the body.
Lombardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lombardo misses with a kick to the body.
Lombardo throws a leg kick
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Lombardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rossi takes a step back to recover.
Rossi slips a straight right by Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a leg kick that misses.
Rossi misses the body punch
and Lombardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rossi moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombardo.
A swing and a miss from Lombardo.
Jab from Lombardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lombardo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lombardo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lombardo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lombardo lands a right hook to the body.
Rossi rushes Lombardo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardo lands a body punch.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Lombardo controls the action.
Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lombardo working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombardo.
Rossi works on Lombardo's body with a couple of short punches.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Lombardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossi is leaning against Lombardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo cracks Rossi with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombardo.
Lombardo tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Lombardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rossi.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Lombardo scores with a shot to the side of Rossi's head.
Lombardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lombardo.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Lombardo lands with a left to the head.
Lombardo is leaning against Rossi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombardo has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rossi.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Rossi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Rossi lands with a light punch inside.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lombardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lombardo cracks Rossi with a nice body shot.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo digs a right hand underneath Rossi's ribcage. Rossi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Rossi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
Lombardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lombardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombardo digs a good hook to Rossi's body.
Santino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Lombardo tenderised Rossi's leg. Rossi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lombardo blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Lombardo prevents Rossi from breaking the clinch.
Lombardo lands a nice uppercut.
Rossi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the ropes.
Lombardo lands a shot to the body.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
A short right from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lombardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Lombardo.
Rossi looks winded!
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lombardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lombardo has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Rossi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rossi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardo prevents a body shot from Rossi.
A short right from Lombardo on the inside.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
A short uppercut from Lombardo.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardo throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Lombardo scores with a hook to the body.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Lombardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rossi working aggressively here.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossi working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Lombardo.
Rossi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Lombardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Lombardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombardo.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lombardo.
Lombardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Lombardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossis head.
Lombardo has a couple of punches blocked by Rossi.
Rossi prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo gets through Rossi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lombardo digs a right hand underneath Rossi's ribcage. Rossi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lombardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rossi tries to move into range but Lombardo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rossi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lombardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi is rocked!
Lombardo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rossi is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombardo finish him?
A punch lands to the side of Rossi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lombardo throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Rossi misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo throws a low kick, looking for Rossi's leg but Rossi calmly moves out of range.
Rossi moves out of range as Lombardo throws a body kick.
Rossi seems to have recovered his senses.
A left lands for Lombardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lombardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rossi clinches up against the ropes.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi has had enough of the clinch but Lombardo keeps him there for the moment.
Lombardo is leaning against Rossi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the ropes.
Lombardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Rossi avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the ropes.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rossi can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lombardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
Lombardo works on Rossi's body with a couple of short punches.
Lombardo is stalling here.
Lombardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a body punch.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombardo.
Lombardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lombardo.
Lombardo scores with a hook to the body.
Lombardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Lombardo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rossi! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Lombardo is unloading with more strikes now! Rossi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Lombardo!
A less than humble Santino Lombardo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bull (ranked 4559 p4p, 452 weight class) and Arlo Rochester (ranked 6133 p4p, 520 weight class). Rochester has chosen Voodoo Child- Jimi Hendrix as his entrance music. Arlo Rochester will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bull!
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, Arlo Rochester!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull misses with a straight left.
Bull goes for a double leg but Rochester avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Rochester continues to drive forward.
Bull looks for a takedown but Rochester sprawls well.
Rochester scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rochester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bull somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rochester connects with a looping right hand.
Bull with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Rochester to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Rochester as Bull shoots in.
A jab lands there for Rochester.
Rochester cracks a nice hook into Bull's ribs.
Rochester scores with a sloppy right hand. Bull should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester lands with an overhand left.
Rochester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bull gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bull is rocked!
Jab, jab by Rochester - just one landing.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rochester gets caught flat footed, as Bull shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bull seems to have got his legs back now.
Rochester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bull might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bull is working Rochester over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rochester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rochester looking to control.
Bull keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rochester's head.
Rochester looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Rochester has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rochester looking for a sweep. Not yet Rochester, not yet.
Rochester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rochester looking for a guillotine here but Bull defends easily.
Bull lands a couple of elbows.
Bull got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rochester has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bull has managed to get both his arms back between Rochester's legs - danger averted.
Bull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Rochester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bull distracts Rochester with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bull throws a big right hand that misses.
Bull chips away with some ground and pound.
Rochester is trying to control the position but Bull postures up.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Rochester has wrist control.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rochester manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bull manages to get himself to full guard.
Bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rochester stands and throws Bull's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rochester wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bull, who protects the arm well.
Rochester is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bull is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bull manages to get back to half guard.
Bull 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.
Rochester throwing shots but Bull is blocking nicely.
Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Rochester is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bull looking for submissions off his back.
Rochester works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Rochester looking to finish with strikes here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rochester throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bull because Rochester loaded up on that one.
Bull working to try and regain half guard.
Bull gets back to half guard.
Rochester wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.
Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rochester pulls his head out easily.
Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rochester pulls his head out easily.
Bull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bull is breathing heavily.
Rochester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rochester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bull looking for submissions off his back.
Bull tries to get to full guard but Rochester has control of the leg.
Bull slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Rochester from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rochester thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rochester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rochester is stalling in the full guard.
Rochester pushing down on Bull's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rochester is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bull sees it coming and defends easily.
Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rochester pulls his head out easily.
Bull actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rochester is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bull sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rochester lands a nice short elbow.
Rochester not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bull gets full guard.
Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rochester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Rochester from controlling successfully.
Rochester throws a big right hand that misses.
Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rochester drops back looking for a leg! Bull is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bull manages to kick Rochester off! Rochester jumps back into Bull's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking for a guillotine here but Rochester defends easily.
Rochester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bull working for a triangle but Rochester defends it easily.
Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rochester with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rochester defends well.
Bull working for a triangle but Rochester defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlo Rochester dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bull looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rochester is fending him off so far but Bull persists. Nope, Rochester circles away and we're back to standing.
Rochester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bull with a poor takedown
letting Rochester counter with a right hand.
Rochester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bull's head backwards.
Rochester stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rochester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bull's hands.
Rochester scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bull blocks the body kick.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rochester as he jumps to the side.
Rochester is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rochester lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rochester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rochester lands with an overhand left.
Bull gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rochester to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bull keeping full guard, as Rochester tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rochester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rochester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rochester slips nicely into half guard.
Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Rochester wants to take a breather but Bull is having none of it.
Rochester takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rochester seems to be working for a kimura but Bull defends the submission attempt.
Rochester passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bull!
Bull is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rochester wants to finish this one by submission but Bull is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rochester.
Bull tries to reverse the position but Rochester maintains control.
Rochester throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bull really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rochester throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bull sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rochester is working for a submission of some sort.
Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rochester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rochester thows a huge punch but Bull dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rochester pulls his head out easily.
Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rochester pulls his head out easily.
Bull is refusing to be controlled, as Rochester sits in half guard.
Bull is defending against the submission attempts here by Rochester.
Rochester is trying for a kimura here. Bull looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rochester wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arlo Rochester!
Arlo Rochester decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Grantham (ranked 3350 p4p, 367 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 3180 p4p, 358 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Grantham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin with a poor takedown
and Grantham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Grantham to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Grantham tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Grantham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been hearing reports that Grantham has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Evan Grantham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Martin.
Martin tries for a takedown but Grantham circles away easily
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Grantham moves his leg out of the way.
Grantham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin tries to pull guard but Grantham holds him up against the ropes and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
Grantham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grantham misses with a straight right.
Martin tries for a takedown but Grantham circles away easily
and Grantham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Grantham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grantham takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin looking to score a takedown here. Grantham is defending well but Martin drives through and ends up in Grantham's guard.
Martin wants to control from the top but Grantham keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grantham manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grantham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grantham slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin working for a triangle but Grantham defends it easily.
Grantham controlling from the top position.
Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Grantham frees his head nicely. Oh but Martin has switched to an armbar! Grantham is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Frank Martin!
A less than humble Frank Martin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between AB Positive (ranked 1063 p4p, 133 weight class) and Gasan Yakolev (ranked 2023 p4p, 219 weight class). Gasan Yakolev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AB Positive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gasan Yakolev!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakolev looks to land a combination but Positive avoids it well.
Positive lands a jab-cross combination.
Positive takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Positive will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Yakolev. No joy for Positive on that attempt.
Yakolev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Positive has Yakolev up against the ropes in a clinch.
Positive tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AB Positive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Positive manages to break the clinch.
Positive throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yakolev counters by clinching up.
Yakolev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakolev 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.
Positive moves away from the strike by Yakolev.
Positive has a takedown stuffed.
Positive takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakolev connects with a jab.
Positive tries to clinch there but Yakolev circles away.
Yakolev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Positive with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yakolev to score with a decent uppercut.
Yakolev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gasan Yakolev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Positive misses with a takedown
enabling Yakolev to counter with a crisp jab.
Positive shoots for a takedown but Yakolev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Positive tries to clinch there but Yakolev circles away.
Positive takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yakolev lands with a nice combination. Positive backs away looking to recover.
Positive has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like AB Positive has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakolev misses with a low kick as Positive jumps back.
Positive is looking to counter the offense by Yakolev and move into the clinch.
Positive clinches with his opponent.
Positive jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yakolev walks away with a smile on his face. Positive gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positive is looking to clinch but Yakolev is avoiding it.
As Positive backs off Yakolev throws a huge counter combo but Positive manages to avoid it all.
Positive takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Positive tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakolev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Positive closes the distance and clinches up with Yakolev, looking for a takedown. Positive pushes Yakolev against the ropes but Yakolev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Positive clinches up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yakolev.
Positive manages to break the clinch.
Positive slips a jab and a cross from Yakolev.
Positive throws a leg kick but Yakolev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Positive fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Positive is defended easily by Yakolev.
Gasan Yakolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Positive defending well as Yakolev loads up on a big left hand.
Positive appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positive looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yakolev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Positive.
Positive takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Positive tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yakolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Positive takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yakolev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Positive throws a looping overhand right but Yakolev ducks down to avoid it.
Positive fails to land the takedown.
Positive tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yakolev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Positive gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakolev.
Positive walks into a left hand.
Yakolev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Positive circles away quickly and effectively.
Yakolev cracks a nice hook into Positive's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Positive is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yakolev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Positive shoots and misses
and Yakolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yakolev dodges the punch combination from Positive.
Yakolev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Positive's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Yakolev.
Positive tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yakolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Positive misses with a takedown attempt - Yakolev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Positive shoots in for a takedown but Yakolev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Positive shoots and misses
letting Yakolev counter with a right hand.
Yakolev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yakolev duly obliges.
Positive is rocked!
Positive misses with a takedown attempt
and Yakolev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Positive is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yakolev sizes up Positive with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yakolev drops Positive with a naaaaasty hook - Positive is in real trouble here! Yakolev dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gasan Yakolev!
Gasan Yakolev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 634 p4p, 80 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 2136 p4p, 221 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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150 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Cardona moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Cardona throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King lands with a shot to the body.
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cardona walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cardona throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Cardona off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Cardona.
Cardona checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cardona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cardona's calf.
Nice body kick there by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardona.
Cardona looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Dwayne King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cardona cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
Cardona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardona manages to avoid it.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cardona lands a slapping body shot.
Cardona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cardona's sensitive parts.
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!
Cardona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a leg kick
and Cardona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King connects with a leg kick. Cardona looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cardona rather than just go for the knockout.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardona uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Cardona listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King walks into a straight right hand from Cardona.
King misses with a straight right.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cardona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Cardona looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Cardona gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardona should have avoided that one.
King moves out of range as Cardona strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a leg kick
and Cardona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cardona takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Cardona throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Cardona lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Cardona lands a head kick that stumbles King and the fighters go to the mat.
King is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King is still in real trouble! Can Cardona finish him?
Cardona works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cardona is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cardona looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
King is not content to let Cardona control the position.
Cardona works his foot free and advances to mount.
King working to try and regain half guard.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Cardona avoids the attempt from King to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… King is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by King and Cardona has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
King is looking for a sweep.
Cardona is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cardona swings around for an armbar but King sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cardona's guard.
Cardona trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Cardona keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cardona has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Cardona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cardona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Cardona sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cardona defends it well.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Cardona defends the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King controlling the action here.
Cardona is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
King felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cardona has both hooks in and is working for a choke. King is in real trouble here. Cardona gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, King is tapping out! Cardona wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Calixto Cardona!
A very excited looking Calixto Cardona made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Boone (ranked 802 p4p, 109 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 768 p4p, 103 weight class). Boone comes to the ring accompanied by Violeta. Jackson Boone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bo Nickal's chin.
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187 lbs
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178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone takes a swing at Nickal's ribcage but misses.
Boone lands with an overhand left.
Nickal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boone.
Nickal stuns Boone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nickal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boone wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Nickal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boone tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Boone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nickal is trying to control. Boone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nickal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nickal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nickal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boone's head.
Nickal wants to free his trapped foot but Boone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boone sees it coming and defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boone!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nickal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boone looks a forlorn figure.
Nickal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nickal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nickal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boone is rocked!
Nickal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boone looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Boone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nickal connects with a bit shot that sees Boone covering up! More strikes from Nickal and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nickal is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Nickal!
After winning the bout, Bo Nickal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 189 p4p, 16 weight class) and Kaito Inuzuka (ranked 592 p4p, 26 weight class). Inuzuka has chosen TETSUYA KOMURO - SPEED(TK CLUB MIX) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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223 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaito Inuzuka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Inuzuka is defended easily by Coleman.
Inuzuka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the ropes. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coleman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Inuzuka fails with a takedown attempt.
Coleman tries to counter by clinching up but Inuzuka breaks away and moves out of range.
Phil Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Inuzuka.
Inuzuka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coleman avoids it really well and circles away.
Inuzuka gets caught flat footed, as Coleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Inuzuka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Inuzuka has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Coleman has passed into side control.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inuzuka to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Inuzuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inuzuka looks to move to half guard but instead Coleman has passed into mount! Damn!
Inuzuka is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Inuzuka is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Inuzuka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman with shots to the head and body - Inuzuka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Coleman prevents Inuzuka from getting the reversal.
Coleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coleman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Inuzuka is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Inuzuka is rocked!
Coleman is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Inuzuka goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Coleman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 26 p4p, 4 weight class) and Mark Lesnar (ranked 361 p4p, 21 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nti wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Lesnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar is looking to control Nti's arms but Nti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lesnar has his back to the ropes.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar stalling in the clinch but Nti improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lesnar.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Nti.
Lesnar tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Nti throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a punch to the body.
Nti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti works on Lesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Nti digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
Lesnar looks winded!
Nice body punch from Nti - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nti.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nti.
Nti lands an uppercut.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nti lands a shoulder strike.
Nti digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nti lands a shot to the body.
Lesnar prevents a body shot from Nti.
Still in the clinch, Nti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti.
Nti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nti lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Nti lands a body shot.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lesnar takes a shot to the head.
Nti digs a right hand underneath Lesnar's ribcage. Lesnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Nti tries to work over Lesnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Nti.
Nti lands a nice uppercut.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Nti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lesnar taking a breather.
Nti misses with a body punch.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesnars head.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Nti.
Nti pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesnars head.
Nti digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
Nti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lesnar throws a head punch that misses.
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow.
Lesnar misses with a body punch.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesnars head.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar prevents a body shot from Nti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lesnar.
Nti lands with a light punch inside.
Nti lands with a left to the head.
Nti tries to throw a body punch but Lesnar avoids it by throwing Nti back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti tries a body shot but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesnars head.
Nti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nti.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lesnar is rocked!
Nti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Nti finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nti scores with a shoulder strike.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Nti lands with a right to the head.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nti presses Lesnar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nti.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nti works on Lesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nti lands a left hand.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nti unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lesnar! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Nti is unloading with more strikes now! Lesnar drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Nti!
Samuel Nti retains his super heavyweight title!
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