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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Myres (ranked 3248 p4p, 316 weight class) and Jacob De Molay (ranked 3291 p4p, 317 weight class). Jacob De Molay told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacob De Molay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from De Molay does no damage.
Myres avoids the body shot from De Molay.
De Molay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Myres is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Myres tries to keep at a distance but De Molay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Myres has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Molay stalling against the cage.
De Molay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Molay continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Molay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from De Molay.
A nice left hand lands by De Molay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Molay prevents a body shot from Myres.
Myres swings wildly with an uppercut but De Molay uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myres.
De Molay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myres scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Molay misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
De Molay stalling.
Myres misses with some punches.
De Molay tries a body shot but Myres blocks it.
De Molay blocks an uppercut.
De Molay is pushing Myres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Myres working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Molay.
De Molay blocks an uppercut.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Molay blocks an uppercut.
De Molay lands with a short shot to the head.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by De Molay.
Myres digs a right hand underneath De Molay's ribcage. De Molay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Molay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
De Molay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myres tries to work over De Molay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Jacob De Molay has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Molay.
De Molay controlling the action here for a moment.
De Molay lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres misses with a punch on the inside.
Myres tries to throw a body punch but De Molay avoids it by throwing Myres back against the cage.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Molay gets through Myres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Myres tries to throw a body punch but De Molay avoids it by throwing Myres back against the cage.
De Molay misses with the head strike.
De Molay stalling in the clinch.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myres tries to throw a body punch but De Molay avoids it by throwing Myres back against the cage.
Myres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Molay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Molay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Molay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Molay.
De Molay presses Myres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Molay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myres misses with a punch on the inside.
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Molay.
De Molay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Molay misses with some punches.
De Molay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Myres has a couple of punches blocked by De Molay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
Myres misses with some punches.
Myres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacob De Molay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob De Molay'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.
Some wild striking there from De Molay.
Myres tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Molay manages to circle out of the way.
Myres defending well as De Molay loads up on a big left hand.
As De Molay tries to get set, Myres tries to push him back and clinch up but De Molay manages to avoid the attempt.
De Molay lands with a nice combination. Myres backs away looking to recover.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Molay in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Molay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myres walks into a left hand.
De Molay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Molay gets a clinch.
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
De Molay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Myres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Molay works on Myres's body with a couple of short punches.
De Molay misses with the head strike.
De Molay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
De Molay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Myres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Molay lands a body punch.
Myres throws a head punch that misses.
De Molay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Molay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Myres.
De Molay blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Molay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myres.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Myres scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Molay works on Myres's body with a couple of short punches.
De Molay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Myres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cody Myres has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Myres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Molays head.
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Myres fails to land.
De Molay misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from De Molay.
Myres tries a body shot but De Molay blocks it.
Myres throws a punch but it's blocked by De Molay.
Nice body punch from De Molay - that landed with a thud.
De Molay misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Molay misses with a punch to the body.
De Molay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Molay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myres scores with a hook to the body.
Myres tries a body shot but De Molay blocks it.
De Molay misses with a body punch.
De Molay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Molay controlling the action here for a moment.
De Molay stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Molay tries a body shot but Myres blocks it.
De Molay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myres.
De Molay scores with a shoulder strike.
De Molay lands a right hand.
Myres tries to throw a body punch but De Molay avoids it by throwing Myres back against the cage.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Molay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Molay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
De Molay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Myres cracks De Molay with a nice body shot.
Myres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myres misses with the head strike.
Myres blocks a body shot from De Molay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob De Molay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob De Molay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Molay throws a series of punches but Myres moves out of range.
De Molay lands with a shot to the body.
De Molay looks to land a left hand but Myres moved out of range nicely.
Myres is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Molay.
De Molay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myres wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Molay shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Myres eats them both and turns towards De Molay to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Molay throws a body shot but no joy.
De Molay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Molay misses with a series of wild punches.
De Molay throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Molay lands a glancing blow to the side of Myres's head.
A shot to the liver by De Molay. Beautiful body shot.
De Molay misses with a few strikes there.
De Molay throws a right hand that Myres ducks under and follows up with a left that Myres also avoids with ease.
Myres tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Molay manages to circle out of the way.
De Molay throws a hook but Myres avoids it easily.
As De Molay tries to get set, Myres tries to push him back and clinch up but De Molay manages to avoid the attempt.
Myres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Molay.
Myres is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Molay.
De Molay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Molay throws a series of punches but Myres avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from De Molay.
De Molay misses with a series of wild punches.
Myres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Molay lands with a nice combination. Myres backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Molay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Molay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myres.
De Molay throws a good cross that connects.
De Molay clinches with his opponent.
De Molay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Myres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Myres misses with some punches.
De Molay gets through Myres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Molay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Molay misses with a body punch.
De Molay will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Myres up against the cage.
De Molay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacob De Molay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres letting De Molay take a breather here.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myres.
De Molay lands a shot to the body.
De Molay stalls.
Myres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Molay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for De Molay to work.
Myres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Myres is leaning against De Molay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cody Myres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myres misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob De Molay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Molay 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 Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob De Molay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randalman (ranked 4504 p4p, 451 weight class) and Felipe Cortez (ranked 4953 p4p, 471 weight class). Randalman comes to the cage accompanied by Creedence Clearwater - Fortunate Son. Cortez has chosen Vicente Fernandez - El Palenque as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randalman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Cortez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randalman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Randalman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cortez eats them both and turns towards Randalman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Felipe Cortez has been cut.
Randalman throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Randalman is just out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Randalman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Randalman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Randalman defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Randalman tries to counter with a takedown but Cortez is quick to defend against it.
Randalman throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Randalman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Randalman fails with a takedown attempt.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Randalman misses with a double jab.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Randalman tries to clinch
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez tries to clinch but Randalman moves away
and Randalman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cortez is looking to get back to full guard here but Randalman has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randalman taking a breather here.
Randalman advances to full mount.
Cortez tries to lock up and control but Randalman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Randalman lands with some strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cortez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Randalman has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Cortez is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Randalman!
An out of breath Randy Randalman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 21733 p4p, 279 weight class) and Hakuin Rinzai (ranked 2833 p4p, 148 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hakuin Rinzai!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan throws a series of punches but Rinzai moves out of range.
A nice side step and Rinzai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jan moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Jan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rinzai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jan moves out of range of the strikes.
Jan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinzai is just out of range.
Hakuin Rinzai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rinzai throws a counter combo.
Rinzai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jan avoids the head kick by Rinzai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jan throws a hook to the side of Rinzai's head but Rinzai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rinzai 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 Jan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rinzai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jan backing away here, and Rinzai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinzai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jan throws a sloppy head kick and Rinzai moves out of range easily.
Rinzai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jan.
Rinzai throws a leg kick but Jan moved away.
Jan throws the kick towards the body but Rinzai avoids it.
No joy there for Jan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jan tries to clinch but Rinzai is having none of it.
Rinzai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by Jan as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hakuin Rinzai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rinzai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rinzai throws a lazy right hand but Jan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rinzai manages to circle out of the way.
Rinzai looks to throw the jab but Jan is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jan misses the target.
Jan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jan gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan pulls Rinzai into guard.
Rinzai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jan is keeping the position for now.
Jan wants to get back to his feet but Rinzai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jan keeping moving, preventing Rinzai from controlling successfully.
Jan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rinzai manages to pass to side control.
Jan is trying to stand.
Rinzai content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinzai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jan keeps working.
Rinzai is taking a breather. Jan 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.
Jan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rinzai prevents Jan from standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Rinzai throws a sloppy head kick and Jan moves out of range easily.
Rinzai misses the jab.
Jan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rinzai tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jan is in Rinzai's guard.
Rinzai is working an open guard so Jan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jan slips a jab and a cross from Rinzai.
Jan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jan pulls Rinzai into guard.
Rinzai trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jan gets to his feet - Rinzai follows without any prompting.
Jan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Rinzai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Jan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rinzai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rinzai throws a hook but Jan avoids it easily.
Rinzai tries to work over Jan's front leg with a kick but Jan checks it.
Jan moves out of range as Rinzai throws a body kick.
Jan moves into the clinch successfully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rinzai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rinzai misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rinzai.
Jan successfully pulls guard.
Jan pushes Rinzai off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinzai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Rinzai tries to get set, Jan tries to push him back and clinch up but Rinzai manages to avoid the attempt.
Jan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rinzai defends well and Jan ends up having to push Rinzai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rinzai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rinzai blocks a head kick by Jan.
Bartlomiej Jan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan darts in and clinches Rinzai up against the cage.
Jan jumps guard but Rinzai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jan pulls guard effortlessly.
Jan being controlled here, momentarily.
Rinzai is pushing down on Jan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jan is fighting to maintain full guard but Rinzai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rinzai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jan is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinzai is looking to take a break and control but Jan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rinzai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jan wants to get back to his feet.
Rinzai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rinzai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rinzai stops Jan from passing to mount.
Jan controls the position.
Jan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rinzai throws a shot from downtown. Jan moves away and avoids it.
Jan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rinzai can do to turn this around?
Jan thuds his shin into the meat of Rinzai's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinzai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jan is out of range and Rinzai settles back down.
Jan tries to clinch up but Rinzai circles away and keeps his distance.
Hakuin Rinzai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rinzai missing with a left hand there. Jan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jan is looking to counter punch.
Jan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rinzai misses with a right hand
and Jan counters with a three punch combo that has Rinzai backing up. Rinzai nods at Jan to acknowledge the strikes.
Rinzai misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rinzai looks to land a right hand but Jan moved out of range.
Rinzai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jan gets to his feet. Rinzai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jan wants to slow Rinzai down by chopping away at his legs.
Jan swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Jan dominated that second round.
That's time! Jan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rinzai tries to score with a low kick but Jan moves his leg out of the way.
Rinzai throws a leg kick but Jan checks it.
Rinzai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rinzai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jan tries to clinch but Rinzai is having none of it.
Rinzai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jan. Jan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rinzai keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinzai can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinzai tries to bench press Jan off him but Jan keeps the position.
Jan decides to stand back up. Jan steps back and let's Rinzai get back to his feet.
Jan ducks under a wild hook from Rinzai.
Jan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rinzai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rinzai.
Jan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rinzai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rinzai 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.
Jan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rinzai misses with an uppercut. Jan saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rinzai. Jan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rinzai misses with a hook. Jan ducked under it nicely.
Jan misses with a two punch combination.
Jan has closed the distance and engaged Rinzai in a clinch.
Jan tries to pull guard but Rinzai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jan jumps into guard, dragging Rinzai to the mat.
Jan keeping full guard, as Rinzai tries to pass.
Rinzai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rinzai trying to control but Jan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinzai stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rinzai to the ground. Jan is now in Rinzai's guard.
Rinzai managing to control the position.
Jan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jan swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Rinzai.
Jan throws a big counter combination but Rinzai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rinzai throws a jab when Jan was well out of range.
As Rinzai looks to move away, Jan throws a big counter combo but Rinzai just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan moves into the clinch.
Bartlomiej Jan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jan pulls guard successfully.
Rinzai won't allow Jan to get back to his feet.
Bartlomiej Jan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rinzai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rinzai advances position into side control!
Jan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rinzai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan is not content to let Rinzai control the position.
Jan seems a little lost for a moment, as Rinzai dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartlomiej Jan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jan 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartlomiej Jan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Weider (ranked 3583 p4p, 331 weight class) and Hugh Glass (ranked 24189 p4p, 505 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Weider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Glass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glass appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Glass throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Weider counters with a shoot takedown. Glass fights it but they end up in guard.
Weider preventing the sweep.
Weider wants to control from the top but Glass keeps moving.
Weider wants to pass the guard but Glass is keeping the position.
Weider passes Glass's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Weider keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weider is looking for a kimura but Glass is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Weider to get the leverage.
Weider is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Glass sees it coming and defends easily.
Weider is keen to just control but Glass is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weider is working for a kimura but Glass is defending it quite comfortably.
Weider is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glass is just riding it out for now. Weider eventually gives up the hold.
Weider works his way into full mount!
Weider looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Weider swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Glass is now in Weider's guard. A big mistake from Weider there, giving up the dominant position!
Weider working for submissions but it's allowed Glass to get to half guard.
Glass throwing shots but Weider is blocking nicely.
Glass is keen to just control but Weider is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weider looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Weider gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glass stands up and waves to Weider to follow him.
Glass throws a sloppy head kick
and Weider moves into the clinch.
Weider tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Glass just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glass.
Weider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glass's efforts to push away.
Weider is working for takedown but Glass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weider jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Glass walks away with a smile on his face. Weider gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Weider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glass throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Weider misses its target.
Glass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Glass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass tries to clinch but Weider is having none of it.
Weider attempts a counter takedown but Glass avoids it well and moves away.
Glass is looking to land body kicks.
Weider uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weider is looking to clinch but Glass is avoiding it.
Glass looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Glass throws a sloppy head kick and Weider moves out of range easily.
Glass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weider attempts a counter takedown but Glass avoids it well and moves away.
Glass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weider changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Glass.
Glass thumps Weider with a low kick.
Glass throws a series of punches but Weider moves out of range.
Weider swats away the attempt to clinch by Glass.
Weider half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Glass dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Glass throws a hook but Weider blocks it.
Glass throws a series of strikes that have Weider backpedaling.
Weider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weider takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch but Weider swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weider misses with the combination.
Hugh Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weider. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weider feinted with a counter takedown.
Glass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Glass keeps the fight on the outside.
Weider takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weider's head backwards.
Glass swinging wildly here.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Weider's front leg but catches the back leg as Weider tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weider. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weider misses the shot to the body.
Weider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Weider was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Glass. Weider shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut there from Glass.
Glass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weider.
Glass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Marko Weider has been cut.
Glass thumps Weider with a low kick.
Hugh Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass throws a nice inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Glass!
Hugh Glass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass wants to clinch up but Weider keeps it at a distance.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Glass.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Weider's front leg but catches the back leg as Weider tries to avoid it.
Glass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glass throws a leg kick that misses.
Weider is looking for a counter combo.
Weider is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glass throws a push kick but Weider slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Weider takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glass scores with a hook.
Weider takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Glass lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weider will feel that in the morning.
Glass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glass instigates a clinch.
Glass has Weider pressed against the cage.
Weider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weider takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weider closes the distance and pushes Glass back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glass.
Weider jumps into guard, dragging Glass to the mat.
Glass wants to control from the top but Weider keeps moving.
Weider is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Glass is aware though and is defending well.
Glass wants to get up but he can't break Weider's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Glass avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glass got a little sloppy there for a moment and Weider has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Glass has managed to get both his arms back between Weider's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Glass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Weider's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Glass misses.
Glass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Glass.
Glass throws a head kick but Weider moves out of range.
Glass scores with a jab to the head.
Weider misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Glass throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weider looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Glass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weider. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weider looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weider trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weider is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Glass is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Glass trying to control the position.
Weider trying to control but Glass is working from the bottom.
Weider stands and throws Glass's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Glass is looking to regain half guard here but Weider keeps moving and retains side control.
Marko Weider overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weider wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Glass, who protects the arm well.
Weider wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Glass, who protects the arm well.
Weider is trying to get an arm triangle but Glass is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weider wants to control but Glass is keeping him busy.
Glass tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weider is trying to get an arm triangle but Glass is defending well.
Weider thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Weider tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weider working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Glass is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marko Weider.
I think Glass has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Glass!
A relieved looking Hugh Glass thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Slithers (ranked 3824 p4p, 400 weight class) and Nick Carter (ranked 3238 p4p, 363 weight class). Nick Carter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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26
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Slithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Carter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slithers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slithers gets a clinch.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slithers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slithers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Slithers ends up having to push Carter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Carter lands a nice hook to Slithers's body. Slithers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter leaves Slithers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Slithers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slithers clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slithers moves into the clinch.
Slithers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter avoiding damage.
Slithers being controlled against the cage.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Carter is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Carter.
Slithers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a jab to Slithers's midsection.
Carter digs a good hook to Slithers's body.
Slithers has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Slithers tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slithers is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slithers can't get the takedown.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Slithers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nick Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slithers fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slithers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slithers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Slithers ends up having to push Carter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter wants to counter with a clinch but Slithers pushes him away.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Slithers's shoulder, as Slithers tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slithers clinches up against the cage.
Carter 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.
Nick Carter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
Slithers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Slithers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slithers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slithers backwards.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Carter.
Slithers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slithers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Slithers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slithers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slithers drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Slithers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Carter.
Slithers with a poor takedown
and Carter moves into the clinch.
Slithers letting Carter take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Slithers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slithers manages to pull guard.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slithers is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Carter has his hands clasped together but Slithers extends and breaks Carter's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Slithers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seth Slithers!
Our winner, Seth Slithers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KarateO Masuta (ranked 4479 p4p, 388 weight class) and Ilmari Virtanen (ranked 2490 p4p, 272 weight class). Masuta comes to the cage accompanied by We Can Dance . Ilmari Virtanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with KarateO Masuta 's chin.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, KarateO Masuta !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masuta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Masuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Virtanen throws a head kick but Masuta moves out of range.
Virtanen swings for the body but Masuta moves out of range.
Virtanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masuta counters with a left and a right that stings Virtanen.
Virtanen fails with the takedown
and Masuta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen throws a series of punches but Masuta moves out of range.
Masuta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Virtanen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Masuta 's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virtanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Masuta wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masuta is defending against the submission attempts here by Virtanen.
Virtanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Masuta defending well though.
Virtanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Masuta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
You get the feeling that Masuta really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Virtanen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Virtanen looking to finish Masuta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masuta !
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looking to control but Masuta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Virtanen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Masuta is squirming around, avoiding Virtanen's attempts to control the action.
Virtanen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Masuta is trying to stand.
Virtanen has control of Masuta 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Masuta regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Virtanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masuta bucks Virtanen off and manages to get back to his feet!
Virtanen drives through with a takedown into Masuta 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Masuta keeping moving, preventing Virtanen from controlling successfully.
Virtanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masuta is looking to stand up but Virtanen isn't so interested in that idea.
Masuta manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Virtanen tries to score a body lock takedown but Masuta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
KarateO Masuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilmari Virtanen.
Masuta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Virtanen with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Masuta is just out of range.
Masuta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Virtanen just manages to avoid it.
Virtanen shoots in and drives through. Masuta sprawls well.
Masuta is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen misses with a double jab
and Masuta counters with a body kick that stops Virtanen in his tracks momentarily.
Virtanen misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Virtanen. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Virtanen misses its intended target.
Masuta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Masuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
KarateO Masuta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virtanen goes for a double leg but Masuta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Masuta continues to drive forward.
Virtanen misses with a jab to the body
and Masuta counters with a two punch combo.
Virtanen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ilmari Virtanen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masuta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Virtanen.
Masuta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Virtanen throws a series of strikes that have Masuta backpedaling.
KarateO Masuta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Virtanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Masuta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Virtanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Masuta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Virtanen shoots in and drives through. Masuta sprawls well.
As Virtanen looks to move away, Masuta throws a big counter combo but Virtanen just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Virtanen. Those never looked like landing.
Masuta throws a big counter combination but Virtanen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Virtanen throws a body punch but Masuta moves out of range.
Virtanen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMasuta .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masuta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Virtanen throws a nice looking combination but Masuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masuta stuffs the takedown.
As Virtanen looks to move away, Masuta throws a big counter combo but Virtanen just gets out of the way.
KarateO Masuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilmari Virtanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Masuta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Virtanen misses with a takedown
and Masuta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Virtanen thinking.
Ilmari Virtanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Virtanen is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Virtanen.
Masuta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Virtanen misses with a double jab.
Virtanen misses with a shot to the body
and Masuta counters with a head kick that wobbles Virtanen - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Masuta sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KarateO Masuta !
An intense looking KarateO Masuta took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Arigoto '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Char Xiu (ranked 1238 p4p, 152 weight class) and Braiden Mattison (ranked 6703 p4p, 532 weight class). Char Xiu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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167 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Char Xiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braiden Mattison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiu misses with a hook. Mattison ducked under it nicely.
Mattison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Mattison.
Xiu shoots in and gets a takedown into Mattison's guard.
Xiu landing some decent shots from guard.
Mattison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xiu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xiu wants to pass the guard but Mattison is keeping the position.
Xiu throwing strikes from guard but Mattison blocks nicely.
Xiu stops Mattison from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mattison keeping moving, preventing Xiu from controlling successfully.
Xiu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiu won't allow Mattison to get back to his feet.
Xiu is working Mattison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mattison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xiu advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mattison is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Xiu trying to control the action but Mattison is working from the bottom.
Mattison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Xiu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Xiu is staying tight to Mattison's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mattison is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Xiu is controlling him well.
Mattison taking a bit of punishment here - Xiu scoring with strikes.
Mattison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Xiu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mattison takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mattison tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mattison trying desperately to get to his feet.
Xiu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mattison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xiu unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Xiu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiu unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mattison wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Xiu celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Xiu!
Char Xiu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kadmon (ranked 2282 p4p, 270 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 2826 p4p, 326 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Kadmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minaj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kadmon looks to land a combination but Minaj avoids it well.
Minaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Minaj paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Minaj clinches up with Kadmon and pushes him back against the cage.
Minaj throws a head punch that misses.
Minaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kadmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minaj blocking some punches.
Minaj misses with a body punch.
Minaj lands a right hand.
Minaj blocking some punches.
Kadmon pushes Minaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadmon misses with a punch to the body.
Kadmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minaj.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minaj digs a right hand underneath Kadmon's ribcage. Kadmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kadmon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kadmon tries to circle away but Minaj has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadmon is stalling here.
Minaj lands with a light punch inside.
Kadmon scores with a shot to the side of Minaj's head.
Minaj has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kadmon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Minaj can turn it around.
Kadmon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kadmon backwards.
Minaj misses with some punches.
Kadmon lands a shoulder strike.
Minaj is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Minaj.
Kadmon blocking some punches.
Kadmon blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minaj.
Minaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Minaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kadmon prevents a body shot from Minaj.
Kadmon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadmon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minaj tries to work over Kadmon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Kadmon.
Minaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kadmon working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kadmon.
Minaj breaks the clinch.
Minaj tries to clinch but Kadmon moves out of range.
Minaj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kadmon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kadmon misses with a wild combination.
Minaj misses with a hook.
Kadmon needs to keep his hands up - Minaj had a free shot at his head there.
Kadmon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Minaj connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadmon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minaj.
Kadmon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Minaj looks to land a left hand but Kadmon moved out of range nicely.
Kadmon throwing a counter right hand but Minaj manages to avoid it.
Minaj misses with a double jab.
Minaj looks to land a right hand but Kadmon moved out of range.
Kadmon slips a straight right by Minaj.
Kadmon staying out of range there.
Kadmon is looking to counter punch.
Minaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kadmon slips a straight right by Minaj.
Kadmon is looking for a counter combo.
Minaj throws a hook but Kadmon avoids it easily.
Minaj changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kadmon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minaj.
Kadmon misses the body punch
and Minaj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minaj takes a swing at Kadmon's ribcage but misses.
Minaj might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Minaj darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minaj takes a swing at Kadmon's ribcage but misses.
Kadmon throws a hook but Minaj blocks it.
Minaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Kadmon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Minaj connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kadmon scrambles back to his feet.
Kadmon lands a head shot.
Minaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kadmon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minaj misses with a body shot
and Kadmon counters with a straight right hand.
Minaj looks to throw the jab but Kadmon is out of range.
Kadmon lands a right hook to the body.
Kadmon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kadmon blocks a jab.
Minaj lands a lovely overhand right.
Kadmon takes a swing at Minaj's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minaj throws a hook but Kadmon blocks it.
Minaj lands with a hook. Kadmon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Minaj throws a big shot that misses.
Minaj throws a poor cross that misses
and Kadmon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracy Minaj dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Minaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minaj throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kadmon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minaj lands a jab.
Minaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadmon.
Kadmon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Minaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kadmon moves away.
Kadmon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Minaj counters with a crisp right that sends Kadmon to the canvas! Minaj follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tracy Minaj!
A victorious Tracy Minaj thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Queen Boudica (ranked 661 p4p, 35 weight class) and Robin Roy (ranked 2752 p4p, 146 weight class). Boudica comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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141 lbs
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136 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Boudica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Roy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Roy misses.
Roy throws the left hand but Boudica avoids the punch easily.
Queen Boudica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Roy lands.
Boudica lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roy will feel that in the morning.
Nice sprawl there from Roy as Boudica shoots in.
Boudica avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boudica seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Roy throws a lazy uppercut
and Boudica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy throws a jab but it's blocked by Boudica.
Nice uppercut lands for Roy. That snapped Boudica's head back.
Boudica misses with a kick to the body
and Roy counters with a thumping low kick.
Boudica connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boudica.
Roy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Boudica sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice jab there from Roy.
Roy blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boudica sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boudica walks into a jab.
Boudica lands with an uppercut that bounces Roy off the cage and back into range.
Boudica lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudica. Boudica obviously looking to wear him down.
Boudica throws a front kick that sends Roy stumbling back into the cage.
Boudica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boudica lunges at Roy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roy's hand.
Boudica lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudica scores with a leg kick.
Boudica throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roy's waist but Roy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boudica off to one side.
Boudica on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boudica is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudica misses with a leg kick.
Oh Boudica is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roy closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Boudica out cold! Boudica corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robin Roy!
A relieved looking Robin Roy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masa Funaki (ranked 1670 p4p, 192 weight class) and Hatori Hanzo (ranked 1823 p4p, 200 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 lbs
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163 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hatori Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Funaki.
Funaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hanzo lands a jab to Funaki's midsection.
Hatori Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funaki throws a low kick, looking for Hanzo's leg but Hanzo calmly moves out of range.
Hanzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanzo lands a nice hook to Funaki's body. Funaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Funaki should have avoided that one.
Hanzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Funaki throws a hook to the side of Hanzo's head but Hanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanzo connects with a body shot that sends Funaki's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanzo throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo lands with a right hand.
Hanzo swings for the body but Funaki moves out of range.
Hanzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hanzo.
Hanzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Funaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanzo moves into range and clinches up with Funaki.
Hanzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Funaki's efforts to push away.
Funaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanzo cracks Funaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funaki walks into a stiff left hand from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands a jab to the nose.
Hanzo connects with a body shot.
Hanzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funaki moves away.
Hanzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funaki walks into a stiff left hand from Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a good cross that connects.
Hanzo misses with a wild body shot.
Hanzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funaki's head.
Hanzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Funaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanzo lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Funaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Funaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Funaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funaki loads up on a big right hand but Hanzo slips the punch.
Hanzo wants to counter with a clinch but Funaki pushes him away.
Hanzo lands a jab to Funaki's midsection.
Hanzo stuns Funaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanzo scores with the left hand. Funaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Funaki throws a push kick but Hanzo slaps the foot to one side.
Funaki throws a jab when Hanzo was well out of range.
Hanzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands with a good body shot.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
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!
Hanzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Funaki's head.
Hanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanzo moves out of range as Funaki strikes.
Funaki tries to move into range but Hanzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Funaki throws an overhand right that lands on Hanzo's shoulder, as Hanzo tries to avoid the shot.
Hanzo tries to counter with a clinch but Funaki shakes him off and moves away.
Hanzo cracks Funaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Funaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Funaki.
Hanzo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatori Hanzo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice straight punches there by Hanzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanzo.
Hanzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanzo scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Funaki misses
and Hanzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanzo.
Funaki tries to circle away but Hanzo has him pinned against the cage.
Funaki trying to control the position but instead, Hanzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funaki into the cage.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Masa Funaki has been cut.
Hanzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funaki is trying to force a seperation but Hanzo has the dominant position.
Hanzo has Funaki pressed against the cage, preventing Funaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside that Funaki shrugs off.
Hanzo prevents Funaki from breaking the clinch.
Hanzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funaki is trying to break the clinch but Hanzo is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hanzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Funaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Funaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funaki as Hanzo tries to tie him up.
Come on Hanzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanzo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hanzo stalling.
Hanzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funaki's defenses.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside that Funaki shrugs off.
Come on Hanzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hanzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Funaki can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo has Funaki pressed against the cage, preventing Funaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanzo stalling the fight.
Hanzo misses with a knee strike.
Funaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Funaki won't want to take too many of those.
Funaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanzo has him pressed against the cage.
Funaki taking a breather.
Hanzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanzo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masa Funaki's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funaki is trying to push Hanzo away but Hanzo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hanzo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hanzo looking to throw knees to the head but Funaki is blocking nicely.
Funaki avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Funaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Funaki tries to break free but Hanzo pushes him back against the cage.
Funaki has Hanzo pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hanzo.
Hanzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hanzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Funaki up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands a knee to the body.
Hanzo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Hanzo.
Hanzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside.
Masa Funaki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Funaki trying to stall but Hanzo improves his position.
Nice elbow from Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the head but Funaki blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanzo lands a damaging elbow.
Funaki letting Hanzo take a breather here.
Hatori Hanzo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Funaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanzo won't allow it.
Hanzo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funaki working hard to break the clinch.
Hanzo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Funaki has had enough of the clinch but Hanzo keeps him there for the moment.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Masa Funaki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Funaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Funaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Funaki is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Masa Funaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hatori Hanzo!
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