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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 23082 p4p, 556 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 23403 p4p, 573 weight class). William Bonin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leifsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonin misses with a hook
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonin misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Leifsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonin throws a lazy right hand but Leifsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Leifsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Bonin misses.
Leifsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bonin misses with a hook. Leifsson ducked under it nicely.
Leifsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bonin throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Bonin throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson swings for the body but Bonin moves out of range.
Leifsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonin scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Leifsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leifsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leifsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bonin misses with a body shot.
Bonin missing with a left hand there. Leifsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
William Bonin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Leifsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been informed that Bonin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Leifsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leifsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonin backwards.
Bonin takes a shot to the head.
Leifsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonin takes a shot to the head.
Bonin lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Leifsson.
Leifsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson clinches with his opponent.
Leifsson lands with a light punch inside.
Leifsson pulls guard effortlessly.
Leifsson pulls Bonin in to control the position.
Bonin tries to stand but Leifsson is controlling from the bottom.
Leifsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Leifsson looking for a guillotine here but Bonin defends easily.
Leifsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leifsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonin wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Leifsson's closed guard. He's half up but Leifsson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Leifsson pivots and extends the arm, Bonin falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Leifsson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Skjoldr Leifsson!
Skjoldr Leifsson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Barrera (ranked 3365 p4p, 320 weight class) and Cucu Maco (ranked 3262 p4p, 311 weight class). Maco has chosen Waka Waka - Shakira as his entrance music. Scott Barrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cucu Maco!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maco connects with a body shot that sends Barrera's belly button to the back.
Barrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maco misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrera misses its target.
Barrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maco.
It looked like Barrera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maco.
Maco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Maco.
Maco 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.
Barrera slips under a jab from Maco.
Maco throws a right hand that misses
and Barrera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maco connects with a nice looking jab.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maco.
Barrera loads up on a big right hand but Maco slips the punch.
Maco misses with a series of wild punches.
Barrera blocks a jab.
Maco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Maco looks to move away, Barrera throws a big counter combo but Maco just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maco's head.
It looks like Cucu Maco has been cut.
Maco misses with a hook.
Maco misses with a hook
and Barrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Maco.
Barrera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maco.
Barrera swings for the body but Maco moves out of range.
Maco walks into a stiff left hand from Barrera.
Maco misses with a lunging right hand
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Maco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrera drops Maco with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maco looks back up at him and smiles so Barrera waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maco is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barrera counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Maco out cold! What a finish! Barrera is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Barrera!
Cucu Maco was interviewed post fight and said 'The Ford ran out of gas. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mary Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Faraimo (ranked 3842 p4p, 342 weight class). Faraimo has chosen Cypress Hill - A Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mary Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Faraimo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faraimo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mary Read has been cut.
Faraimo misses with a combination
and Read counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Brad Faraimo has been cut.
Faraimo's coach down at Underground MMA- Sydney was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Faraimo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A punch combination from Faraimo misses.
Read swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Faraimo slips under a jab.
Faraimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Read.
Read misses with a looping right.
Faraimo throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Read on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faraimo cracks Read with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Faraimo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Read to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read lands an overhand right.
Read throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faraimo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Read throws a body punch but Faraimo moves out of range.
Read throws a body punch but Faraimo moves out of range.
Mary Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read looks to throw the jab but Faraimo is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Faraimo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Read takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Faraimo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Faraimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faraimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Read.
Faraimo throws an off balance right hand
and Read connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Read missing with a left hand there. Faraimo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Read throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faraimo drops Read with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Read looks back up at him and smiles so Faraimo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Read is rocked!
Mary Read's cut is getting worse.
Nice body kick from Faraimo.
Oh Read is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Read scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Read seems to have got his legs back now.
Read throws a hook but Faraimo blocks it.
Read gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Faraimo gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Faraimo!
Brad Faraimo made sure to mention his sponsor, Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Albber (ranked 1804 p4p, 207 weight class) and Third Eye (ranked 2057 p4p, 231 weight class). Albber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Absolution . Third Eye 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Albber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Eye!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eye checks a leg kick.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Eye circles away.
Eye moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eye getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albber.
Albber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eye.
Albber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eye to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Eye.
Albber tries to clinch but Eye moves out of range.
Albber moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEye.
Albber scores with the left hand. Eye knows he should have avoided that one.
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eye thumps Albber with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Eye.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eye scores with the left hand. Albber knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Eye.
Albber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eye misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye struggles to land a body shot inside as Albber controls his hands.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Eye.
Eye lands a shoulder strike.
Eye lands a left hand.
Eye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eye.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eye lands a hook that snaps the head of Albber backwards.
Albber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eye blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
Eye lands an uppercut.
Eye blocks the elbow strike.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eye avoids it.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
Eye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eye lands a right hand.
Eye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eye lands a shoulder strike.
Albber is rocked!
Eye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Albber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Albber! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Eye is unloading with more strikes now! Albber drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Third Eye!
During a confident post fight interview, Third Eye thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Li (ranked 2787 p4p, 330 weight class) and Hector Zorba (ranked 2504 p4p, 301 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackie Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Zorba!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Li.
It seemed like Zorba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Li tries for a takedown but Zorba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zorba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zorba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Li shoots in and drives through. Zorba sprawls well.
Zorba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li fails with the takedown
and Zorba counters with a crisp one two that drops Li! Zorba thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Li to his feet! Li is in big trouble!
Li is rocked!
Li is breathing heavily.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Li has been working on his balance at The Forge, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zorba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Zorba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Li. Li tries to recover but Zorba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Li lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Zorba!
A relieved looking Hector Zorba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hudson (ranked 3185 p4p, 274 weight class) and Gustav Ahr (ranked 1212 p4p, 143 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Saul Hudson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Saul Hudson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Ahr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hudson momentarily.
Ahr's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ahr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ahr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hudson is trying to control. Ahr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hudson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahr trying to control here.
Ahr gets back to full guard.
Ahr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hudson is trying to control the position but Ahr postures up.
Ahr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ahr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hudson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ahr cracks Hudson with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hudson's head.
Ahr scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahr defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ahr landing with the ground and pound.
Hudson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ahr landing some decent shots from guard.
Ahr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hudson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahr.
Hudson is rocked!
Ahr drops Hudson with a big left hand! Hudson is injured, injured bad! Ahr jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ahr!
Our winner, Gustav Ahr, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 1131 p4p, 131 weight class) and Pablo Rodriguez (ranked 1391 p4p, 157 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Mandrill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Mandrill's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mandrill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mandrill counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mandrill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Mandrill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandrill staying out of range there.
Mandrill lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Mandrill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandrill misses the target.
Rodriguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Mandrill ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill lands with an overhand left.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Mandrill slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Mandrill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Mandrill's head back.
Mandrill moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Mandrill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Mandrill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Mandrill slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Mandrill moves out of range as Rodriguez throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandrill cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Mandrill moves out of range.
Mandrill moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mandrill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandrill misses with a looping right.
Mandrill throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandrill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodriguez under the eye.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Mandrill throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandrill dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandrill throws out the jab.
Mandrill looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez is looking for the big counter here.
Mandrill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Mandrill has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Mandrill counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Mandrill is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Mandrill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandrill throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Mandrill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Mandrill loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mandrill counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Mandrill moved out of range nicely.
Mandrill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Mandrill moves out of range.
No joy there for Mandrill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandrill throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Mandrill throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Mandrill misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Mandrill's head but Mandrill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandrill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Mandrill lands with a nice body punch.
Rodriguez 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodriguez scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandrill misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Mandrill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Mandrill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandrill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Mandrill throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mandrill counters with a straight right hand.
Mandrill throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mandrill in his tracks.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandrill.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandrill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandrill blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Mandrill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Mandrill blocks the leg kick.
Mandrill misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Mandrill looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Rodriguez catches Mandrill right on the button with a cross.
Mandrill lands with a shot to the body.
Mandrill connects with a nice looking jab.
Mandrill slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Mandrill's head back.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mandrill moves away.
Rodriguez jabs at Mandrill's body.
Rodriguez is looking to chop away at Mandrill's legs.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mandrill walks into a left hand.
A jab lands there for Rodriguez.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Mandrill misses with a hook to the body
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandrill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodriguez works Mandrill's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Mandrill was well out of range.
Mandrill throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Mandrill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Mandrill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandrill ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
A big left from Mandrill misses.
A little jabbing left from Rodriguez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mandrill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Mandrill moved away.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Mandrill moves away and avoids it.
Mandrill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandrill throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mandrill blocks a jab.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandrill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Mandrill slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Mandrill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Mandrill.
Mandrill lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mandrill avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Mandrill is looking to counter punch.
Mandrill misses with a body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mandrill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandrill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez thuds his shin into the meat of Mandrill's side.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mandrill counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandrill takes one to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandrill finish him?
Mandrill throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mandrill.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Mandrill takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Mandrill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pablo Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez takes one to the chin there.
Mandrill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Mandrill ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandrill also avoids with ease.
Mandrill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Mandrill's head but Mandrill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandrill manages to avoid it.
Mandrill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandrill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mandrill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandrill throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandrill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Mandrill ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandrill misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mandrill might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Mandrill as he connects with a hook.
Mandrill misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rodriguez duly obliges.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch
and Mandrill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Mandrill avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mandrill.
Mandrill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mandrill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mandrill blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Jab by Mandrill.
Mandrill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mandrill scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez throws a lazy head kick
and Mandrill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Mandrill throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandrill.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandrill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Mandrill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mandrill jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Mandrill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandrill is looking to counter punch.
Mandrill clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Mandrill's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mandrill ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Mandrill throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Mandrill looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez lands with a slapping head kick.
Mandrill lands a jab.
Ludwig Mandrill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Rodriguez.
Well Rodriguez 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Stallion (ranked 786 p4p, 103 weight class) and Daquan Bowman (ranked 1076 p4p, 132 weight class). Stallion comes into the arena with Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Horse blaring out of the sound system. Harvey Stallion had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Stallion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daquan Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallion takes the fight into the clinch.
Bowman breaks from the clinch.
Stallion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stallion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stallion working away.
Bowman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stallion lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bowman dodges the ground and pound from Stallion.
Stallion working the ground and pound but Bowman is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowman keeps working.
Stallion lands a nice forearm strike.
Stallion working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallion working the ground and pound from side control.
Stallion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowman keeps working.
Stallion misses with the ground and pound.
Bowman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stallion connects with a decent elbow.
Stallion passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bowman!
BOOM! Stallion connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Bowman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowman is rocked!
Bowman is trying desperately to improve position.
Bowman is still in real trouble! Can Stallion finish him?
Stallion softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bowman is out cold! Stallion jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Stallion!
Harvey Stallion opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 707 p4p, 101 weight class) and Luther Jackson (ranked 336 p4p, 44 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mwenye Kwadwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luther Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwadwo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Kwadwo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Kwadwo's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Kwadwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwadwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Kwadwo throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kwadwo misses the target.
Kwadwo takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Kwadwo lands with a good body shot.
Kwadwo cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Kwadwo counters with a left to the body.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kwadwo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwadwo slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwadwo is just out of range.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwadwo manages to avoid it.
Kwadwo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwadwo manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Kwadwo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Kwadwo fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kwadwo's head.
Kwadwo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kwadwo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kwadwo's head backwards.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwadwo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwadwo scores with a nice head shot.
Kwadwo throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Kwadwo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kwadwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Kwadwo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kwadwo counters with a crisp right that sends Jackson to the canvas! Kwadwo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mwenye Kwadwo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mwenye Kwadwo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Luther Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'it was a GAS attack he used....nasty fuck has the worst farts and so MANY !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Brown (ranked 490 p4p, 69 weight class) and Litill Bjornsson (ranked 33 p4p, 4 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CCR - Bad Moon Rising. Litill Bjornsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Bjornsson.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bjornsson stops Brown from passing to mount.
Bjornsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown trying to control the action but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown works to advance to full mount. Bjornsson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bjornsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bjornsson shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown looking to control but Bjornsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Bjornsson gets back to half guard.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bjornsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bjornsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Bjornsson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't escape the position.
Bjornsson is riding his opponent, not letting Brown buck him off.
Brown is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bjornsson gets his way!
Bjornsson looking for the choke but no joy.
Bjornsson not allowing Brown to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to break free.
Bjornsson lands a shot to the head.
Brown trying to control the position but Bjornsson manages to sink in the hooks.
Bjornsson looking for the choke but no joy.
Bjornsson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Brown is trying to remain composed but Bjornsson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Bjornsson trying to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornsson has the hooks in. Brown is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litill Bjornsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bjornsson's head backwards.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Bjornsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Bjornsson catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson scores with a nice strike.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Bjornsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjornsson.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson 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.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Bjornsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Bjornsson looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Bjornsson throws a shot to the body.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Bjornsson avoids it well and moves away.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Bjornsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Bjornsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bjornsson.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bjornsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
A big left from Brown misses.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Bjornsson manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bjornsson - just one landing.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Bjornsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litill Bjornsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson instigates a clinch.
Bjornsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjornsson can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Bjornsson blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bjornsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjornsson misses with some punches.
Bjornsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson being controlled against the cage.
Bjornsson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Bjornsson tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brown won't allow Bjornsson to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson prevents Brown from improving his position.
Bjornsson works his way into side control.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bjornsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bjornsson pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bjornsson is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bjornsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bjornsson's back!
Brown patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to keep control of the position but Bjornsson is staying busy.
Bjornsson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bjornsson 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.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping him busy.
Bjornsson trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Bjornsson tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litill Bjornsson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Bjornsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bjornsson enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bjornsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bjornsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Bjornsson's legs - danger averted.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson is looking to improve his position.
Bjornsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bjornsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Bjornsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown passes Bjornsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bjornsson tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bjornsson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown passes Bjornsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Bjornsson is defending the position.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bjornsson is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Bjornsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjornsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bjornsson.
Bjornsson working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjornsson is keeping the position for now.
Brown postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bjornsson working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Bjornsson has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown has gone for a leg lock! Bjornsson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brown's guard.
Brown is looking for a triangle here but Bjornsson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown prevents Bjornsson from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Billy Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown passes Bjornsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bjornsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bjornsson won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bjornsson!
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Bjornsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown is trying to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown moves to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Brown looking for the choke but no joy.
Bjornsson staying busy and making it hard for Brown to control.
Brown is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Brown is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bjornsson is defending well though. Brown let's go of the attempt for now.
Bjornsson rolls, trying to escape but Brown keeps control of the position.
Billy Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bjornsson wants to control his opponent's hands but Brown gets his hands free.
Brown tightening his grip on Bjornsson, looking for the choke.
Billy Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I really don't envy Bjornsson right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bjornsson tries to break free.
Bjornsson trying to control the hands but Brown breaks the grip.
Bjornsson is really stuck here.
Bjornsson fending off the submission attempt from Brown.
Litill Bjornsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bjornsson trying to control the position but Brown manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown has the hooks in. Bjornsson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bjornsson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson is the new lightweight champion!
Litill Bjornsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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