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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Errol Browse (ranked 23722 p4p, 392 weight class) and Marcin Vanatta (ranked 22819 p4p, 409 weight class). Errol Browse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Errol Browse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcin Vanatta!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanatta blocks a head kick by Browse.
Browse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vanatta blocks a head kick by Browse.
Vanatta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Browse misses with a head kick.
Browse throws a right hand that Vanatta ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanatta also avoids with ease.
Errol Browse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browse throws a combination that misses
and Vanatta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vanatta.
Browse tries to pull guard but Vanatta holds him up against the cage and eventually Browse drops back down to his feet.
Come on Vanatta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Browse prevents the takedown attempt.
Browse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browse drags the fight down to the ground.
Vanatta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vanatta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Browse misses
and Vanatta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Errol Browse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Browse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browse tries to keep at a distance but Vanatta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vanatta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Browse up against the cage.
Browse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vanatta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browse cracks Vanatta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Browse. Those never looked like landing.
Vanatta feints and as Browse raises his hands in defense, Vanatta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanatta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Browse is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta postures up in Browse's guard and throws a big left but Browse blocks it.
Browse keeping moving, preventing Vanatta from controlling successfully.
Vanatta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Browse haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Browse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vanatta trying to control the position from guard on top but Browse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanatta postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browse throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vanatta blocks a head kick by Browse.
Vanatta steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Browse.
Browse misses with a head kick.
Vanatta moves into the clinch.
Vanatta blocks an uppercut.
Vanatta digs a right hand underneath Browse's ribcage. Browse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vanatta manages to break the clinch.
Browse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Browse keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Browse misses.
Vanatta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Browse is breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vanatta.
You can see the frustration on Browse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta wants to control but Browse is keeping him busy.
Browse wants to control but Vanatta postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanatta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vanatta decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanatta avoids the head kick by Browse.
Vanatta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Browse tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vanatta is in Browse's guard.
Browse working for a triangle but Vanatta defends it easily.
Browse looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vanatta passes into half guard.
Vanatta stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcin Vanatta will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vanatta shoots in but no luck this time.
Vanatta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Browse throws a head kick that misses.
Browse throws a sloppy head kick and Vanatta moves out of range easily.
Vanatta feints the counter takedown.
Vanatta gets a clinch.
Browse tries to pull guard but Vanatta holds him up against the cage and eventually Browse drops back down to his feet.
Browse swings wildly with an uppercut but Vanatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browse has a couple of punches blocked by Vanatta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanatta avoiding damage.
Browse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanatta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Browse lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Vanatta.
Browse throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanatta.
Browse manages to break the clinch.
Browse tries a head kick but it misses.
Browse misses with a double jab
and Vanatta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Errol Browse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browse lands with a kick to the temple. Vanatta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Marcin Vanatta has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Browse throws a series of punches but Vanatta moves out of range.
Browse sets himself, and Vanatta steps forward looking for the clinch! Browse avoids it this time.
Browse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browse moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVanatta.
Browse tries a head kick but it misses.
Vanatta is looking for the big counter here.
Vanatta instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanatta tries a knee to the head but Browse blocks it.
Vanatta manages to break the clinch.
Browse tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Browse.
Vanatta moves into the clinch.
Vanatta tightens his grip and picks Browse up, before dumping him to the ground. Browse manages to land in guard.
Browse is working an open guard so Vanatta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vanatta moves into range and clinches up with Browse.
Vanatta lands an elbow that stopped Browse in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Errol Browse has been cut.
Vanatta jumps guard.
Vanatta pushes Browse off and gets back to his feet.
Browse swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Browse.
Browse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanatta has managed to clinch.
Vanatta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Browse managing to block the knees to the body from Vanatta.
Browse fails to pull guard.
Vanatta just leaning against Browse, taking a breather.
Browse working hard to break the clinch.
Browse throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanatta jumps guard and drags Browse to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vanatta trying to keep a closed guard but Browse is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browse won't allow Vanatta to sweep him here.
Vanatta pushes Browse off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vanatta takes the fight into the clinch.
Vanatta misses with a punch to the body.
Vanatta has Browse pushed against the cage.
Browse is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vanatta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Browse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browse is trying to force a seperation but Vanatta has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Vanatta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Browse throws a head kick but Vanatta moves out of range.
A head kick from Browse lands but Vanatta takes it in his stride.
Browse misses with a head kick.
Errol Browse is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanatta tries to clinch but Browse is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Browse.
Browse plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vanatta moves in looking to clinch but Browse pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Browse wants to take the fight to the mat but Vanatta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanatta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanatta has Browse up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanatta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanatta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vanatta gets a takedown into half guard.
Vanatta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vanatta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vanatta stands up from half guard.
Vanatta takes the fight into the clinch.
Browse is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanatta has double underhooks.
Vanatta manages to break the clinch.
Vanatta closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta stops a takedown attempt from Browse.
Vanatta leaning against his opponent.
Vanatta ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vanatta no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vanatta trying to control the position.
Browse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Browse throws a big right hand that misses.
Vanatta is working an open guard so Browse takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Browse throws a sloppy head kick and Vanatta moves out of range easily.
Browse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanatta gets a clinch.
Browse stops a takedown attempt from Vanatta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanatta has Browse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Browse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vanatta effectively controlling the action here.
Browse jumps guard but Vanatta stands there with Browse around his waist. Browse gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Browse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browse working hard to break the clinch.
Browse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanatta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Browse wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanatta won't allow it.
Browse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vanatta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Browse is trying to break the clinch but Vanatta has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vanatta pulls guard effortlessly.
Vanatta trying to strike off his back.
Browse stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Browse tries a head kick but it misses.
Vanatta pushes Browse up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vanatta lands an elbow inside that Browse shrugs off.
Errol Browse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanatta taking a breather.
Vanatta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanatta avoids the head kick by Browse.
Marcin Vanatta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Browse throws a head kick that misses.
Vanatta moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Vanatta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vanatta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Vanatta!
Marcin Vanatta 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between XY Mondragon (ranked 3933 p4p, 300 weight class) and Trymore Nkomo (ranked 3531 p4p, 269 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nkomo's choice of entrance music: On the Floor. XY Mondragon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trymore Nkomo's chin.
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153 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, XY Mondragon!
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, Trymore Nkomo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondragon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nkomo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nkomo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mondragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mondragon looking to control but Nkomo passes into half guard.
Nkomo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nkomo controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nkomo wants to take Mondragon's back but he can't do it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkomo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mondragon is looking to improve his position but Nkomo isn't that keen on the idea.
Nkomo controlling the position easily from mount.
Mondragon wants to hold on but Nkomo pushes him away.
Nkomo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nkomo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Nkomo but it's paid off an Mondragon is forced to tap! Nice work by Nkomo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trymore Nkomo!
Trymore Nkomo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coiote Magrin (ranked 2757 p4p, 316 weight class) and Marcin Cutlas (ranked 3946 p4p, 403 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Coiote Magrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutlas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magrin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cutlas lands a jab to the head.
Magrin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice straight punches there by Cutlas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cutlas.
Cutlas cracks a nice hook into Magrin's ribs.
Marcin Cutlas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutlas with a nice cross.
Cutlas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magrin walks into a left hand.
Cutlas jabs Magrin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cutlas lands a nice shot to the body.
Cutlas sizes up Magrin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cutlas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magrin on the side of the head.
Cutlas lands a right hook to the body.
Cutlas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magrin back to the cage. Cutlas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Magrin is rocked!
Cutlas cracks a nice hook into Magrin's ribs.
Oh Magrin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cutlas circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Magrin to the canvas! Magrin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cutlas keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcin Cutlas!
A very excited looking Marcin Cutlas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 3947 p4p, 379 weight class) and Eddie Alpha (ranked 3127 p4p, 326 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wanker counters with a single leg into guard. Alpha didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alpha trying to keep a closed guard but Wanker is proving a slippery customer.
Wanker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alpha wants to sweep here but Wanker controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wanker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alpha looking for a sweep. Not yet Alpha, not yet.
Wanker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alpha is keeping the position for now.
Alpha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alpha can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alpha wants to sweep but no luck.
Alpha wants to reverse the position here. Wanker has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Alpha is forced to tap! Alpha looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Orla Wanker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasey McRobbie (ranked 2511 p4p, 301 weight class) and Israel Adesilva (ranked 3413 p4p, 372 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adesilva's choice of entrance music: VengaBoys - The VengaBus Is Coming. Israel Adesilva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kasey McRobbie's chin.
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215 lbs
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195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Israel Adesilva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McRobbie is looking to counter punch.
Israel Adesilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adesilva moves in looking to clinch but McRobbie pushes him off.
McRobbie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adesilva's hands.
Adesilva misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from McRobbie. Adesilva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesilva wants to counter with a clinch but McRobbie pushes him away.
Adesilva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adesilva checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRobbie throws a leg kick but Adesilva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adesilva falls off balance throwing a combination
and McRobbie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McRobbie.
McRobbie throws a chopping leg kick but Adesilva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from McRobbie misses its intended target.
Adesilva throws a lazy right hand but McRobbie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adesilva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McRobbie counters with a right hand to the body.
McRobbie swings widly with a right hand
and Adesilva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Adesilva misses its intended target.
Adesilva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesilva scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesilva connects with a jab.
Adesilva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McRobbie.
McRobbie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adesilva scores with a jab to the body.
Adesilva moves out of range as McRobbie strikes.
McRobbie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRobbie ducks under a wild hook from Adesilva.
It looked like McRobbie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for McRobbie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adesilva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Adesilva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as McRobbie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adesilva doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie tried to score with a low kick but Adesilva checks it.
McRobbie scores with a jab to the head.
McRobbie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adesilva was well out of range. Poor timing from McRobbie.
Adesilva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McRobbie finds it's way round the side to connect with Adesilva's head.
Adesilva connects with a nice looking jab.
McRobbie cracks Adesilva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adesilva is rocked!
Adesilva loses concentration momentarily and McRobbie pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Adesilva crashes face first to the mat, out cold! McRobbie finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kasey McRobbie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Maxwell (ranked 2526 p4p, 263 weight class) and Jordan Jones Jr (ranked 3644 p4p, 335 weight class). Maxwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Punch Man Theme Song. Kevin Maxwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr moves in looking to clinch but Maxwell pushes him off.
Maxwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr is looking to clinch.
Jordan Jones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones Jr gets a clinch.
Jones Jr lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kevin Maxwell has been cut.
Jones Jr lands an elbow inside that Maxwell shrugs off.
Jones Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maxwell's defenses.
Kevin Maxwell's cut is getting worse.
Jones Jr keeps control of Maxwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maxwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Maxwell avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones Jr landing knees to the body.
Maxwell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Jones Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maxwell's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Kevin Maxwell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones Jr.
Jeez, Kevin Maxwell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones Jr obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones Jr.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Maxwell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jordan Jones Jr!
A victorious Jordan Jones Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Kevin Maxwell stepped up to the mic, saying 'whack'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Corleone (ranked 2024 p4p, 257 weight class) and Konstantinos Nevrakis (ranked 1582 p4p, 206 weight class). Nevrakis has chosen Winds of Ithaca as his entrance music. Konstantinos Nevrakis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Nevrakis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevrakis gets a clinch.
Nevrakis jumps guard but Corleone stands there with Nevrakis around his waist. Nevrakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Corleone to keep the fight standing.
Nevrakis avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Corleone won't allow it.
Danny Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantinos Nevrakis.
Corleone has Nevrakis pushed against the cage.
Corleone wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Corleone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nevrakis jumps guard but Corleone stands there with Nevrakis around his waist. Nevrakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevrakis pulls guard effortlessly.
Corleone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevrakis is keeping the position for now.
Corleone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Corleone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nevrakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corleone has managed to get both his arms back between Nevrakis's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevrakis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Corleone defends well.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevrakis is looking for a triangle but Corleone pushes his legs off easily.
Nevrakis has his foot on Corleone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Corleone works his way back into a safe position though.
Corleone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevrakis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corleone lying in Nevrakis's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Nevrakis decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Corleone taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konstantinos Nevrakis!
After winning the bout, Konstantinos Nevrakis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mayhem (ranked 510 p4p, 67 weight class) and Edward Newgate (ranked 1313 p4p, 169 weight class). Bryan Mayhem has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Newgate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem tries to clinch up but Newgate circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Mayhem's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Newgate connects with a jab.
Mayhem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayhem tries to clinch up but Newgate circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayhem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayhem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newgate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newgate 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.
Mayhem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayhem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newgate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayhem.
Newgate swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayhem.
Newgate lands with a hook. Mayhem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem closes the distance and clinches.
Mayhem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Mayhem lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newgate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayhem lands a right hand.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayhem scores with a shoulder strike.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newgate tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newgate.
Newgate misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Newgate fails to land.
Newgate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newgate throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mayhem has closed the distance and engaged Newgate in a clinch.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newgate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayhem or not.
Newgate swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Newgate as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Newgate fails to land.
Newgate swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newgate can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Newgate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
A short right from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayhem.
Newgate cracks Mayhem with a nice body shot.
Mayhem working aggressively here.
Newgate pushes Mayhem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newgate backwards.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Newgate avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
Newgate tries to pull guard but Mayhem won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newgate tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newgate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newgate tries to pull guard but Mayhem holds him up against the cage and eventually Newgate drops back down to his feet.
Newgate misses with a body punch.
Newgate tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Newgate blocks an uppercut.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
Newgate misses with a body punch.
Mayhem tries a body shot but Newgate blocks it.
Newgate misses with a body punch.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Mayhem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newgate's elbow.
Newgate misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a body shot.
Newgate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mayhem walks away with a smile on his face. Newgate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bryan Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Newgate.
Mayhem doesn't manage to clinch there - Newgate circles away.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Newgate is having none of it.
Mayhem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayhem wants to clinch up but Newgate keeps it at a distance.
Mayhem has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a nice uppercut.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Mayhem.
Newgate looks winded!
Newgate prevents a body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Newgate.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bryan Mayhem will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newgate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mayhem has time to react.
Mayhem has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newgate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newgate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayhem fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Mayhem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newgate.
Mayhem forces Newgate back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newgate.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newgate tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Newgate back against the cage.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Newgate misses with a body punch.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayhem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land.
Mayhem pushes Newgate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem tries to work over Newgate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayhem.
A short right from Mayhem on the inside.
Newgate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newgate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newgate scores with a shot to the side of Mayhem's head.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newgate can do to turn this around?
Newgate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newgate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newgate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryan Mayhem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newgate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Newgate controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newgate is trying to pull guard but Mayhem has him pressed against the cage.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayhem gets through Newgate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newgate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as Newgate controls the action.
Mayhem keeps control of Newgate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
Newgate blocks a body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newgate is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Mayhem.
Mayhem struggles to land a body shot inside as Newgate controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayhem pushes Newgate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Mayhem as the two fighters clinch.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Newgate avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mayhem here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayhem.
Newgate manages to break the clinch.
Newgate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayhem tries to clinch up.
Mayhem moves into the clinch.
Mayhem lands with a short shot to the head.
Newgate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem digs a right hand into Newgate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newgate's gas tank.
Mayhem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayhem.
A body shot lands from Mayhem.
Mayhem presses Newgate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mayhem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mayhem.
Mayhem digs a right hand into Newgate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newgate's gas tank.
Mayhem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Mayhem.
Mayhem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayhem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayhem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayhem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayhem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newgate backwards.
Mayhem presses Newgate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
Mayhem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newgate.
Mayhem lands with a light punch inside.
Mayhem lands a shot to the body.
Mayhem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem dominated that second round.
That's time! Mayhem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mayhem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayhem.
Still in the clinch, Mayhem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mayhem.
Newgate lands with a left to the head.
Mayhem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newgate backwards.
Newgate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newgate misses with the head strike.
Mayhem scores with a shot to the side of Newgate's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newgate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mayhem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newgate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Mayhem pushes Newgate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newgate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newgate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Newgate.
Mayhem tries to work over Newgate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land.
Newgate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Newgate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a hook that snaps the head of Newgate backwards.
Newgate tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newgate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edward Newgate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayhem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newgate.
Mayhem lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Newgate.
Newgate tries to pull guard but Mayhem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem digs a right hand into Newgate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newgate's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Mayhem scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mayhem as the two fighters clinch.
Mayhem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mayhem lands a body shot.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayhem.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayhem.
Newgate misses with the head strike.
Newgate misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mayhem.
Mayhem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Mayhem.
Newgate is rocked!
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
Newgate is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayhem finish him?
Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem scores with a hook to the body.
Newgate seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newgate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
Mayhem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
Good body shot from Mayhem.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayhem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mayhem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mayhem gets through Newgate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem lands a nice uppercut.
Newgate lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Mayhem.
Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayhem lands a body punch.
A short right from Mayhem on the inside.
Good body shot from Mayhem.
Newgate takes a shot to the head.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newgate backwards.
Newgate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Mayhem works on Newgate's body with a couple of short punches.
Mayhem lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayhem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Mayhem!
Bryan Mayhem thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alojz Sanel (ranked 120 p4p, 17 weight class) and Carter Donovan (ranked 1061 p4p, 142 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donovan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donovan swings for the body but Sanel moves out of range.
Sanel takes one to the side of the head.
Donovan fails with a takedown attempt.
Donovan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ in the buildup to the fight.
Donovan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanel drops Donovan with a beautiful combination! Donovan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sanel is looking for the KO!
It looks like Carter Donovan has been cut.
Donovan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanel counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan is rocked!
Sanel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donovan is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanel finish him?
Sanel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donovan.
Donovan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Donovan misses the target.
Sanel clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanel can't find room to land a body shot as Donovan controls the action.
Sanel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donovan's elbow.
Sanel misses with some punches.
Donovan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donovan scores with a decent looking hook.
Donovan lands with a shot to the body.
Donovan feints a jab promting Sanel to slip. Donovan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donovan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanel momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanel. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donovan doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanel ducks right into an uppercut from Donovan.
Sanel tries to move into range but Donovan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donovan punishes Sanel's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donovan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanel defends it well.
Donovan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donovan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donovan lands a nice shot that snaps Sanel's head back.
Sanel is rocked!
Donovan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Donovan lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Sanel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donovan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sanel! Donovan dives in looking to finish! Sanel is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Donovan!
Carter Donovan is the new light heavyweight champion!
The defeated Alojz Sanel had this to say: 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 361 p4p, 48 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 507 p4p, 72 weight class). Michael Swango will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jormungand Bolverk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolverk stuns Swango with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swango takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bolverk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swango takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jormungand Bolverk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Bolverk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Swango.
Bolverk throws a jab but it's blocked by Swango.
Swango lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Bolverk does no damage.
Bolverk swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolverk misses with a left hand
and Swango cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolverk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swango.
Bolverk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swango's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolverk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolverk swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
Swango is looking for the big counter here.
Bolverk with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swango scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Jormungand Bolverk has been cut.
Swango misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolverk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swango throws a series of punches but Bolverk avoids them all with ease.
Swango walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Bolverk misses
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolverk slips under a jab from Swango.
Swango listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swango connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolverk. Bolverk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bolverk throws a right hand that misses
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swango misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swango throws a shot from downtown. Bolverk moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk scores with a body shot.
Swango lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolverk circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolverk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swango looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swango misses with a left hand
and Bolverk counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolverk throws a looping overhand right but Swango ducks down to avoid it.
Swango misses with an uppercut.
It looks like Bolverk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Swango cracks Bolverk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swango is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bolverk throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swango, as that shot connected.
Bolverk takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Bolverk misses the jab.
Bolverk swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk scores with a nice strike.
Bolverk lands a jab to the nose.
Swango has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bolverk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jormungand Bolverk's cut is getting worse.
Bolverk connects with the punch.
Swango misses with a looping right.
Bolverk moves out of range of the strikes.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolverk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swango slips a jab from Bolverk.
Bolverk misses the jab.
Swango let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Swango blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango throws a hook but Bolverk blocks it.
Bolverk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolverk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolverk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Swango misses.
Bolverk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bolverk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swango misses with an uppercut
and Bolverk counters with a right hand to the body.
Bolverk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swango was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolverk.
Bolverk throws a body punch but Swango moves out of range.
Bolverk swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
Bolverk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jormungand Bolverk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jormungand Bolverk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolverk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolverk just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolverk is looking to wear down Swango with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bolverk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bolverk is looking to land body kicks.
Bolverk loads up on a big right hand but Swango slips the punch.
Swango is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bolverk misses with a right hand
and Swango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swango changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swango throws a body shot but no joy.
Swango throws a lazy uppercut
and Bolverk counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolverk misses with a body punch
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolverk. Swango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Swango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolverk.
Bolverk misses with a wild body shot.
Swango has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Swango checks the leg kick.
Swango ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swango missing with a left hand there. Bolverk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Bolverk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Swango.
Bolverk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swango swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swango throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolverk jabs at Swango's body.
Swango avoids the body shot from Bolverk.
Bolverk stuns Swango with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolverk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bolverk finds it's target.
A big left from Bolverk misses.
Swango avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swango throws a counter combo.
Bolverk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolverk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Michael Swango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swango misses with a straight right.
Bolverk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swango walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bolverk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swango.
Bolverk throws a body punch but Swango moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bolverk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolverk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swango swinging wildly here.
Swango works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolverk. Swango does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolverk throws a good cross that connects.
Bolverk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swango.
Bolverk throws a lazy right hand but Swango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolverk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk misses with a head kick.
Swango looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Bolverk misses.
As Bolverk backs off Swango throws a huge counter combo but Bolverk manages to avoid it all.
Bolverk misses with a low kick.
Bolverk misses with a shot to the body
and Bolverk 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!
Swango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolverk.
Swango throws out a counter right but Bolverk avoids it with no problem.
Bolverk slips a jab and a cross from Swango.
Bolverk throws a jab when Swango was well out of range.
Swango swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swango throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Bolverk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swango ducks under a wild hook from Bolverk.
Swango lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolverk circles away quickly and effectively.
Swango takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolverk cracks Swango with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jormungand Bolverk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jormungand Bolverk's cut.
That's time! Bolverk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bolverk swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
Swango doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bolverk throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolverk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swango manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Swango misses the target.
Bolverk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolverk ducks under a wild hook from Swango.
Bolverk misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Swango was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolverk misses with a body shot
and Swango counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolverk moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swango. Bolverk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swango takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango throws a right hand that misses
and Bolverk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swango takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swango scores with a jab to the head.
Swango throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolverk counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolverk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bolverk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bolverk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swango throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolverk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolverk.
Bolverk misses with a lunging right hand
and Swango counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango lands with an overhand left.
Bolverk walks into a stiff left hand from Swango.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bolverk connects with a body shot.
Jormungand Bolverk is winning the standup battle so far.
Swango ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolverk throws a sloppy head kick
and Swango counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bolverk lands a right hook to the body.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolverk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swango.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Swango has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolverk finds it's way round the side to connect with Swango's head.
Bolverk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swango.
Swango jabs Bolverk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jormungand Bolverk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Swango's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bolverk takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Bolverk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swango manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Swango.
Sloppy strikes from Swango. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bolverk.
Bolverk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swango was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolverk.
Bolverk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swango doesn't seem bothered though.
Swango stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swango swings for the body but Bolverk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk misses the body punch
enabling Swango to counter with a crisp jab.
Swango on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolverk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Swango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swango moves out of range of the strikes.
Swango with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolverk to score with a decent uppercut.
Swango throws a series of punches but Bolverk avoids them all with ease.
Bolverk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swango fails to land with a series of punches.
Swango throws out a loose jab but Bolverk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolverk throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Swango on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swango has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swango takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jormungand Bolverk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jormungand Bolverk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bolverk looks to score with a jab to the body but Swango is just out of range.
Swango moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bolverk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swango takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bolverk lands with a nice body punch.
Swango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Bolverk as he connects with a hook.
Bolverk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swango connects with a body shot that sends Bolverk's belly button to the back.
Swango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolverk throws out the jab.
Swango throws a one two combo.
Bolverk throws the left hand but Swango avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolverk looks to score with a jab to the body but Swango is just out of range.
Swango throws a nice looking combination but Bolverk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swango misses with the combination.
Bolverk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Swango on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swango throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolverk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolverk loads up on a big right hand but Swango slips the punch.
Swango lands a right hook to the body.
Swango misses with an uppercut. Bolverk saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bolverk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolverk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swango takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swango defending well as Bolverk loads up on a big left hand.
Bolverk scores with a nice head shot.
Bolverk throws a shot from downtown. Swango moves away and avoids it.
Swango swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bolverk moves out of range as Swango strikes.
Bolverk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swango counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolverk misses with a double jab
and Swango counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swango.
Bolverk misses with a shot to the body
and Swango counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolverk throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolverk lands a head shot.
Bolverk lands with a hook. Swango tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swango scores with a sloppy right hand. Bolverk should have avoided that one.
Jeez, Jormungand Bolverk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bolverk misses with a wild body shot.
Swango lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Swango throws a looping overhand right but Bolverk ducks down to avoid it.
Bolverk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swango looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swango.
Bolverk digs a good hook to Swango's body.
Bolverk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swango scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swango blocks a jab.
Bolverk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Bolverk misses.
Bolverk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bolverk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bolverk looks to land a left hand but Swango moved out of range nicely.
Swango clobbers Bolverk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 Jormungand Bolverk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jormungand Bolverk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swango on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolverk.
Bolverk looks to score with a jab to the body but Swango is just out of range.
Swango swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Bolverk. Those never looked like landing.
Bolverk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolverk walks into a left hand.
Bolverk moves away from the strike by Swango.
Bolverk looks for the body kick but Swango saw that one coming.
Swango throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolverk lands a nice hook to Swango's body. Swango takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swango staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Bolverk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolverk.
Bolverk misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Swango on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bolverk slips a jab and a cross from Swango.
A counter left hand to the body from Bolverk misses its target.
Swango 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.
A slow jab from Bolverk misses its intended target.
Bolverk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swango doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Swango connects with the punch.
Bolverk swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
Swango looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bolverk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swango was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolverk.
Swango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolverk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swango.
Bolverk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk swings for the body but Swango moves out of range.
Swango avoids the body shot from Bolverk.
Bolverk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolverk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bolverk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swango looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swango ducks right into an uppercut from Bolverk.
Bolverk swings widly with a right hand
and Swango counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Bolverk misses with a wild body shot.
Swango moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolverk throws a lazy right hand but Swango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swango connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bolverk. Bolverk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Swango backs up against the cage.
Bolverk throws a lazy uppercut
and Swango counters with a three punch combo that has Bolverk backing up. Bolverk nods at Swango to acknowledge the strikes.
Bolverk looks to land a body kick but Swango moved away.
A big left from Bolverk misses.
Swango scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jormungand Bolverk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolverk misses the shot to the body.
Bolverk just misses with a punch to the body.
Swango misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolverk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Swango misses its intended target.
Bolverk slips a jab and a cross from Swango.
Bolverk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bolverk connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swango misses with a body shot
and Bolverk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolverk swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Swango counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Bolverk.
Bolverk throws an overhand right that lands on Swango's shoulder, as Swango tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Bolverk catches Swango right on the button with a cross.
Bolverk scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Swango misses the target.
Bolverk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolverk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michael Swango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolverk just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Swango releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jormungand Bolverk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolverk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jormungand Bolverk!
Jormungand Bolverk retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Jormungand Bolverk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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