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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 26 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Ferguson (ranked 3394 p4p, 355 weight class) and Ameqran Anto (ranked 7189 p4p, 582 weight class). Riley Ferguson 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ameqran Anto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anto manages to avoid it.
Anto tries to clinch up but Ferguson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anto 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.
Anto rushes Ferguson and presses him up against the cage.
Anto blocking some punches.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anto shoots in but no luck this time.
Anto connects with a right hand. Ferguson shakes it off.
We've been told by Ferguson's head coaches at Blood & Sand that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ferguson throws a jab when Anto was well out of range.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Anto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anto scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferguson counters with a three punch combo that has Anto backing up. Anto nods at Ferguson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anto fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anto.
Anto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anto is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson gets a clinch.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anto darts in trying to clinch
and Anto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Anto's head but Anto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anto moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Anto ducks down to avoid it.
Anto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anto manages to avoid it.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Riley Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ameqran Anto.
Ferguson throws a hook but Anto blocks it.
Ameqran Anto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ferguson's half guard.
Anto is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferguson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto is trying to control. Ferguson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
Ferguson pushes Anto off and gets back to his feet.
Ferguson lands with a nice body punch.
Anto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anto slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Anto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anto fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Anto is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Ferguson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferguson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anto has his takedown stuffed
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anto avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
As Ferguson backs off Anto throws a huge counter combo but Ferguson manages to avoid it all.
Anto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anto stops Ferguson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anto wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson has hold of Anto's hands but Anto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Anto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Anto controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferguson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anto's head.
Anto darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets double underhooks and turns Anto into the cage.
Ferguson connects with a single shot there.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ameqran Anto.
Anto ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Anto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anto is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferguson misses the target.
Ferguson has Anto up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike.
Anto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ferguson regains guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ferguson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Anto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anto staying out of range there.
Anto punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anto moves out of range of the strikes.
Anto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anto goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anto can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Anto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anto manages to pass to side control.
Anto has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ferguson defend it? Anto steps over the head and cranks it - Ferguson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Anto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ameqran Anto!
After winning the bout, Ameqran Anto 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaai Finau (ranked 4034 p4p, 444 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 3894 p4p, 431 weight class). Paul Rabbitte 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaai Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finau cracks the inside of Rabbitte's front leg.
Finau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finau throws an overhand right that lands on Rabbitte's shoulder, as Rabbitte tries to avoid the shot.
Finau scores with a jab to the head.
Finau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rabbitte on the side of the head.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finau.
Finau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finau gets a double leg takedown into Rabbitte's guard.
Finau landing some decent shots from guard.
Finau with a nice head shot there.
Rabbitte is looking for a triangle but Finau pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabbitte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finau is one step ahead there.
Finau looking to sit in guard and control but Rabbitte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte wants to stand and escape but instead Finau has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rabbitte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rabbitte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finau is one step ahead there.
Finau thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Finau throws an elbow that misses. Rabbitte uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Finau's guard. Nice move by Rabbitte!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabbitte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte is fighting to break Finau's control of his arms but Finau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rabbitte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rabbitte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finau pulls Rabbitte in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte throws an elbow that misses. Finau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rabbitte's guard. Nice move by Finau!
Finau won't allow Rabbitte to sweep him here.
Rabbitte has his hands on Finau's head, controlling the position.
Finau throwing strikes from guard but Rabbitte blocks nicely.
Finau connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rabbitte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rabbitte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finau connects with a couple of short punches.
Rabbitte trying to control the position.
Rabbitte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabbitte working a defensive guard here.
Finau is working Rabbitte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaai Finau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rabbitte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Finau misses with a few strikes there.
Finau works the jab nicely.
Finau lands with a kick to the temple. Rabbitte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Finau.
Rabbitte checks a leg kick.
Finau takes a swing at Rabbitte's ribcage but misses.
Rabbitte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finau with a body shot.
Finau connects with a nice looking jab.
Finau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finau connects with an inside leg kick.
Finau throws a head kick that half lands.
Finau slips a straight right by Rabbitte.
Finau tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finau misses with a straight left.
Rabbitte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Finau shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rabbitte is trying to defend but Finau finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Finau is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Finau lands with a punch from half guard.
Finau wants to control but Rabbitte is keeping him busy.
Finau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Finau landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabbitte looks like he's trying to stand up.
Finau wants to control but Rabbitte is keeping him busy.
Rabbitte felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte trying to control but Finau postures up.
Finau winds up and cracks Rabbitte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finau stops Rabbitte from getting back to his feet.
Finau is nestled in close to Rabbitte, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Finau drops an elbow to the side of Rabbitte's head.
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!
Finau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rabbitte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Finau lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Finau.
Finau working Rabbitte over with strikes.
Finau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rabbitte is rocked!
That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
Finau lands a big elbow - Rabbitte is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Finau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaai Finau!
A very excited looking Vaai Finau made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 3074 p4p, 343 weight class) and Malachi Bolton (ranked 4117 p4p, 418 weight class). Orla Wanker 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malachi Bolton!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wanker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bolton quickly recovers to half guard.
Bolton is staying active underneath Wanker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bolton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bolton is pressing down on Wanker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bolton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wanker defends well.
Bolton keeping moving, preventing Wanker from controlling successfully.
Wanker drops back looking for a leg! Bolton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bolton manages to kick Wanker off! Wanker jumps back into Bolton's guard.
Bolton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wanker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton keeping moving, preventing Wanker from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wanker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wanker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bolton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wanker defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wanker is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bolton.
Wanker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bolton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wanker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bolton can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bolton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wanker wants to control but Bolton is keeping him busy.
Wanker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wanker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bolton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wanker.
Wanker punching from mount but Bolton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton wants to control but Wanker is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanker has control of Bolton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bolton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bolton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wanker is working for a guillotine from mount but Bolton frees his head quite easily.
Bolton wants to hold on but Wanker pushes him away.
Bolton is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wanker has taken his back.
Wanker tightening his grip on Bolton, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Bolton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker looking for the choke from the back.
Bolton is keeping busy.
Wanker looking for the choke but no joy.
Bolton trying to control the hands but Wanker breaks the grip.
Wanker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bolton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wanker keeps control of the position as Bolton tries to break free.
Wanker gets his hands free as Bolton looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bolton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolton lands a jab to the head.
Wanker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolton takes one to the side of the head.
Bolton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wanker manages to avoid it.
Wanker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolton throws a poor cross that misses
and Wanker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orla Wanker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wanker is pushing down on Bolton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bolton is fighting to maintain full guard but Wanker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wanker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bolton sees it coming and defends easily.
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!
Bolton trying to control from the bottom.
Wanker wants to take a breather but Bolton is having none of it.
Bolton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wanker is trying to control the action in half guard but Bolton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wanker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolton can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton looking for submissions off his back.
Wanker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wanker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wanker is thwarting Bolton's attempts to control the position.
Bolton is looking to improve his position.
Wanker is working for a submission of some sort.
Wanker is looking for a kimura but Bolton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wanker to get the leverage.
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.
Bolton keeping control of the position.
Wanker wants to free his trapped foot but Bolton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bolton wants to control but Wanker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wanker stuffs the takedown.
Wanker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bolton sprawls and moves away.
Wanker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wanker connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bolton.
Orla Wanker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malachi Bolton.
Bolton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wanker was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wanker lands in his opponent's guard.
Bolton is rocked!
Wanker throws a big right hand that misses.
Wanker stays in close to Bolton's body and controls the position.
Bolton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wanker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wanker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bolton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wanker slips nicely into half guard.
Wanker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Wanker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bolton is not content to let Wanker control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bolton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wanker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wanker lands with a punch from half guard.
Wanker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bolton is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Wanker is tapping! Great win for Bolton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Malachi Bolton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Maxwell (ranked 5023 p4p, 174 weight class) and Ari Baba (ranked 4001 p4p, 146 weight class). Maxwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Punch Man Theme Song. Ari Baba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maxwell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Baba sprawling to the canvas! Baba rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maxwell finish him?!
Maxwell throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Maxwell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Kevin Maxwell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba motions for Maxwell to come forward. Baba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maxwell misses with a wild combination.
Baba with a nice cross.
Baba throws a leg kick but Maxwell moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxwell avoids the body shot from Baba.
Baba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice straight punches there by Baba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baba.
Baba drops Maxwell with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maxwell looks back up at him and smiles so Baba waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maxwell is rocked!
Kevin Maxwell's cut is getting worse.
Baba dodges the punch combination from Maxwell.
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maxwell seems to have got his legs back now.
Baba throws a series of punches but Maxwell moves out of range.
Baba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baba lands a big uppercut and Maxwell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maxwell looks OK. Baba waves Maxwell back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Maxwell.
Maxwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maxwell lands a body shot.
Baba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maxwell throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Maxwell swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Baba lands with a nice body punch.
Baba connects with a single shot there.
Baba lands a slapping body shot.
Maxwell scores with a jab to the body.
Maxwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baba.
Kevin Maxwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
Baba dips to his left and cracks Maxwell with an uppercut!
Baba connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Baba - just one landing.
Baba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maxwell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baba cracks Maxwell with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Baba has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Maxwell to stand back up!
Kevin Maxwell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maxwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Baba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Maxwell.
Maxwell misses with a hook.
Baba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maxwell misses the jab.
Baba ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Maxwell's jaw. Maxwell's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Baba does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ari Baba!
The defeated Kevin Maxwell had this to say: 'whack'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abul Khayr Belabed (ranked 2449 p4p, 272 weight class) and Demetrious Waters (ranked 3162 p4p, 339 weight class). Demetrious Waters 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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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abul Khayr Belabed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrious Waters!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Belabed was covering up waiting for the punch and Waters finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Belabed wants to sweep here but Waters controlling him for the moment.
Waters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belabed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Waters throws an elbow that misses. Belabed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waters's guard. Nice move by Belabed!
Waters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Waters is looking for a triangle here but Belabed uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Waters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters looking for submissions off his back.
Waters makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Waters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Waters looking for a guillotine here but Belabed defends easily.
Waters has his foot on Belabed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belabed works his way back into a safe position though.
Waters escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belabed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Belabed is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Coffee Shop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belabed passes Waters's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Belabed passes into half guard.
Waters looking for submissions off his back.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belabed is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Waters defends it well.
Waters is looking for a sweep. Belabed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Waters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Waters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belabed wants to pass the guard but Waters is keeping the position.
Waters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belabed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belabed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belabed trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belabed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Belabed escapes and throws Waters's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Belabed trying to control the action but Waters is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waters looks to move to half guard but instead Belabed has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Waters dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Waters shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Belabed napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Waters working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Waters lands a nice forearm strike.
Waters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belabed knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Waters working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belabed is working to avoid the ground and pound but Waters connects with a decent elbow.
Waters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Waters swings around for an armbar but Belabed sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Waters's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belabed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belabed defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belabed trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters working for a triangle but Belabed defends it easily.
Belabed slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Waters is looking to sweep but instead, Belabed has passed into half guard.
Waters looking for submissions off his back.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belabed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waters keeps working.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for submissions off his back.
Waters with the active half guard here but Belabed passes nicely into side control.
Belabed trying to control the action but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters manages to work his way to half guard, despite Belabed's best efforts.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Belabed wants to take a breather but Waters is having none of it.
Demetrious Waters has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belabed prevents Waters from improving his position.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters is breathing heavily.
Waters makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Waters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Waters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Waters fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Belabed to the ground. Waters is now in Belabed's guard.
Waters throws an elbow that misses. Belabed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Waters's guard. Nice move by Belabed!
Waters keeping moving, preventing Belabed from controlling successfully.
Waters can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belabed controls the pace.
Belabed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waters on the ground.
Waters working for submissions but it's allowed Belabed to get to half guard.
Waters looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Belabed pushes past his half guard into mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belabed trying to control but Waters is having none of it.
Belabed controlling his opponent.
Waters is trying to escape the mount.
Belabed wants to control the pace but Waters is squirming around nicely.
Waters sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belabed is trying to control. Waters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Waters looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Waters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Waters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waters has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Belabed escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Belabed!
Waters is looking to reverse the position.
Waters is not content to let Belabed control the position.
Waters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belabed off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters missing with strikes from the back.
Waters softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Belabed showing good submission defense here.
Waters is not going to allow Belabed to sit and survive in this position.
Waters throwing sloppy strikes.
Waters lands strikes to the head.
Waters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Waters keeps control of the position as Belabed tries to break free.
Belabed trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Waters tightening his grip on Belabed, looking for the choke.
Abul Khayr Belabed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waters is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Belabed knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Belabed for a finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Can Belabed hold on?! Waters is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Belabed is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Demetrious Waters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waters 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetrious Waters!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimrex Jaca (ranked 2648 p4p, 105 weight class) and James Fusi (ranked 1741 p4p, 75 weight class). Jaca's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twinkle-twinkle little star. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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276 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimrex Jaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Jaca has knocked Fusi down with a huge combo! Jaca steps away and waves a wobbly Fusi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Jaca scores with a jab to the body.
Jaca lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Fusi out cold! Fusi is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimrex Jaca!
Jimrex Jaca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Aethelwulf (ranked 1513 p4p, 174 weight class) and Scott Barrera (ranked 1452 p4p, 166 weight class). Aethelwulf comes to the cage accompanied by Me Siento Loco. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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260 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Aethelwulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Aethelwulf misses.
Barrera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aethelwulf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barrera misses with a straight left.
Aethelwulf missing with a left hand there. Barrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aethelwulf swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aethelwulf misses with a few strikes there.
Barrera blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Aethelwulf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aethelwulf.
Scott Barrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Aethelwulf.
Barrera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot by Barrera.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Aethelwulf.
Barrera looks to land a left hand but Aethelwulf moved out of range nicely.
Aethelwulf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barrera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Aethelwulf's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aethelwulf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barrera throws an off balance right hand
and Barrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aethelwulf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aethelwulf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aethelwulf throws out a loose jab but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aethelwulf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrera.
Barrera is looking for the big counter here.
Barrera jabs at Aethelwulf's body.
Aethelwulf misses with an uppercut
and Barrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aethelwulf misses with a straight left.
Aethelwulf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Barrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Aethelwulf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. Aethelwulf moves away and avoids it.
Aethelwulf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barrera takes a swing at Aethelwulf's ribcage but misses.
Barrera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barrera punishes Aethelwulf's body with a nice straight punch.
Aethelwulf avoids the body shot from Barrera.
Aethelwulf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aethelwulf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aethelwulf blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Aethelwulf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aethelwulf throws a right hand that misses
and Barrera counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barrera.
Aethelwulf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barrera scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Barrera digs a good hook to Aethelwulf's body.
Aethelwulf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aethelwulf slips a jab from Barrera.
Aethelwulf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aethelwulf misses with a left hand
and Barrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Barrera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barrera throws out a loose jab but Aethelwulf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aethelwulf.
Barrera with a jab.
Scott Barrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrera lands with a shot to the body.
Barrera lands a slapping body shot.
Barrera misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aethelwulf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barrera misses with a hook
enabling Aethelwulf to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Aethelwulf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aethelwulf swings for the body but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera misses with a shot to the body
and Aethelwulf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aethelwulf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barrera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barrera duly obliges.
A punch combination from Aethelwulf misses.
Barrera throws a body punch but Aethelwulf moves out of range.
Aethelwulf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Aethelwulf.
Aethelwulf scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barrera lands a big uppercut and Aethelwulf crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aethelwulf looks OK. Barrera waves Aethelwulf back to his feet!
Aethelwulf is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Barrera.
Aethelwulf lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrera. Aethelwulf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aethelwulf darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Aethelwulf misses.
Aethelwulf misses with an uppercut
and Barrera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aethelwulf thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrera drops Aethelwulf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aethelwulf 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.
Oh Aethelwulf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aethelwulf.
Aethelwulf seems to have got his legs back now.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aethelwulf moves away.
Aethelwulf throws a lazy uppercut
and Barrera counters with a crisp right hand that drops Aethelwulf! Barrera lets Aethelwulf back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Barrera throws a right hand that Aethelwulf ducks under and follows up with a left that Aethelwulf also avoids with ease.
Barrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrera cracks Aethelwulf with an open hand slap.
Barrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aethelwulf throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Barrera misses.
Barrera misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aethelwulf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barrera scores with a shot to the body.
Barrera thuds a left hand into Aethelwulf's body.
Barrera drops Aethelwulf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aethelwulf 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.
Barrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aethelwulf.
Barrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aethelwulf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrera cracks Aethelwulf with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barrera has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Aethelwulf to stand back up!
Barrera misses with an uppercut. Aethelwulf saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Barrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barrera lands a right hook to the body.
Barrera feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aethelwulf sprawling to the canvas! Aethelwulf rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barrera finish him?!
Aethelwulf slips under a jab.
Barrera fakes the body blow, causing Aethelwulf to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Aethelwulf goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Barrera!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamid Nasib (ranked 1184 p4p, 68 weight class) and Ichiro Suzuki (ranked 1150 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamid Nasib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nasib sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Nasib circles away easily
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki is looking to advance position but Nasib has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Suzuki tries to hold on but Nasib pushes him away.
Suzuki is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suzuki is still trying to improve position.
Nasib controlling the pace for now.
Suzuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Nasib has a good base and remains in mount.
Nasib looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suzuki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Suzuki tries to roll over but Nasib keeps him under control.
Nasib really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suzuki wants to sweep but Nasib has passed to side control!
Suzuki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Suzuki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nasib's thigh. Nasib counters though and makes it back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nasib is on top in guard.
Suzuki looking to control.
Nasib content to stall in guard here.
Nasib postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suzuki wants to sweep here but Nasib controlling him for the moment.
Nasib is stalling in the full guard.
Suzuki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nasib has picked Suzuki up and slammed him! Suzuki can't keep hold of the triangle and Nasib manages to pass to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamid Nasib dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick by Suzuki misses
and Nasib counters with a straight right hand.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt
and Nasib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suzuki thinking.
Suzuki shoots and misses
and Nasib counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzuki misses with a body kick.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nasib cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suzuki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nasib connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tamid Nasib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichiro Suzuki.
Nasib swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Nasib both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasib manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib throws a shot to the body.
Ichiro Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Nasib ducks down to avoid it.
Tamid Nasib is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasib with a jab.
Suzuki is rocked!
It looks like Ichiro Suzuki has been cut.
Nasib drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Suzuki right on the button. Suzuki goes down! Nasib follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nasib gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamid Nasib!
During a confident post fight interview, Tamid Nasib 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Shiina (ranked 1223 p4p, 70 weight class) and Branimir Simeon (ranked 877 p4p, 47 weight class). Shiina comes into the arena with Gurren Lagaan OST - To Hell With Gattai! blaring out of the sound system. 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Shiina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branimir Simeon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simeon.
Simeon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shiina.
Simeon gets caught flat footed, as Shiina shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Simeon keeping full guard, as Shiina tries to pass.
Simeon is pulling down on Shiina's head to control his posture.
Shiina trying to control but Simeon is working from the bottom.
Simeon is pulling down on Shiina's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiina is stalling in the full guard.
Shiina trying to control the position from guard on top but Simeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shiina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Simeon misses with a straight left.
Shiina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simeon.
Shiina misses with a takedown attempt
and Simeon counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Simeon.
A punch combination from Shiina misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeon misses the shot to the body.
Anthony Shiina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simeon.
Shiina misses with a takedown attempt
and Simeon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiina seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shiina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shiina looks for a takedown but Simeon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Shiina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simeon closes the distance and clinches.
Shiina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Simeon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiina tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simeon lands a hook that snaps the head of Shiina backwards.
Shiina tries to pull guard but Simeon won't allow it.
Shiina jumps guard but Simeon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simeon cracks Shiina with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina tries to pull guard but Simeon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shiina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Simeon misses with a punch to the body.
Shiina fails to pull guard.
Shiina jumps into guard, dragging Simeon to the mat.
Simeon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shiina wants to control the position but Simeon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Simeon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Simeon escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Simeon!
Simeon controls the position.
Simeon decides to stand back up. Simeon steps back and let's Shiina get back to his feet.
Branimir Simeon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shiina takes one on the button.
Shiina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Simeon swivels and escapes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shiina shoots in looking for a takedown but Simeon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shiina's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shiina misses with an uppercut. Simeon saw that one coming.
Shiina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simeon defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Simeon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branimir Simeon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Simeon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shiina gets the takedown into side control.
Simeon throws Shiina to one side and escapes!
Simeon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shiina shoots and misses
and Simeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Simeon misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simeon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simeon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shiina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simeon defends it nicely.
Shiina tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Simeon defends well and Shiina ends up having to push Simeon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simeon! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Shiina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Simeon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiina misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeon scores with a shot to the body.
Simeon ducks right into an uppercut from Shiina.
Simeon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shiina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shiina scores with a jab to the body.
Simeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiina manages to avoid it.
Shiina attempts a counter takedown but Simeon avoids it well and moves away.
Shiina ducks under a wild hook from Simeon.
Shiina misses with a lunging right hand
and Simeon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiina fails with the takedown.
Simeon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shiina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simeon pinned against the cage. Simeon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shiina doesn't manage to clinch there - Simeon circles away.
Simeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shiina.
A countering left hand to the body from Simeon misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simeon looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiina is just out of range.
Shiina with a poor takedown
and Simeon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiina moves to clinch but Simeon breaks away
and Simeon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shiina slips a jab from Simeon.
Shiina misses with an uppercut. Simeon saw that one coming.
Shiina with a poor takedown
and Simeon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simeon lands a really nice looking cross but Shiina seems unphased.
Shiina misses with a hook.
Simeon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shiina's head backwards.
Simeon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina scores with a sloppy right hand. Simeon should have avoided that one.
Shiina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shiina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simeon.
Shiina swings widly with a right hand
and Simeon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiina closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Simeon's guard.
Shiina controlling from the top position.
Simeon pulls Shiina in close to his closed guard and prevents Shiina from doing any damage or advancing position.
Simeon keeping moving, preventing Shiina from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina passes Simeon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Simeon works his way to full guard. Good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simeon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shiina postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Simeon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shiina, into his guard.
Shiina is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiina is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simeon is just riding it out for now. Shiina eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branimir Simeon 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!
Shiina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simeon on the side of the head.
Shiina has his takedown stuffed
and Simeon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shiina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shiina shoots for a double leg takedown but Simeon sprawls well. He's pushed Shiina's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simeon throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Shiina counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anthony Shiina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simeon seems keen to control Shiina's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiina trying to control the position from guard on top but Simeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiina looking to sit in guard and control but Simeon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shiina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simeon is one step ahead there.
Shiina is trying to keep Simeon in close.
Shiina throws his legs up looking for a submission but Simeon uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiina tries to bench press Simeon off him but Simeon keeps the position.
Shiina wants to control but Simeon postures up.
Shiina manages to work his way to half guard, despite Simeon's best efforts.
Simeon prevents Shiina from improving his position.
Shiina looking for a kimura from the bottom but Simeon passes into side control!
Simeon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shiina's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shiina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branimir Simeon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A lull in the action here as Simeon stalls from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shiina manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shiina looking for submissions off his back.
Shiina slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shiina working for submissions but it's allowed Simeon to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shiina wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Branimir Simeon.
Well Simeon 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Branimir Simeon!
During a confident post fight interview, Branimir Simeon 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Takuma (ranked 517 p4p, 29 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 665 p4p, 34 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryo Takuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre throws a right and a left that Takuma avoids nicely.
Takuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maestre.
Maestre tries to bum rush Takuma with a series of wild strikes but Takuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maestre misses with a left hand
and Takuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takuma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maestre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takuma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maestre throws a lazy right hand but Takuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maestre scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Maestre.
Maestre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takuma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maestre has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takuma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maestre.
Takuma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maestre looks to land a combination but Takuma avoids it well.
Maestre throws an overhand right that lands on Takuma's shoulder, as Takuma tries to avoid the shot.
Takuma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Takuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maestre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maestre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maestre. Takuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takuma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takuma misses with a straight right.
Maestre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takuma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maestre misses with an uppercut
and Takuma counters with a crisp right hand that drops Maestre! Takuma lets Maestre back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Maestre is rocked!
It looks like Luis Maestre has been cut.
Luis Maestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Takuma connects with the perfect overhand right and Maestre falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Takuma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryo Takuma!
Ryo Takuma retains his super heavyweight title!
Ryo Takuma spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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