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BANZAI COMBAT 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Piotr (ranked 4409 p4p, 25452 weight class) and Patrick Carswell (ranked 426 p4p, 498 weight class). Maciej Piotr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Carswell's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Piotr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Carswell!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piotr misses with a left hand
and Carswell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carswell misses with the combination.
Carswell moves away from the strike by Piotr.
Piotr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carswell counters with a straight right hand.
Piotr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piotr lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piotr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carswell moves away.
Carswell is looking for the big counter here.
Piotr throws a right hand that misses
and Carswell counters with a three punch combo that has Piotr backing up. Piotr nods at Carswell to acknowledge the strikes.
Carswell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Piotr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carswell just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piotr is trying to control Carswell's posture but Carswell avoids it.
Carswell is looking to take a break and control but Piotr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piotr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Piotr tries to get out of the position.
Piotr keeps Carswell under control for a moment.
Carswell advances nicely into full mount.
Carswell avoids the attempt from Piotr to control.
Carswell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carswell throws some wild stikes that Piotr manages to avoid easily.
Carswell controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carswell is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Carswell extends the arm and Piotr is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Carswell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antwan Wang (ranked 3135 p4p, 3934 weight class) and Dustin Knight (ranked 351 p4p, 413 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antwan Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin Knight!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
Knight misses with a combination
and Wang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wang jumps guard but Knight stands there with Wang around his waist. Wang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wang trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wang into the cage.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knight.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Wang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
As Knight looks to move away, Wang throws a big counter combo but Knight just gets out of the way.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antwan Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang is looking to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knight throws a right and a left that Wang avoids nicely.
Knight looks winded!
Knight tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Knight.
Wang closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Dustin Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Dustin Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight with a jab.
Wang tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knight avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
And Wang counters with a quick kick to the body but Knight blocks it.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wang shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Wang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knight throws a counter combo.
Wang darts in looking for a takedown but Knight gets double underhooks and turns Wang into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wang manages to pull guard.
Knight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wang pushes Knight off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wang is defended easily by Knight.
As Wang backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Wang manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Wang thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've been informed that Knight has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Wang seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Wang throws a counter high kick but Knight was just alert enough to avoid it.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knight throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range.
Wang throws a counter high kick but Knight was just alert enough to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wang.
Wang wants to clinch.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight scores with a jab.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Wang counters with a body kick.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Wang is looking for a counter combo.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knight avoids it.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wang tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Wang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wang shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Wang with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antwan Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Wang moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Wang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antwan Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Wang counters with a head kick.
Wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Wang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wang darts in looking for a takedown but Knight gets double underhooks and turns Wang into the cage.
Knight is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knight is trying to push Wang away but Wang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight avoids the elbow strike from Wang, against the cage.
Wang taking a breather.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knight avoids it.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Wang keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight misses the jab.
Wang throws a quick counter head kick but Knight was just out of range.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Wang's shoulder, as Wang tries to avoid the shot.
Wang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Wang is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Wang's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Knight 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!
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Wang. Wang gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight throws a counter combo.
Wang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Antwan Wang has been cut.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range.
Wang drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Wang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but Wang persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight throws a combination that misses
and Wang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wang thinks about countering with a head kick.
Knight throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Wang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Wang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wang tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Dustin Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Wang ducks down to avoid it.
Wang shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antwan Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Wang tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Wang wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with the combination.
Wang shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Wang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Wang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Wang fails to land the takedown.
Antwan Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dustin Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang has a takedown stuffed.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Wang tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt - Knight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knight 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Knight!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Archer (ranked 5977 p4p, 4295 weight class) and Kasey Crawford (ranked 560 p4p, 482 weight class). Archer's entrance music is Whip Your Head. A fine choice. Jerome Archer 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
Archer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Archer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Archer as Crawford shoots in.
Archer tries to bum rush Crawford with a series of wild strikes but Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Archer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crawford explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Crawford! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Archer preventing the sweep.
Archer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Archer throwing strikes but missing.
Crawford looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawford, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crawford looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Archer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Archer preventing the sweep.
Archer being controlled here momentarily.
Crawford looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawford, not yet.
Archer wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crawford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crawford looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawford, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Crawford pulls Archer in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Archer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawford circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawford shoots in and drives through. Archer sprawls well.
Archer cracks Crawford with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crawford falls to his knees and Archer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Archer!
Jerome Archer took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm coming for you sucka, I just killed Drew now ill kill you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wei Bak (ranked 4568 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Fransisco Woodley (ranked 440 p4p, 438 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fransisco Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak lands a high kick!
Bak lands a leg kick that knocks Woodley off balance momentarily.
Woodley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woodley.
Bak throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Fransisco Woodley has been cut.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woodley sizes up Bak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bak scores with a head kick. Woodley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Woodley takes one to the chin there.
 Woodley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Wei Bak has been cut.
Bak lands a big head kick that sends Woodley to the canvas! Bak follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Bak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lunchbag Rodriguez (ranked 5641 p4p, 3493 weight class) and Oreo Hopgood (ranked 519 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lunchbag Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oreo Hopgood!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopgood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hopgood seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriguez defends the submission attempt.
Hopgood is nestled in close to Rodriguez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hopgood in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopgood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodriguez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hopgood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hopgood's back!
Rodriguez avoiding Hopgood 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez tries to get the hooks in deep but Hopgood pushed the leg off.
Rodriguez has got one arm under Hopgood's chin. This could be trouble... Hopgood trying to control the other hand but Rodriguez gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hopgood has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lunchbag Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Vivar I (ranked 3783 p4p, 5013 weight class) and Paul Proctor (ranked 397 p4p, 461 weight class). Paul Proctor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Vivar I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vivar I changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Proctor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vivar I tries for a kimura but Proctor is defending well.
Proctor can't do much from the bottom here.
Proctor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vivar I has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vivar I tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vivar I has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vivar I tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Proctor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vivar I asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vivar I has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Proctor is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Vivar I yanks on the arm and Proctor is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Vivar I.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Vivar I!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Rocha (ranked 3635 p4p, 3741 weight class) and Alfred Shipley (ranked 390 p4p, 400 weight class). Lewis Rocha 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Shipley!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha misses the shot to the body.
Shipley wants to counter with a clinch but Rocha pushes him away.
Shipley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rocha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shipley is looking to clinch but Rocha is avoiding it.
Shipley tries to clinch there but Rocha circles away.
Rocha lands with an overhand left.
Shipley connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Shipley.
Shipley tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocha tried to counter with a leg kick but Shipley avoided it.
Rocha connects with a looping right hand.
Shipley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shipley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rocha.
Rocha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shipley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rocha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shipley doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocha circles away.
A head kick by Rocha misses
and Shipley counters by moving into the clinch.
Rocha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shipley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rocha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shipley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shipley as Rocha tries to tie him up.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shipley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shipley stalls.
Shipley has a couple of punches blocked by Rocha.
Rocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shipley lands a shot to the body.
Shipley pushes Rocha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rocha tries a body shot but Shipley blocks it.
Shipley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
Shipley misses with a body punch.
Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Shipley.
Rocha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shipley moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Rocha.
Rocha throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Rocha fails to land.
Shipley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shipley lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shipley up against the cage.
Shipley pushes Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocha wants to stall.
Rocha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocha tries to break free but Shipley pushes him back against the cage.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Shipley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha takes a shot to the head.
Shipley controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Shipley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Rocha.
Shipley has Rocha pressed against the cage, preventing Rocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocha lands a nice uppercut.
Rocha blocks a body shot from Shipley.
Shipley tries to work over Rocha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rocha is trying to break free.
Rocha struggles to land a body shot inside as Shipley controls his hands.
Shipley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shipley has Rocha pressed against the cage, preventing Rocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Rocha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shipley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shipley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocha working hard to break the clinch.
Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Shipley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rocha breaks from the clinch.
Rocha lands a jab to the nose.
Shipley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shipley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Rocha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shipley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocha misses with a body shot.
Shipley moves into the clinch.
Shipley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shipley lands with a light punch inside.
Rocha tries to stall but Shipley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rocha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shipley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shipley blocks an uppercut.
Shipley misses with some punches.
Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lewis Rocha 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.
Nice defenses there by Rocha.
Lewis Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha misses with a jab to the body
and Shipley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rocha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shipley has a couple of punches blocked by Rocha.
Shipley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Rocha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alfred Shipley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rocha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rocha misses with a punch to the body.
Shipley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha is trying to force a seperation but Shipley has the dominant position.
Shipley gets through Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocha prevents a body shot from Shipley.
Shipley cracks Rocha with a nice body shot.
Shipley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha blocks a body shot from Shipley.
A right handed body shot lands from Shipley.
Shipley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Shipley.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Shipley.
Shipley lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shipley.
Rocha blocks a body shot from Shipley.
Rocha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shipley keeps control of Rocha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shipley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shipley scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rocha fails to land.
Rocha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shipley.
Rocha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shipley has him pressed against the cage.
Rocha manages to break the clinch.
Rocha throws a low kick, looking for Shipley's leg but Shipley calmly moves out of range.
Shipley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha walks into a stiff left hand from Shipley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rocha, as that shot connected.
Shipley moves out of range as Rocha strikes.
Rocha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shipley is out of range and Rocha settles back down.
Shipley wants to clinch.
Shipley throws a right and a left that Rocha avoids nicely.
Shipley tests Rocha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Shipley does it's job there.
Shipley misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Rocha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocha cracks a nice hook into Shipley's ribs.
Shipley has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shipley.
Shipley misses with the head strike.
Rocha blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha working aggressively here.
Rocha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shipley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rocha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Shipley tries a body shot but Rocha blocks it.
Shipley misses with a punch on the inside.
Shipley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocha breaks the clinch.
Shipley clinches.
Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Shipley.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Shipley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shipley misses with a body punch.
Rocha struggles to land a body shot inside as Shipley controls his hands.
Shipley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shipley is working Rocha over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha throws a shot from downtown. Shipley moves away and avoids it.
Rocha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shipley slips a jab from Rocha.
Rocha misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Shipley. That snapped Rocha's head back.
Shipley lands a nice hook to Rocha's body. Rocha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shipley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha wants to slow Shipley down by chopping away at his legs.
Rocha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha throws out a loose jab but Shipley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shipley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rocha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shipley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocha.
Rocha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shipley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shipley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocha.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Shipley 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.
Shipley doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocha circles away.
Shipley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shipley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shipley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
Shipley lands a nice uppercut.
Rocha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rocha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shipley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Rocha blocks a body shot from Shipley.
Rocha tries a body shot but Shipley blocks it.
Shipley working aggressively here.
Shipley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocha's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shipley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha is trying to break the clinch but Shipley has him pressed against the cage.
Shipley can't find room to land a body shot as Rocha controls the action.
Shipley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rocha breaks the clinch.
Rocha misses with a leg kick
and Shipley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rocha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shipley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shipley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shipley moves in looking to clinch but Rocha pushes him off.
Rocha swinging wildly here.
Rocha just misses with a punch to the body.
Shipley misses with a double jab.
Rocha misses with an uppercut. Shipley saw that one coming.
Rocha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Rocha finds it's target.
Shipley lands a really nice looking cross but Rocha seems unphased.
Rocha missing with a left hand there. Shipley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rocha keeps the fight on the outside.
Shipley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rocha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocha. Shipley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shipley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rocha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shipley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocha tests Shipley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocha gets tackled into the cage by Shipley. Shipley maintains the clinch.
Shipley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shipley fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shipley.
Rocha gets through Shipley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha throws an overhand right that lands on Shipley's shoulder, as Shipley tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipley takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Rocha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shipley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Shipley.
Rocha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shipleys head.
Shipley is leaning against Rocha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shipley misses with a body punch.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shipley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Rocha.
Rocha misses with a body shot.
Shipley wants to counter the offense by Rocha and move into the clinch position.
Shipley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocha is looking to chop away at Shipley's legs.
Shipley with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shipley checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rocha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shipley connects with a nice looking jab.
Shipley tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shipley closes the distance and pushes Rocha back into the cage.
Rocha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rocha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Shipley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Shipley - that landed with a thud.
Rocha is trying to break free.
Rocha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rocha stalling in the clinch but Shipley improves position.
Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Shipley.
Shipley scores with a shot to the side of Rocha's head.
Shipley works on Rocha's body with a couple of short punches.
Shipley breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Shipley really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rocha swinging wildly here.
Shipley slips a jab from Rocha.
Shipley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shipley jabs Rocha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Rocha misses.
Shipley wants to counter with a clinch but Rocha pushes him away.
Shipley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocha is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rocha looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipley is just out of range.
Shipley tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
Shipley rushes Rocha and presses him up against the cage.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rocha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipley tries to throw a body punch but Rocha avoids it by throwing Shipley back against the cage.
Rocha trying to control the position but instead, Shipley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rocha into the cage.
Shipley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shipley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Shipley.
Shipley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shipley works on Rocha's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rocha lands a left hand.
Rocha tries to work over Shipley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Shipley.
Shipley lands with a left to the head.
Shipley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Shipley on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Shipley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Rocha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shipley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rochas head.
Shipley misses with a punch to the body.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shipley digs a right hand underneath Rocha's ribcage. Rocha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is trying to break the clinch but Shipley is controlling him.
Shipley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shipley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocha or not.
Shipley lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shipley.
Shipley lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Shipley.
Shipley lands with a light punch inside.
Shipley can't find room to land a body shot as Rocha controls the action.
Shipley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shipley digs a right hand underneath Rocha's ribcage. Rocha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shipley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shipley pushes Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Shipley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shipley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shipley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
Shipley lands a shot to the body.
Shipley misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Shipley.
Rocha has had enough of the clinch but Shipley keeps him there for the moment.
Shipley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Shipley lands a shoulder strike.
Shipley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Rocha is rocked!
Shipley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shipley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Shipley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shipley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocha can't find room to land a body shot as Shipley controls the action.
Rocha seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Shipley.
Shipley tries to work over Rocha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Shipley.
A hook to the body from Shipley.
Shipley tries to throw a body punch but Rocha avoids it by throwing Shipley back against the cage.
Rocha tries to work over Shipley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shipley gets through Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shipley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shipley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rocha working aggressively here.
Rocha lands a left hand.
Shipley blocking some punches.
Shipley misses with a punch to the body.
Shipley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shipley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shipley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shipley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shipley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shipley lands an uppercut.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rocha fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rocha fails to land.
Shipley lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Shipley dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Shipley lands with a nice body punch.
Rocha misses with a wild body shot.
Shipley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocha slips a straight right by Shipley.
Shipley tries to clinch there but Rocha circles away.
Rocha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shipley throws a shot to the body.
Shipley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Rocha misses
and Shipley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocha.
Rocha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rocha tries to break the clinch but Shipley is controlling the position.
Shipley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
Rocha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocha is trying to break the clinch but Shipley has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha tries a body shot but Shipley blocks it.
Shipley scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shipley.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Shipley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shipley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocha misses with some punches.
Shipley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Shipley.
Shipley blocks a body shot from Rocha.
A short left from Shipley.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha lands with a light punch inside.
Shipley digs a right hand underneath Rocha's ribcage. Rocha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shipley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shipley lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
Shipley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipley cracks Rocha with a nice body shot.
Shipley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rochas head.
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shipley has Rocha pressed against the cage, preventing Rocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Shipley.
Shipley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shipley lands a body punch.
Rocha takes a shot to the head.
Rocha tries to break the clinch but Shipley is controlling the position.
Rocha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shipley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shipley.
Shipley lands a nice uppercut.
Shipley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shipley.
Shipley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipley throws a head punch that misses.
Rocha is trying to break free.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shipley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
Shipley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocha's elbow.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocha breaks the clinch.
Rocha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alfred Shipley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rocha throws a chopping leg kick but Shipley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shipley clinches up against the cage.
Rocha tries to circle away but Shipley has him pinned against the cage.
Rocha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipley blocking some punches.
Rocha tries to stall but Shipley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rocha tries to break the clinch but Shipley is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shipley.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Shipley.
Lewis Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocha scores with a shot to the side of Shipley's head.
Shipley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocha is stalling here.
Shipley has Rocha pressed against the cage, preventing Rocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocha stalling against the cage.
Shipley blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfred Shipley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shipley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfred Shipley!
Our winner, Alfred Shipley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis Sutherland (ranked 3149 p4p, 3082 weight class) and Martin Nejc (ranked 354 p4p, 348 weight class). Sutherland comes into the arena with Pressure blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Nejc!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nejc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sutherland.
Nejc misses the shot to the body.
Louis Sutherland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutherland slips under a jab from Nejc.
Sutherland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sutherland moves out of range as Nejc strikes.
Sutherland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nejc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nejc misses with a wild body shot.
Sutherland feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nejc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nejc wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Sutherland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nejc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sutherland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland ducks under a wild hook from Nejc.
Sutherland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nejc pinned against the cage. Nejc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nejc swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sutherland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sutherland closes the distance and clinches up with Nejc, looking for a takedown. Sutherland pushes Nejc against the cage but Nejc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sutherland has his takedown stuffed
and Nejc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nejc just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Nejc misses.
Nejc tests Sutherland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nejc defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Nejc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sutherland closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutherland looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nejc struggling a bit here.
Sutherland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nejc is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Sutherland lands a few punches from side control.
Sutherland misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nejc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sutherland wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nejc sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sutherland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sutherland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sutherland throwing shots but Nejc is blocking nicely.
Nejc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sutherland lands strikes from half guard.
Nejc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sutherland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland seems to be working for a kimura but Nejc defends the submission attempt.
Sutherland drops an elbow to the side of Nejc's head.
Nejc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nejc is refusing to be controlled, as Sutherland sits in half guard.
Nejc is concentrating on defense, preventing Sutherland from advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nejc trying to control but Sutherland postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Nejc dominated that round.
That's time! Sutherland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nejc scores with a nice head shot.
Nejc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sutherland fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nejc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sutherland tries for a takedown but Nejc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nejc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sutherland manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Nejc. Those never looked like landing.
Nejc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nejc just misses with a punch to the body.
Sutherland blocks a jab.
Nejc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Nejc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Sutherland with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Sutherland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nejc.
Nejc misses with a double jab.
Sutherland fails to land the takedown.
Nejc slaps away a takedown attempt from Sutherland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nejc's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sutherland under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nejc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Louis Sutherland has been cut.
Nejc throws out a powerful jab.
Sutherland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nejc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sutherland.
Sutherland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nejc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sutherland is rocked!
Nejc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin Nejc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nejc misses with a straight right.
Sutherland attempts a counter takedown but Nejc avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nejc avoids the body shot from Sutherland.
Sutherland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sutherland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Sutherland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutherland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nejc swivels and escapes.
Nejc now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nejc lands a jab to the head.
Nejc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nejc drops Sutherland with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sutherland! Nejc dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Nejc!
After the fight, Martin Nejc was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Novakovic (ranked 2016 p4p, 3237 weight class) and Ringo Dukes (ranked 242 p4p, 359 weight class). Novakovic comes to the cage accompanied by Novaković - Christ. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Novakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ringo Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novakovic defending well as Dukes loads up on a big left hand.
Dukes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Novakovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dukes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dukes misses with a body kick.
Dukes misses the jab.
Novakovic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dukes.
Dukes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Ringo Dukes has been cut.
Dukes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dukes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Novakovic.
Novakovic lands with a nice body punch.
Dukes looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novakovic bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Dukes! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Dukes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novakovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dukes is still in real trouble! Can Novakovic finish him?
Dukes seems to have recovered his senses.
Novakovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Novakovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novakovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dukes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Novakovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Novakovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two 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.
Dukes looking for a sweep. Not yet Dukes, not yet.
Novakovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dukes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Novakovic scores with a hook to the body. Dukes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Novakovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice shot lands for Novakovic.
That has opened up Ringo Dukes's cut even more.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Novakovic.
Dukes is trying to break the clinch but Novakovic is controlling him.
Dukes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Novakovic is defending well.
Marko Novakovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Dukes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukes or not.
Novakovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Novakovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Novakovic lands a right hand.
A short right from Novakovic on the inside.
Novakovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Novakovic.
Novakovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Novakovic scores with a hook to the body.
Novakovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Novakovic lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novakovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Novakovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Novakovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Novakovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Ringo Dukes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Novakovic lands a body shot.
Novakovic digs a right hand into Dukes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukes's gas tank.
Novakovic digs a right hand into Dukes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dukes's gas tank.
Novakovic lands a shoulder strike.
Novakovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dukes or not.
Novakovic lands a big right hand that drops Dukes! The killer instinct kicks in and Novakovic finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Novakovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Novakovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Marko Novakovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hail Satan (ranked 1979 p4p, 1463 weight class) and Bentley Santos (ranked 235 p4p, 186 weight class). Hail Satan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hail Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Santos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan scores with a shot to the body.
Satan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos goes for a double leg but Satan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Satan continues to drive forward.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Satan, which made it look bad.
Jab from Satan.
Satan blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Satan defends it nicely.
Hail Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bentley Santos.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Satan misses.
Satan cracks Santos with a good jab.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Santos
and Satan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Satan slips a straight right by Santos.
Satan misses with a wild body shot.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bentley Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Satan counters with a left to the body.
Satan lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Satan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Satan counter with a right hand.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Satan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Satan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Satan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Satan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos is rocked!
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Satan counters with a crisp right that sends Santos to the canvas! Satan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hail Satan!
A very excited looking Hail Satan 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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