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KOF.40 - Massive Attack PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Nesto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggy Plumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Nesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggy Plumper!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumper shoots in and drives through. Nesto sprawls well.
Plumper shoots in and bounces Nesto off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Nesto has his foot on Plumper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plumper works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Plumper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nesto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plumper is aware though and is defending well.
Nesto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nesto looking for a sweep. Not yet Nesto, not yet.
Plumper looking to pass the guard.
Plumper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nesto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Plumper trying to control but Nesto is working from the bottom.
Nesto looking for a guillotine here but Plumper defends easily.
Nesto is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plumper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plumper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nesto looking for a guillotine here but Plumper defends easily.
Plumper landing some decent shots from guard.
Plumper 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.
Nesto keeping full guard, as Plumper tries to pass.
Plumper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Plumper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nesto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Plumper controls the pace.
Plumper is looking to stand up but Nesto won't let him.
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.
Plumper landing some decent shots from guard.
Plumper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Plumper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plumper 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.
Nesto has momentary wrist control but Plumper slips an elbow through the middle.
Plumper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nesto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Plumper has managed to get both his arms back between Nesto's legs - danger averted.
Plumper working some strikes from top position.
Plumper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Plumper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Plumper is stalling in the full guard.
Plumper trying to control but Nesto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nesto looking for a guillotine from mount but Plumper is having none of it.
Plumper regains half guard.
Plumper looking for submissions off his back.
Plumper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nesto stopping the sweep attempt from Plumper.
Plumper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plumper is keeping the position for now.
Nesto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Plumper to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nesto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Plumper pulls down on the head and he's put Nesto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Biggy Plumper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mako Voki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mako Voki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones swings for the body but Voki moves out of range.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones works Voki's body with a nice hook.
Voki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Voki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Voki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jab from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones digs a good body shot into Voki's ribs.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Voki on the side of the head.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voki at a distance.
Voki looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Voki shoots in.
Nathan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mako Voki.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a leg kick but Voki checks it.
Jones is looking to wear down Voki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Voki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mako Voki has been cut.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones with a jab.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Voki off the ropes and back into rage.
Jones digs a good hook to Voki's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voki at a distance.
Nathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Voki's knee but Voki avoids it well.
Jones throws a right and a left that Voki avoids nicely.
Voki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones digs a good body shot into Voki's ribs.
Nathan Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voki at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Voki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice jab there from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mako Voki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Voki seems unphased.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones digs a good body shot into Voki's ribs.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Voki is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones punishes Voki's body with a nice straight punch.
Voki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones lands a jab to Voki's midsection.
Jones works over Voki's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones thuds a left hand into Voki's body.
Jones cracks Voki with a good jab.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voki can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones clobbers Voki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voki's hands.
Jab from Jones.
A punch lands to the side of Voki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones looks to land a combination. Voki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Voki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones drops Voki with a right and a left! Jones comes rushing in but Voki regains his composure and manages to keep Jones in guard.
Voki is rocked!
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is pushing down on Voki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Voki is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Voki is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Voki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Voki seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voki on the ground.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Voki tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voki has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Voki taking shots to the head.
Voki is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Voki is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Voki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mako Voki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voki circles away quickly and effectively.
Voki shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Voki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nathan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Voki throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones cracks Voki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nathan Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Voki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Voki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Voki sprawling to the canvas. Jones follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Voki hang on?
Jones slips a nice elbow through Voki's hands, connecting with Voki's forehead.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Voki.
Jones connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Voki some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Voki is trying to work for a sweep but Jones has mounted him!
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Voki is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Voki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones loads up with a big shot that hurts Voki! He's pulled Jones in close but Jones has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Voki survive? More strikes from Jones and Voki is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nathan Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhamatti Pesso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Otto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juhamatti Pesso!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesso lands with a nice combination. Otto backs away looking to recover.
Otto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pesso sprawls well initially but Otto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Otto thows a huge punch but Pesso dodges it nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Otto lands a nice short elbow.
Pesso pushes Otto off and gets back to his feet.
Otto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesso is trying to control the position but Otto postures up.
Pesso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Otto is working to get back to half guard.
Otto landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Otto regains half guard.
Otto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Otto strikes from the bottom but Pesso uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Pesso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Otto keeps working.
Check out the look on Pesso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Otto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Otto tries to get out of the position.
Otto strikes from the bottom but Pesso passes into mount!
Otto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Otto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Otto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Otto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pesso on the ground.
Pesso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Otto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pesso has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Otto's face.
Pesso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Otto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pesso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pesso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Otto can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Otto is working hard here to advance position.
Otto is breathing heavily.
Pesso punching from mount but Otto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pesso throws some wild stikes that Otto manages to avoid easily.
Otto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pesso throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Otto because Pesso loaded up on that one.
Otto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pesso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Otto avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pesso.
Otto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pesso tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pesso throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Otto is trying desperately to improve position.
Pesso blocks Otto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Otto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pesso tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pesso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesso wants to control the pace but Otto is squirming around nicely.
Pesso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pesso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Otto is looking to get to half guard.
Pesso throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pesso putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pesso throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pesso working Otto over with strikes here.
Otto is working to get back to half guard.
Otto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Otto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pesso lands a heavy elbow.
Pesso prevents Otto from getting the reversal.
Otto is squirming around, avoiding Pesso's attempts to control the action.
Pesso looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Otto is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Otto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pesso blocks Otto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Otto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Otto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Otto is desperately trying to improve his position but Pesso has a good base and remains in mount.
Pesso landing strikes from the mount.
Pesso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Otto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pesso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pesso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Otto backs up against the ropes.
Pesso shoots in for a takedown but Otto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pesso shoots in for a takedown but Otto shows good takedown defense.
Juhamatti Pesso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otto shoots in but no luck this time.
Otto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Otto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesso lands with a straight right. Otto didn't see that one coming.
Bruno Otto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otto dives in and grabs Pesso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pesso pushes down on Otto's head and hops out.
Otto keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Otto's head.
Pesso shoots in but Otto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Otto with a poor takedown
and Pesso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pesso.
Otto keeps control of Pesso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otto keeps control of Pesso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pesso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Otto uses from the top position.
Otto working some strikes from top position.
Otto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Otto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesso wants to get back to his feet but Otto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pesso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pesso has momentary wrist control but Otto slips an elbow through the middle.
Pesso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pesso wants to get back to his feet but Otto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pesso throws a head kick that Otto semi-blocks.
Pesso tries to clinch but Otto is having none of it.
Otto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Otto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pesso sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pesso tries to get to full guard but Otto has control of the leg.
Otto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesso is trying to stand up here but Otto is controlling him well.
Pesso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Otto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Otto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pesso trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Otto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pesso which made him look bad.
Pesso tries to close the distance and clinch but Otto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otto fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pesso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otto shoots in for a takedown but Pesso shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otto misses with a takedown attempt - Pesso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pesso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pesso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Otto as he avoids it easily.
Otto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pesso did well to prevent Otto getting side control.
Otto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Otto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Otto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pesso manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Otto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Otto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pesso's head.
Pesso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pesso looking for a sweep. Not yet Pesso, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto works over Pesso with some ground and pound from guard.
Pesso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Otto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Otto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Otto is working Pesso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good leg kick by Pesso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Otto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Otto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pesso looking to secure an arm triangle but Otto defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Otto dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pesso tries to clinch up.
Pesso lands with a kick to the temple. Otto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Otto fails with the takedown
and Pesso counters with a good, hard body kick but Otto shrugs it off.
Pesso moves into the clinch.
Otto looking for a takedown.
Pesso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pesso tries to close the distance and clinch but Otto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesso tries to clinch up.
Pesso lands a head kick. Otto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Otto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pesso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Otto somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Otto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesso clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pesso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Otto's face.
Pesso goes for a takedown attempt but Otto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Otto misses with a takedown attempt
and Pesso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Otto's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pesso looking to control.
Otto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Otto stops Pesso from standing up.
Otto is working Pesso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Otto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otto with a nice head shot there.
Pesso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Otto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pesso's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Pesso. No joy for Otto on that attempt.
Otto shoots in but Pesso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Otto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pesso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Otto somewhat.
Pesso lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pesso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesso wants to clinch up but Otto keeps it at a distance.
Otto has his takedown stuffed
and Pesso counters by clinching up.
Pesso lands an elbow inside.
Otto goes for a takedown attempt but Pesso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Otto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pesso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pesso shoots in and drives through. Otto sprawls well.
Otto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pesso wants to control but Otto postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesso tries to bench press Otto off him but Otto keeps the position.
Pesso wants to get back to his feet but Otto drags him back down.
Otto working the body and head with strikes.
Pesso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Otto's best efforts.
Otto throwing shots but Pesso is blocking nicely.
Otto is thwarting Pesso's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Otto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pesso but Pesso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pesso scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pesso. No joy for Otto on that attempt.
Pesso throws a nice head kick!
Otto fails with the takedown.
Pesso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Otto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Otto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pesso to the mat! Pesso manages to get full guard.
Pesso wants to stand and escape but Otto is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto is looking to work some ground and pound but Pesso has wrist control.
Pesso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Otto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Otto prevents Pesso from getting back to his feet.
Otto wants to pass the guard but Pesso is keeping the position.
Otto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Otto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pesso is keeping the position for now.
Bruno Otto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Otto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pesso to the mat! Pesso manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otto preventing the sweep.
Pesso wants to stand and escape but Otto is having none of it.
Pesso is trying to keep Otto in close.
Juhamatti Pesso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno Otto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Otto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Otto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Otto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Maki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Patrovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Maki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Patrovski!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Patrovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maki misses with a body kick.
Maki tries to clinch but Patrovski moves out of range.
Maki wants to clinch up but Patrovski keeps it at a distance.
Patrovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Maki.
Patrovski throws a wild body kick that Maki sees coming a mile off.
Maki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patrovski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maki somewhat.
Maki throws a head kick but Patrovski moves out of range.
Maki has closed the distance and engaged Patrovski in a clinch.
Patrovski has had enough of the clinch but Maki keeps him there for the moment.
Patrovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ichiro Maki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki tries a head kick but it misses.
Patrovski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Patrovski stands up out of the half guard.
Maki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Patrovski passes Maki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrovski drops an elbow to the side of Maki's head.
Patrovski trying to control from half guard but Maki is working away.
Maki wants to improve his position but Patrovski is controlling well.
Patrovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maki is refusing to be controlled, as Patrovski sits in half guard.
Maki wants to improve his position but Patrovski is controlling well.
Maki is refusing to be controlled, as Patrovski sits in half guard.
Patrovski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maki tries to kick Patrovski off but Patrovski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Patrovski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maki has Patrovski up against the ropes in a clinch.
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.
Maki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patrovski jumps guard but Maki stands there with Patrovski around his waist. Patrovski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patrovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maki.
Patrovski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maki obliges.
Patrovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patrovski looking to slow down the pace here.
Maki misses with an elbow over the top.
Patrovski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ichiro Maki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Patrovski.
Patrovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patrovski throws out a leg kick but Maki moves out of range and Patrovski only half commits.
Maki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maki tries to close the distance and clinch but Patrovski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maki tries a head kick but it misses.
Maki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki wants to stall.
Maki with a knee to the head.
Maki is breathing heavily.
Maki stalling in the clinch but Patrovski improves position.
Patrovski drags the fight down to the ground.
Maki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Patrovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maki is working Patrovski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patrovski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Maki postures up.
Patrovski is looking for a triangle but Maki pushes his legs off easily.
Maki wants to control from the top but Patrovski keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki wants to stand but Patrovski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maki throws a big right hand that misses.
Maki won't allow Patrovski to get back to his feet.
Maki wants to stand but Patrovski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patrovski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maki circles away.
Maki throws a head kick that misses.
Patrovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maki closes the distance and clinches.
Maki looking to throw knees to the head but Patrovski is blocking nicely.
Patrovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maki looks to land a combination but Patrovski avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Patrovski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maki clinches.
Maki is trying to stall.
Maki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patrovski's face.
Maki tries to stall but Patrovski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patrovski tries to pull guard but Maki holds him up against the ropes and eventually Patrovski drops back down to his feet.
Patrovski jumps into guard, dragging Maki to the mat.
Patrovski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maki is trying to get back to full guard.
Maki is looking to escape.
Patrovski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Patrovski.
Patrovski is keen to just control but Maki is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki has hold of Patrovski's hands but Patrovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Patrovski works his way into full mount!
Patrovski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maki really wants to buck Patrovski off and get back to his feet.
Patrovski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maki is trying to stand but he's just given Patrovski his back.
Patrovski controls the action.
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.
Patrovski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Maki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patrovski on the ground.
Maki is trying to get back to his feet but Patrovski has full control of the position and if anything, Maki has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Patrovski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Maki.
Patrovski biding his time, controlling Maki.
Maki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Patrovski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Maki's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki tries to roll but Patrovski sticks to his back.
Patrovski keeps control of the position easily here as Maki tries to buck him off.
Maki covers up after that shot from Patrovski.
Maki staying busy and making it hard for Patrovski to control.
Patrovski controlling the position well here. Maki rolled but Patrovski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Patrovski lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Maki.
Patrovski not allowing Maki to control his hands.
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.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Patrovski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Patrovski is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
What can Maki do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Patrovski working for the choke.
Maki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Patrovski's guard. Nice work there by Maki.
Maki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Patrovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maki misses with a takedown
and Patrovski counters with a takedown into side control.
Patrovski wants to control but Maki is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Maki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patrovski controlling the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Yuri Patrovski just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patrovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Patrovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki throws a head kick that misses
and Patrovski counters with a straight right hand.
Maki tries for a takedown but Patrovski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maki stuffs the takedown attempt from Patrovski. Patrovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Patrovski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patrovski.
Ichiro Maki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Patrovski.
Maki throws a head kick that Patrovski semi-blocks.
Patrovski misses with a takedown attempt
and Maki counters with a big head kick but Patrovski shrugs it off.
Maki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Maki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Patrovski manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patrovski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maki's back!
Patrovski is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Maki defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Patrovski has Maki flattened out and is raining down punches.
The referee is taking a good look at Maki as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Patrovski!
Maki is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Patrovski gets his way!
Patrovski is looking to control Maki but Maki is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Maki rolls, trying to escape but Patrovski keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki holding both Patrovski 's hands and preventing any damage.
I would not like to be Maki right now.
Maki tries to roll but Patrovski sticks to his back.
Maki has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Maki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Patrovski.
Patrovski is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki trying to control the position but Patrovski manages to sink in the hooks.
Patrovski is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Maki looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Patrovski is landing with strikes from the back.
Patrovski has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Maki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Maki is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Patrovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patrovski 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Patrovski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beleg Kutalion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
215 lbs
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213 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beleg Kutalion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutalion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Meadows lands.
Meadows lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Beleg Kutalion has been cut.
Kutalion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Meadows fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kutalion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meadows misses with a straight right.
Kutalion throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meadows.
Meadows lands with a cross.
Kutalion darts in and clinches Meadows up against the ropes.
Meadows working hard to break the clinch.
Kutalion turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kutalion manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutalion working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kutalion wants to control but Meadows is keeping him busy.
Kutalion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kutalion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kutalion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Meadows, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kutalion has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kutalion trying to control the action but Meadows is working from the bottom.
Meadows is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kutalion has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kutalion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Meadows is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Kutalion advances to mount.
Meadows squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Meadows has left one of his arms exposed and Kutalion doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Meadows screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beleg Kutalion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fujita might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Koto - Jabdah. Rakusaba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Bowie - Suffragette City. Kazushi Rakusaba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushin Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rakusaba.
Rakusaba bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rakusaba is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Fujita looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rakusaba gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Fujita is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rakusaba lets go of the hold and Fujita can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi's entrance music is On The Dub-ble. A fine choice. Rios has chosen Their Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyson Rios is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Rios!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice uppercut lands for Takeshi. That snapped Rios's head back.
Rios drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rios passes Takeshi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rios is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Takeshi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rios stops Takeshi from getting back to his feet.
Takeshi is refusing to be controlled, as Rios sits in half guard.
Takeshi is looking for a sweep. Rios is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rios is looking to advance position but Takeshi won't allow it.
Takeshi is trying to stand up here but Rios is controlling him well.
Rios trying to control the action but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takeshi connects with a body shot.
Rios looks gassed!
Takeshi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rios.
Rios with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takeshi to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tyson Rios has been cut.
Takeshi scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Rios walks into a jab.
Rios is rocked!
Takeshi scores with a decent looking hook.
Rios is still on wobbly legs! Can Takeshi finish him?
Rios takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick by Takeshi - that's a beauty! Rios is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Takeshi can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryuu Takeshi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumina Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jun Kimura's chin.
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato shoots in but Kimura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sato shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sato showed some decent athleticism there.
Sato wants to pass to mount but Kimura is defending the position.
Kimura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sato is working away from the top position though.
Sato wants to free his trapped foot but Kimura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kimura gets back to full guard.
Sato slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kimura gets back to half guard.
Kimura works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a triangle but Sato pushes his legs off easily.
Sato preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kimura looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sato passes into half guard.
Sato is pressing down on Kimura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kimura is holding on for now.
Sato is looking for a kimura but Kimura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sato to get the leverage.
Sato is pressing down on Kimura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kimura is holding on for now.
Kimura trying to control but Sato postures up.
Kimura has his hands clasped together around Sato's back. He's all about the action.
Kimura gets full guard.
Sato sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kimura's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kimura sees it coming and defends easily.
Sato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kimura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sato looks gassed!
Kimura trying to control from the bottom.
Sato wants to free his trapped foot but Kimura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sato prevents Kimura from improving his position.
Kimura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kimura is trying to control the position but Sato postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kimura as he jumps to the side.
Jun Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumina Sato.
Kimura scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kimura works his way to his opponent's back.
Kimura looking for the choke but no joy.
Kimura is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sato defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kimura is trying to stick to Sato's back but Sato is turning into Kimura. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kimura's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sato.
Kimura wants to hit a switch here but Sato passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kimura there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kimura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato fails to take his opponent's back.
Kimura is trying to escape the mount.
Kimura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sato swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kimura is now in Sato's guard. A big mistake from Sato there, giving up the dominant position!
Sato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kimura is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kimura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Kimura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sato shoots and misses
and Kimura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sato's guard.
Jun Kimura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kimura passes Sato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Kimura 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.
Kimura wants to pass to mount but Sato is defending the position.
Sato gets back to full guard.
Sato working for a triangle but Kimura defends it easily.
Sato is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kimura controls the position.
Sato is trying to improve his position.
Sato is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kimura trying to control the position but Sato is working away.
Sato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kimura trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kimura looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kimura prevents Sato from improving his position.
Kimura frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sato is trying to reverse the position but instead Kimura has taken his back - oops!
Kimura has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sato's body.
Kimura has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Sato is defending well but eventually Kimura manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Sato has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jun Kimura!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abominable Snowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diesel Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abominable Snowman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowman tries to clinch up.
Snowman moves out of range as Maddox throws a body kick.
Snowman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maddox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maddox looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maddox in particular looking to stall.
Maddox has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maddox prevents Snowman from improving his position.
Maddox works his way into side control.
Snowman is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maddox connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snowman some visible discomfort.
Maddox cracks Snowman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowman is being controlled here.
Snowman tries to buck Maddox off but Maddox is having none of it.
Snowman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maddox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maddox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Snowman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Snowman is trying to improve his position.
Snowman is trying to escape the position but Maddox is controlling the position.
Snowman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maddox is controlling him well.
Snowman is not content to let Maddox control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maddox is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snowman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Snowman is trying to escape the position but Maddox is controlling the position.
Snowman is looking for a sweep.
Snowman is trying to get back to his feet.
Maddox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Snowman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Maddox has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Snowman tries to buck Maddox off but Maddox is having none of it.
Snowman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Maddox grinds an elbow into Snowman's temple.
A lull in the action here as Maddox stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowman is looking for a sweep.
Maddox controlling the position.
Maddox wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snowman, who protects the arm well.
Snowman seems a little lost for a moment, as Maddox dominates the positioning.
Snowman gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is keen to just control but Snowman is a slippery customer.
Maddox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Snowman defends it well.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Maddox is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Snowman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maddox is taking a breather. Snowman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Maddox prevents Snowman from improving his position.
Snowman is looking to escape.
Snowman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Maddox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maddox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Snowman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maddox stops Snowman from standing up.
Maddox pushing down on Snowman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maddox is trying to control the action in half guard but Snowman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snowman is trying to escape back to his feet but Maddox uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Snowman is not content to let Maddox control the position.
Maddox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snowman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maddox off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowman is trying to stick to Maddox's back but Maddox is turning into Snowman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Snowman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Maddox.
Maddox stays in close to Snowman's body and controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Diesel Maddox just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Snowman blocks the body kick.
Snowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maddox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snowman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snowman tries to bum rush Maddox with a series of wild strikes but Maddox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snowman tries to clinch there but Maddox circles away.
Snowman doesn't manage to clinch there - Maddox circles away.
Snowman wants to clinch.
Maddox throws a head kick that misses.
Maddox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Snowman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Maddox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maddox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maddox trying to control but Snowman is working from the bottom.
Snowman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snowman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Snowman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maddox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snowman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
Maddox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Snowman is trying to stand back up but Maddox is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox prevents Snowman from improving his position.
Maddox is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Snowman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maddox.
Maddox is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Snowman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maddox trying to control the action but Snowman is working from the bottom.
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.
Maddox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snowman is just riding it out for now. Maddox eventually gives up the hold.
Snowman wants to get back to full guard.
Snowman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Snowman won't allow Maddox to pass to mount.
Snowman wants to get back to full guard.
Snowman taking some punishment here, with Maddox in his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Snowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snowman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maddox tries to clinch but Snowman is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Maddox dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Snowman tries to clinch but Maddox is having none of it.
Snowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snowman tries to clinch but Maddox is having none of it.
A big left from Snowman misses.
Snowman wants to clinch up but Maddox keeps it at a distance.
Abominable Snowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snowman throws a head kick that misses.
Snowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maddox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maddox counters with a single leg into guard. Snowman didn't expect that.
Snowman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Maddox seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Snowman striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Maddox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowman wants to sweep here but Maddox controlling him for the moment.
Maddox stands and throws Snowman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee asks Maddox politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maddox prefers to stall for the moment though.
Snowman is looking for a sweep.
Maddox avoids the strikes from the bottom by Snowman.
Maddox 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 Snowman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Maddox wants to control but Snowman is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Maddox staying calm.
Snowman is trying to get back to half guard.
Snowman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maddox tries for a kimura but Snowman is defending well.
Snowman is pushing Maddox's head away, looking to escape. Maddox manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowman is looking for a sweep.
Maddox taking a breather here.
Maddox is putting a hurting on Snowman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Maddox scoring with punches and elbows.
Maddox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Snowman is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowman misses with a strike from the bottom.
Snowman tries to improve position but can't.
Diesel Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snowman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Maddox wants to control but Snowman is keeping him busy.
Diesel Maddox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snowman tries to improve position but can't.
Snowman is trying to escape the position but Maddox is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Snowman tries to close the distance and clinch but Maddox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abominable Snowman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Snowman!
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel Maddox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maddox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Maddox!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington has chosen Scary as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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218 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini throws a hook but Wellington blocks it.
Fuschini checks a low kick from Wellington.
Wellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellington moves out of range of the body kick.
Fuschini moves away from the strike by Wellington.
Wellington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuschini is able to avoid easily.
Wellington misses with a few strikes there.
Fuschini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice combo by Fuschini! Oh, that's hurt him - Wellington falls to the canvas and Fuschini follows him into side control.
Wellington is rocked!
It looks like Graham Wellington has been cut.
Wellington defending against the ground and pound.
Wellington is still in real trouble! Can Fuschini finish him?
Fuschini in side control, throwing shots but Wellington defends.
Wellington seems to have recovered his senses.
Fuschini misses with the ground and pound.
Wellington is not content to let Fuschini control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini just content to control the position.
Fuschini working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fuschini throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fuschini working the body and head with strikes.
Wellington is trying to control Fuschini's posture but Fuschini avoids it.
Fuschini with the ground and pound but Wellington regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fuschini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wellington's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wellington is not content to let Fuschini control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wellington can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wellington manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wellington wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuschini postures up in Wellington's guard and throws a big left but Wellington blocks it.
Wellington keeping moving, preventing Fuschini from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fuschini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wellington throws a low kick but Fuschini avoids it.
Wellington throws a leg kick but Fuschini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fuschini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Fuschini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fuschini swings for the body but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wellington.
Wellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuschini.
Wellington scores with a leg kick.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuschini avoids the head kick by Wellington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Fuschini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham Wellington's cut.
That's time! Fuschini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wellington tries to work over Fuschini's front leg with a kick but Fuschini checks it.
Wellington tries to clinch but Fuschini is having none of it.
Wellington slips a jab from Fuschini.
Wellington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wellington throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fuschini's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuschini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wellington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wellington is looking to clinch.
Fuschini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuschini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wellington counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Fuschini! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Graham Wellington!
Graham Wellington is the new light heavyweight champion!
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