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ONI 84 - Holden vs Marciano PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jp Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen St. Elmo's Fire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jp Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcano lands a slapping body shot.
Alcano misses with a leg kick.
Alcano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson takes a swing at Alcano's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Alcano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Alcano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands a jab to Alcano's midsection.
Alcano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcano throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Alcano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Corey Johnson has been cut.
Johnson misses with a hook. Alcano ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alcano.
Johnson lunges at Alcano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcano's hand.
Alcano avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcano.
Jp Alcano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alcano moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alcano throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcano is just out of range.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson is working Alcano over against the cage.
Alcano is trying to break free.
Johnson lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcano tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alcano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alcano prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Alcano is blocking nicely.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcano's elbow.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcano's elbow.
Johnson gets through Alcano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alcano is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Alcano into the cage.
Johnson tries a body shot but Alcano blocks it.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alcano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano blocks an uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Alcano.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Alcano's ribcage.
Alcano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Alcano manages to break the clinch.
Alcano misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alcano thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Alcano lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Alcano.
Alcano throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alcano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcano is just out of range.
Alcano is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alcano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alcano counters with a left to the body.
Alcano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a right hand 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!
Johnson cracks Alcano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Alcano misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alcano throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson lunges at Alcano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcano's hand.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Alcano blocking some punches.
Johnson is working Alcano over against the cage.
Alcano wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson works on Alcano's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Alcano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alcano leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson pushes Alcano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alcano lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcano is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alcano has his back to the cage.
Alcano blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alcano missing with knees to the body.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alcano backwards.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alcano wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson works on Alcano's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcano lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alcano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Alcano is breathing heavily.
Alcano is trying to break free.
Johnson keeps control of Alcano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alcano backwards.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Alcano breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jp Alcano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Johnson.
Alcano throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson tests Alcano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alcano stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson clobbers Alcano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alcano misses with a low kick.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Alcano shakes it off.
Alcano just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Alcano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tests Alcano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcano manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Alcano circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Alcano misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alcano finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Alcano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Alcano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a body punch but Alcano moves out of range.
Alcano walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Corey Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alcano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson takes a swing at Alcano's ribcage but misses.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Alcano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Alcano throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Alcano.
Some wild striking there from Alcano.
Johnson tries to clinch but Alcano is having none of it.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alcano's hands.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcano.
Alcano tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Alcano blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Alcano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Alcano.
Alcano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alcano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Alcano fails to land with a series of punches.
Alcano throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcano looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Alcano sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alcano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcano.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Alcano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alcano thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcano throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Alcano does no damage.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Alcano back into the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson prevents Alcano from breaking the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Alcano has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Corey Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alcano wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to work over Alcano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alcano is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Alcano has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Alcano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alcano blocks it with crossed arms.
Alcano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alcano is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand into Alcano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alcano's gas tank.
Alcano managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcano's elbow.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alcano's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcano controls his hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Alcano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Alcano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alcano breaks from the clinch.
Corey Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Alcano prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Alcano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcano controls his hands.
Alcano misses with a knee strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson keeps control of Alcano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Alcano avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tries to work over Alcano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Alcano avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcano's elbow.
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!
Alcano breaks from the clinch.
Alcano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Alcano looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Alcano misses with a body shot.
Alcano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Alcano looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Alcano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alcano misses with a wild body shot.
Alcano misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Alcano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Alcano misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Alcano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Johnson's cut.
That's time! Alcano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alcano misses with the combination.
Johnson cracks the inside of Alcano's front leg.
Johnson throws a body punch but Alcano moves out of range.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Alcano.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Alcano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcano as he connects with a hook.
Jp Alcano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Alcano scores with a four punch combination!
Alcano misses with a double jab.
Alcano swinging wildly here.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcano staying out of range there.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Alcano.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Alcano is out of range.
Alcano misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcano. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Alcano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Alcano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcano moves away.
Alcano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alcano.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcano.
Alcano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alcano lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Alcano misses with a body shot.
Alcano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Alcano backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcano misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Alcano.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Alcano.
Alcano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Alcano.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alcano throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Alcano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alcano on his heels. He'll look to pass Alcano's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson stops Alcano from standing up.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alcano takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson prevents Alcano from escaping the position.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alcano is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alcano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Jp Alcano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alcano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Well,Alcano is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Johnson 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 Alcano's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson landing strikes.
Alcano is rocked!
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Oh Alcano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alcano some visible discomfort.
Corey Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working Alcano over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alcano is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Alcano seems to have got his legs back now.
Alcano is looking to reverse the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alcano seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Corey Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alcano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Corey Johnson!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Corey Johnson!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Corey Johnson!
Corey Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Corey Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benito Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoichi Yukimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez comes to the cage accompanied by StrangleHold. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yukimura's choice of entrance music: Pleasures of the Combat. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
147 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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29
136 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benito Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryoichi Yukimura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez lands with an uppercut that bounces Yukimura off the cage and back into range.
Sloppy strikes from Vasquez. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Yukimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez cracks Yukimura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yukimura misses with a combination
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Yukimura's head.
Yukimura moves in looking to clinch but Vasquez pushes him off.
Yukimura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yukimura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yukimura closes the distance and clinches up with Vasquez, looking for a takedown. Yukimura pushes Vasquez against the cage but Vasquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yukimura tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez stuns Yukimura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasquez.
Vasquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vasquez keeps Yukimura at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Vasquez. No joy for Yukimura on that attempt.
Yukimura has a takedown stuffed.
Benito Vasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryoichi Yukimura.
Yukimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Yukimura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasquez's waist but Vasquez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yukimura off to one side.
Vasquez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yukimura gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yukimura is looking for a kimura but Vasquez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yukimura to get the leverage.
Yukimura is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Vasquez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Vasquez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yukimura defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura trying to control but Vasquez is working from the bottom.
Yukimura stands and throws Vasquez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yukimura tries to move to mount but Vasquez blocks the move with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez wants to get back to his feet.
Yukimura working away.
Yukimura wants to control but Vasquez is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Yukimura trying to control the action but Vasquez is working from the bottom.
Vasquez seems a little lost for a moment, as Yukimura dominates the positioning.
Yukimura throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vasquez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Vasquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yukimura.
Vasquez is controlling Yukimura's trapped leg to prevent Yukimura from advancing to side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Yukimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Yukimura's shoulder, as Yukimura tries to avoid the shot.
Benito Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Yukimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yukimura needs to keep his hands up - Vasquez had a free shot at his head there.
Yukimura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yukimura.
Vasquez looks to land a left hand but Yukimura moved out of range nicely.
Vasquez leaves Yukimura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vasquez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Yukimura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura moves into range and clinches up with Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yukimura backwards.
Yukimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yukimura is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vasquez can't fight it off and eventually Yukimura manages to take the fight to the floor. Vasquez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasquez wants to sweep here but Yukimura controlling him for the moment.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Yukimura from controlling successfully.
Yukimura is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasquez has wrist control.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Yukimura from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vasquez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vasquez has escaped and now he's on top!
Yukimura keeping moving, preventing Vasquez from controlling successfully.
Yukimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vasquez defends it easily.
Yukimura trying to control the position.
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!
Yukimura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yukimura looking for a guillotine here but Vasquez defends easily.
Vasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vasquez with a nice head shot there.
Vasquez stands up over Yukimura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yukimura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vasquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yukimura is trying to control the position but Vasquez postures up.
Yukimura keeping full guard, as Vasquez tries to pass.
Vasquez trying to control but Yukimura is working from the bottom.
Vasquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Vasquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yukimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vasquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vasquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yukimura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yukimura looks gassed!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura can't keep his opponent in guard - Vasquez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Yukimura is looking for a sweep. Vasquez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yukimura taking some punishment here, with Vasquez in his half guard.
Vasquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yukimura tries to get to full guard but Vasquez has control of the leg.
Vasquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Yukimura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vasquez slips a nice elbow through Yukimura's hands, connecting with Yukimura's forehead.
Yukimura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vasquez cracks Yukimura with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yukimura keeping moving, preventing Vasquez from controlling successfully.
Yukimura looking for a triangle here. Vasquez is fighting it but it looks tight! Yukimura pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Vasquez is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryoichi Yukimura!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryoichi Yukimura made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luis Cantero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantero comes to the cage accompanied by La mandanga. Svensson has chosen Flickorna på TV2 as his entrance music. Jose Luis Cantero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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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
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Luis Cantero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Svensson.
Svensson connects with a body shot.
Cantero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Svensson cracks Cantero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Svensson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cantero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cantero has his takedown stuffed
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cantero lands with a nice body punch.
Svensson tests Cantero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cantero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svensson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cantero moves away.
Cantero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Svensson.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Cantero slips the punch.
Svensson lunges at Cantero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cantero's hand.
Cantero avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Cantero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Cantero shoots and misses
and Cantero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cantero fails with a takedown attempt.
Svensson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Svensson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantero with a poor takedown
and Svensson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cantero has his takedown stuffed
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cantero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Cantero.
Svensson tests Cantero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cantero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cantero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cantero is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Svensson finds it's target.
Jose Luis Cantero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but Cantero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Svensson misses.
A shot to the liver by Svensson. Beautiful body shot.
Cantero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson scores with a nice strike.
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cantero has a takedown stuffed.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Cantero's body. Cantero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cantero misses the shot to the body.
Svensson lands a nice hook to Cantero's body. Cantero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cantero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cantero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Svensson's waist but Svensson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cantero off to one side.
Svensson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cantero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson cracks Cantero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cantero napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Svensson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Svensson scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cantero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson stuns Cantero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cantero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cantero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svensson lands with an overhand left.
Svensson cracks Cantero with a good jab.
Svensson catches Cantero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cantero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svensson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cantero. Cantero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Svensson digs a good hook to Cantero's body.
Svensson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cantero's guard.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cantero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson trying to control but Cantero is working from the bottom.
Svensson throws a big right hand that misses.
Cantero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cantero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Cantero keeps moving.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cantero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Svensson trying to control but Cantero is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Svensson.
Svensson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cantero should have avoided that one.
Cantero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Svensson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cantero under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cantero thinking.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
Cantero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Svensson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cantero needs to keep his hands up - Svensson had a free shot at his head there.
Svensson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantero at a distance.
Cantero tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cantero misses with a takedown
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cantero on the side of the head.
Svensson scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cantero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Cantero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cantero fails with a takedown attempt.
Svensson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Svensson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cantero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Svensson throwing strikes from guard but Cantero blocks nicely.
Svensson stands up from Cantero's guard - Svensson perhaps looking for a knockout.
A shot to the liver by Svensson. Beautiful body shot.
Cantero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cantero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantero throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson lands with a nice body punch.
Cantero dives in and grabs Svensson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes down on Cantero's head and hops out.
Svensson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cantero blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Svensson lands with a straight right. Cantero didn't see that one coming.
Svensson throws a series of strikes that have Cantero backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cantero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Svensson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Svensson 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.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svensson lands the left hand.
Svensson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svensson throws a body punch but Cantero moves out of range.
Cantero walks into a stiff left hand from Svensson.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Cantero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cantero thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Svensson.
Svensson stuns Cantero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantero needs to keep his hands up - Svensson had a free shot at his head there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.
Cantero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cantero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cantero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cantero fails with the takedown
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cantero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svensson lands a right hook to the body.
Cantero shoots and misses
and Svensson counters with a left and a right that stings Cantero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Luis Cantero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson connects with a looping right hand.
Cantero is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Cantero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantero seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Svensson.
Svensson with a jab.
Svensson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Cantero's shoulder, as Cantero tries to avoid the shot.
Cantero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Svensson finds it's target.
Cantero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Cantero moves out of range.
Svensson thuds a left hand into Cantero's body.
Cantero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensson dips to his left and cracks Cantero with an uppercut!
Svensson scores with a shot to the body.
Cantero misses with a takedown
and Svensson counters with a right hand to the body.
Svensson swings for the body but Cantero moves out of range.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson takes a swing at Cantero's ribcage but misses.
Cantero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svensson defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Svensson. No joy for Cantero on that attempt.
Svensson lands a body shot.
Svensson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cantero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Svensson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Svensson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Svensson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Svensson landing shots from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cantero hang on?
Svensson with good strikes from the mount here!
Svensson trying to control but Cantero is having none of it.
Cantero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Svensson working the ground and pound effectively.
Svensson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michael Svensson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Svensson thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Svensson breaks from Cantero's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cantero is looking to improve his position but Svensson isn't that keen on the idea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantero tries to hold on but Svensson pushes him away.
Svensson unloading with bombs!
Svensson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Cantero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Svensson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svensson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cantero scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Svensson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Svensson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Svensson!
Michael Svensson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Pedro Sanchez 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sanchez is trying to defend but Lesnar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lesnar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lesnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
Lesnar prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lesnar working over Sanchez with some ground and pound. Sanchez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
Lesnar controlling the action here.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Sanchez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Sanchez wants to sweep but Lesnar has passed to side control!
Lesnar is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanchez is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lesnar off and has taken his back!
Sanchez is hanging on to Lesnar's back as he tries to escape.
Sanchez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lesnar trying to control the hands but Sanchez won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez working for the choke.
Sanchez doesn't have the hooks in and Lesnar manages to turn into his guard.
Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Sanchez has his foot on Lesnar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lesnar works his way back into a safe position though.
Lesnar stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar postures up.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesnar defends well.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.
Lesnar is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar is looking to advance position but Sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanchez has hold of Lesnar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lesnar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to escape the mount.
Lesnar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but Lesnar defends it well.
Lesnar regains half guard.
Lesnar trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sanchez is tapping! Great win for Lesnar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fedor Lesnar!
During a confident post fight interview, Fedor Lesnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otto Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otto Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright gets a takedown into half guard.
Grimm gets back to full guard.
Grimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimm, not yet.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimm is retaining full guard.
Wright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grimm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimm controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Grimm is looking to stand back up but Wright counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grimm.
Grimm is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grimm is looking to control Wright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimm avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard but Wright has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control the position but Grimm is working away.
Grimm managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wright.
Wright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimm keeps working.
Grimm is letting Wright control him for a moment.
Wright wants to control but Grimm is keeping him busy.
Grimm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has hold of Wright's hands but Wright slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grimm moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wright wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Grimm 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.
Grimm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wright!
Grimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wright can't escape the position.
Wright tries to lock up and control but Grimm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright is looking to improve his position but Grimm isn't that keen on the idea.
Grimm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Wright that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grimm looking to finish Wright with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wright!
Grimm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wright gets back to half guard.
Wright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright controls Grimm momentarily but Grimm frees himself.
Grimm trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Grimm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grimm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Grimm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wright is looking to regain half guard here but Grimm keeps moving and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wright's legs.
Grimm working away.
Grimm is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright manages to get back to half guard.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grimm is working away from the top position though.
Grimm trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grimm stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Grimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Grimm is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Grimm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grimm gets slowly back to his feet.
Grimm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grimm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wright sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright wants to clinch up but Grimm keeps it at a distance.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to clinch but Grimm is having none of it.
Grimm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Grimm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grimm is breathing heavily.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Grimm sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Otto Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright tries to clinch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm avoids a kick to the body.
Grimm throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Grimm shoots in.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimm.
Wright throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grimm as he jumps to the side.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grimm sprawls well. Grimm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Grimm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grimm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright punishes Grimm's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grimm.
Grimm clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grimm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Wright will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimm.
Grimm lands a right hook to the body.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grimm. Wright shrugs it off though.
Wright cracks Grimm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Grimm.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimm throws out the jab.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
Wright takes a swing at Grimm's ribcage but misses.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimm thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright jabs Grimm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright digs a good hook to Grimm's body.
Grimm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Grimm trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Grimm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wright wants to hold on but Grimm pushes him away.
Grimm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grimm tries to control but Wright wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wright is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grimm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright wants to control but Grimm is having none of it.
Wright can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm unloading with bombs!
Grimm trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright wants to hold on but Grimm pushes him away.
Grimm tries to control but Wright wriggling away.
Wright tries to reverse the position but Grimm maintains control.
Wright is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Grimm's attempts to control the action.
Wright tries to lock up and control but Grimm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wright manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grimm tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grimm trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright gets back to full guard.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright can't keep his opponent in guard - Grimm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm is keen to just control but Wright is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grimm wants to free his trapped foot but Wright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grimm wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
Grimm is pressing down on Wright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wright is holding on for now.
Grimm sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grimm moves nicely into side control.
Wright seems a little lost for a moment, as Grimm dominates the positioning.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grimm working the body and head with strikes.
Wright manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grimm wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Grimm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grimm.
Grimm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wright gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright postures up in Grimm's guard and throws a big left but Grimm blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright passes Grimm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.
Otto Grimm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright is stalling here. Grimm is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wright seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grimm has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Grimm tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Grimm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wright has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wright seems keen to control Grimm's posture.
Grimm trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Grimm looking to pass the guard.
Grimm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimm landing some decent shots from guard.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright wants to sweep here but Grimm controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grimm passes into half guard.
Grimm is thwarting Wright's attempts to control the position.
Grimm seems to be looking for submissions.
Grimm is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Grimm dominated that second round.
That's time! Grimm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Grimm blocks a leg kick.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grimm avoids it really well and circles away.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimm rather than just go for the knockout.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Grimm.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wright wants to clinch.
Grimm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grimm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a wild combination.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Grimm, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Grimm against the cage but Grimm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Otto Grimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Wright.
Wright lands a jab to Grimm's midsection.
Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grimm's half guard.
Wright is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grimm wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Wright slows the pace down in half guard.
Grimm is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright postures up in Grimm's guard and throws a big left but Grimm blocks it.
Wright is working Grimm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grimm looking for a sweep. Not yet Grimm, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wright preventing the sweep.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grimm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anthony Wright has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grimm's guard.
Wright trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Wright won't allow Grimm to sweep him here.
Grimm trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright trying to control but Grimm is working from the bottom.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grimm is trying to keep Wright in close.
Wright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Grimm.
Wright showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grimm trying to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grimm controlling Wright's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Otto Grimm wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright tries to land a body kick
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grimm quickly recovers to half guard.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright is nestled in close to Grimm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grimm keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grimm gets back to full guard.
Grimm seems keen to control Wright's posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to control from the top but Grimm keeps moving.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Grimm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grimm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grimm jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wright manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Grimm lands an elbow.
Grimm tries to move to mount but Wright blocks the move with his legs.
Wright tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimm happy to just control the position for now.
Grimm wants to take a breather but Wright manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Grimm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Anthony Wright!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Anthony Wright!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Anthony Wright!
Anthony Wright wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Anthony Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Power might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix. Emanuel has chosen The Wizard by Black Sabbath as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matthew Emanuel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Power's chin.
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29
183 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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24
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Emanuel leaves Power with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emanuel backs up against the cage.
It looks like Matthew Emanuel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power jabs Emanuel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power throws a series of strikes that have Emanuel backpedaling.
Power misses with a right hand
and Emanuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Power - just one landing.
Emanuel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emanuel looks gassed!
Power keeps Emanuel at a distance using the push kick.
Power connects with a body shot.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emanuel is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power drops Emanuel with a huge uppercut! Emanuel drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Power is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Power!
After the big win, Max Power made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Resistance and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Light comes to the cage accompanied by Ride for This-Fabolous. Mir has chosen Spoilin For A Fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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283 lbs
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26
275 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Light!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir blocks the body kick.
Mir lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Light.
Light tries a head kick but it misses.
Light misses with a head kick.
Light fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir scores with a three punch combo!
Mir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Light throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Light misses.
Light ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
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!
Jab by Light.
Light scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Light avoids it really well and circles away.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick.
Light misses the shot to the body.
Light tries to land a front kick but Mir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Light throws a push kick but Mir slaps the foot to one side.
Light attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mir lands with a shot to the body.
Light uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a body shot that sends Light's belly button to the back.
A jab from Mir misses.
Mir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Light napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Light parries the strikes from Mir easily there. Mir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Light to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Light manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mir's best efforts.
Mir wants to take a breather but Light is having none of it.
Light gets back to full guard.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Light.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control but Light is working from the bottom.
Miris looking to pass into half guard but Light pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Light is in guard.
Light has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Light wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Light trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Light slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mir lands a heavy elbow.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Light is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Light is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Light working to try and regain half guard.
Mir tries to control but Light wriggling away.
Light wants to control but Mir is having none of it.
Mir wants to control the pace but Light is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mir prevents Light from getting the reversal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mir scoring with strikes but Light is staying in there.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Light is trying to escape the mount.
Mir with shots to the head and body - Light looks very uncomfortable down there.
Light is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Light is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir working the ground and pound effectively.
Mir postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Light is out cold - huge knockout for Mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Mir!
In his post fight interview, Frank Mir started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes to the cage accompanied by Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. Seibold has chosen SCOTTISH PIPE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitonen swinging wildly here.
Seibold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seibold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitonen misses the shot to the body.
Vitonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hawk Seibold has been cut.
Nahka Vitonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seibold slips a straight right by Vitonen.
No joy there for Vitonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seibold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seibold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vitonen as he avoids it easily.
Vitonen throws a hook but Seibold avoids it easily.
Seibold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vitonen cracks Seibold with a good jab.
Vitonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seibold manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen throws a series of punches but Seibold avoids them all with ease.
Vitonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Seibold. Seibold gets slowly back to his feet.
Nahka Vitonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
Seibold 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vitonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seibold.
Seibold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vitonen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vitonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Vitonen as Seibold shoots in.
Vitonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seibold. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitonen cracks Seibold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seibold shoots for a double leg takedown but Vitonen sprawls well. He's pushed Seibold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vitonen can pounce on him.
Seibold looks gassed!
Vitonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seibold eats them both and turns towards Vitonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vitonen swings for the body but Seibold moves out of range.
Vitonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seibold's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Vitonen. Beautiful body shot.
Vitonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Vitonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seibold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Vitonen misses.
Vitonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vitonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Vitonen throws a hook but Seibold blocks it.
Vitonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold shoots in but no luck this time.
Vitonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nahka Vitonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Vitonen.
Vitonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seibold in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vitonen scores with a jab.
Jab, jab by Vitonen - just one landing.
Vitonen throws a right and a left that Seibold avoids nicely.
Vitonen lands a big uppercut and Seibold crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Seibold looks OK. Vitonen waves Seibold back to his feet!
Seibold is rocked!
Seibold tries for a takedown but Vitonen circles away easily
and Vitonen counters with a huge left! Seibold is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vitonen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Seibold from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vitonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nahka Vitonen!
Nahka Vitonen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In One Ear kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Villa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cage - the referee stops the clock and Villa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cage. Villa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Villa throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Villa with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Villa looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Villa moves out of range of the body kick.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Cage as he connects with a hook.
Cage jabs Villa right on the nose. Villa blinks but takes it well.
Villa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Poncho Villa has been cut.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Villa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Villa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Villa is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage moves in close and cracks Villa with a massive right hand! Villa, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Cage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Cage!
A victorious Luke Cage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden comes to the cage accompanied by Act a Fool. Rocky Marciano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judge Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holden keeps the fight on the outside.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holden punishes Marciano's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - Holden circles away.
A head kick misses from Holden.
Holden moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Holden lands with a cross.
Marciano tries to clinch but Holden is having none of it.
Marciano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holden.
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!
Holden moves into the clinch.
Holden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marciano is keeping busy.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holden pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marciano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marciano wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Marciano swings for the body but Holden moves out of range.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marciano throws a right and a left that Holden avoids nicely.
Marciano clinches with his opponent.
Holden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marciano smiles and moves away.
Rocky Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Holden.
Marciano moves out of range of the leg kick from Holden.
Marciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Holden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Marciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocky Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holden throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marciano doesn't seem bothered though.
Holden misses the shot to the body.
Marciano tries to clinch up.
Marciano clinches up against the cage.
Holden fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judge Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Holden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holden avoids it.
Holden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano misses with the combination.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but Holden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marciano misses the jab.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot by Holden.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Marciano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano closes the distance and pushes Holden back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holden.
Nice body punch from Holden - that landed with a thud.
Marciano looks gassed!
Holden manages to pull guard.
Holden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marciano defends well.
Holden has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Marciano doesn't defend quickly enough and Holden has managed to lock this one up! Can Marciano escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Holden on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Judge Holden!
Judge Holden took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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