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NFC 56 - Franklin V Kuma PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaVey has chosen Punishment as his entrance music. Anton LaVey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton LaVey!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaVey fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaVey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ritch pinned against the cage. Ritch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
LaVey throws out a leg kick but Ritch moves out of range and LaVey only half commits.
LaVey throws a leg kick that misses.
Ritch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ritch 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.
It looks like Anton LaVey has been cut.
Some wild striking there from LaVey.
LaVey misses with a straight right.
Ritch slips a jab from LaVey.
LaVey throws a sloppy head kick and Ritch moves out of range easily.
LaVey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaVey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritch with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch lands a left and a right that send LaVey crashing to the mat, dazed. Ritch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
LaVey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaVey bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ritch comes at him with an uppercut from hell! LaVey falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! LaVey was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ollie Ritch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier blocks a head kick by Masters.
Cormier slips under a jab.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Cormier moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Cormier.
Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Masters throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Cormier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masters.
Cormier has managed to clinch.
Cormier breaks the clinch.
Masters throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masters throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Masters misses with a two punch combination.
Masters gets caught napping as Cormier dives in and scores a takedown. Masters manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cormier lands a couple of digs.
Cormier throws an elbow that misses. Masters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cormier's guard. Nice move by Masters!
Cormier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Masters's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cormier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cormier throws a big right hand that misses.
Cormier sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cormier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cormier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cormier forces his way into half guard.
Masters is in trouble now - Cormier has advanced to mount!
Cormier looking to finish Masters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Masters!
Masters wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cormier.
Cormier punching from mount but Masters doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cormier controlling the position easily from mount.
Cormier landing shots from mount.
Masters is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cormier working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cormier breaks from Masters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Masters is rocked!
Cormier postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Masters is out cold - huge knockout for Cormier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Cormier!
After the big win, Daniel Cormier made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 1337 ANZAC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machdoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machdoor comes to the cage accompanied by AVICI - LEVELS. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as AnthonyH Moreno enters the cage!
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184 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Machdoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AnthonyH Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno misses with an uppercut
and Machdoor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Machdoor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Moreno!
Machdoor fails to move to back control.
Moreno wants to control but Machdoor is having none of it.
Machdoor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreno is looking to escape.
Machdoor looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machdoor wants to control the pace but Moreno is squirming around nicely.
Machdoor working for a guillotine from mount but Moreno is in no mood to give up.
Machdoor content just to control the position here.
Machdoor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Moreno has worked his arm free - good work by Moreno!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moreno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Machdoor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreno keeps working.
Machdoor tries to advance to mount but Moreno denies him.
Machdoor is looking to take a break and control but Moreno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machdoor advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreno is looking to escape.
Machdoor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Moreno has given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machdoor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machdoor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Machdoor misses with a looping left.
Machdoor throws a hook but Moreno blocks it.
Machdoor moves out of range as Moreno strikes.
Moreno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machdoor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machdoor misses with an uppercut.
Moreno misses with a few strikes there.
Machdoor shoots for a double leg takedown but Moreno sprawls well. He's pushed Machdoor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moreno misses with a few strikes there.
Moreno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Lyoto Machdoor has been cut.
Machdoor tries to clinch but Moreno is having none of it.
A punch combination from Moreno misses.
AnthonyH Moreno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machdoor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreno slips a jab and a cross from Machdoor.
Lyoto Machdoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machdoor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno throws a one two combo.
Moreno throws a head kick that misses.
Moreno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machdoor misses with an uppercut. Moreno saw that one coming.
Moreno throws a nice looking combination but Machdoor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moreno moves in looking to clinch but Machdoor pushes him off.
Machdoor throws a jab but it's blocked by Moreno.
Machdoor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moreno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machdoor.
Moreno swinging wildly here.
Moreno misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno throws a right and a left that Machdoor avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Machdoor.
Machdoor misses with a straight left.
Moreno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moreno throws a shot from downtown. Machdoor moves away and avoids it.
Machdoor shoots in and bounces Moreno off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machdoor wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
Machdoor advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Machdoor prevents Moreno from escaping the position.
Machdoor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moreno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Machdoor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno wants to get back to his feet.
Moreno struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machdoor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but AnthonyH Moreno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Machdoor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Machdoor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moreno!
Machdoor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moreno is looking to escape.
Machdoor is working for a guillotine from mount but Moreno frees his head quite easily.
Moreno tries to hold on but Machdoor postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machdoor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Machdoor has hold of Moreno's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moreno manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moreno wants to hold on but Machdoor pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor tries to control but Moreno wriggling away.
Lyoto Machdoor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Machdoor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Moreno has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Moreno!
Machdoor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machdoor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moreno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machdoor looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Moreno has picked Machdoor up and slammed him! Machdoor can't keep hold of the triangle and Moreno manages to pass to side control!
Moreno wants to control but Machdoor is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machdoor is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno in side control, throwing shots but Machdoor defends.
Moreno wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Machdoor, who protects the arm well.
Machdoor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moreno off and has taken his back!
Moreno is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Machdoor is looking to control Moreno but Moreno is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Machdoor sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Moreno taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyoto Machdoor!
Lyoto Machdoor tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Long throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Long displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Long throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson slips a straight right by Long.
Long lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Long.
Long scores with a jab to the head.
Long misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Long keeping hold of Johnson's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Long is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Long is defending well.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Long defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is keen to just control but Long is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Long.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson slips a jab from Long.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Long avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Long dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Long's brow.
Long blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Long avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johnson tries for a kimura but Long is defending well.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Long is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson advances to mount.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Long is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a triangle but Long defends it easily.
Long engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Long is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Long has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson 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.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David Long is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Long misses.
A jab from Long misses.
Long swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Long is looking for a sweep.
Johnson advances to mount.
Johnson fails to advance to Long's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Long has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Long!
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson 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.
Long is stalling in the full guard.
Long is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Long is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Long just wasn't active enough.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Long.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
David Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Long avoids it.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Long is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson wants to advance to full mount but Long doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
David Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Long looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Long looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Long!
Long taking a breather here.
Anthony Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Long keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Long decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Johnson.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Johnson!
A determined Anthony Johnson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I WALK ALONE. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Batista!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kingston scores with a kick to the midsection.
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kingston as he avoids it easily.
Batista wants to clinch but Kingston slips to the side
and Kingston counters with a leg kick.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kingston throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyle Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Batista.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kingston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batista showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Kyle Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kingston.
Kingston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Batista counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Batista seems to be looking for submissions.
Kingston is defending against the submission attempts here by Batista.
Batista looks gassed!
Batista stops Kingston from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kingston pushes Batista off looking to stand but Batista dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Batista is taking a breather. Kingston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Batista tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kingston controls his leg.
Kingston is defending against the submission attempts here by Batista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Batista is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kingston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kingston pushes Batista off looking to stand but Batista dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Batista trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Batista is working for a submission of some sort.
Batista lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston pushes Batista off looking to stand but Batista dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Kingston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batista shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingston as he jumps to the side.
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Batista counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Batista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kingston is staying active underneath Batista, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Batista is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingston sees it coming and defends easily.
Batista is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingston sees it coming and defends easily.
Kingston looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Batista.
Batista gets to his feet. Kingston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kingston lands with a nice body kick.
Batista takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyle Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kingston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Batista somewhat.
Kyle Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Batista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Batista.
Batista fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kingston avoids it really well and circles away.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Kingston stalks Batista and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Batista's face. Batista staggers backwards, shaken.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batista takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kyle Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston lands a two punch combo.
Batista misses with a takedown attempt - Kingston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batista takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Batista counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Kingston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingston stalks Batista and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Batista's face. Batista staggers backwards, shaken.
Kingston stuns Batista with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingston scores with a three punch combo!
Kingston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Kingston stalks Batista and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Batista's face. Batista staggers backwards, shaken.
Batista stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kingston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kingston duly obliges.
Kingston lunges at Batista with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Batista's hand.
Kingston connects with a right hand. Batista shakes it off.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batista will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kingston. Batista shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
Batista avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kingston dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Kingston.
Nice shot by Kingston.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Batista counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kingston!
Batista jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kingston manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kingston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Batista looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Batista tries for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Batista tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Batista has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kingston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kingston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Batista is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kingston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Batista but great work by Kingston.
Kingston tries to stand but Batista is controlling his head.
Batista wants to control but Kingston postures up.
Batista is looking for a sweep.
Batista is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kingston decides to stand back up. Kingston steps back and let's Batista get back to his feet.
Batista dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batista shoots in looking for a takedown but Kingston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batista's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kingston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kingston leaves Batista with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Batista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston connects with a right hand. Batista shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batista shoots for a double leg takedown but Kingston sprawls well. He's pushed Batista's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kyle Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Batista.
A head kick misses from Kingston.
Dave Batista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Batista back to the cage. Kingston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Batista.
I think Kingston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jockson's choice of entrance music: Can't Be Touched. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Jockson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Paiva Santos checks a leg kick.
De Paiva Santos tries for a takedown but Jockson circles away easily
and Jockson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Paiva Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jockson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Paiva Santos moves out of range as Jockson strikes.
De Paiva Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jockson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex De Paiva Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Paiva Santos misses with a takedown
and Jockson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Paiva Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jockson takes a swing at De Paiva Santos's ribcage but misses.
De Paiva Santos tries for a takedown but Jockson circles away easily
and Jockson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jockson throws out a loose jab but De Paiva Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alex De Paiva Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Paiva Santos misses with a takedown
and Jockson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Paiva Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jockson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jockson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Paiva Santos is just out of range.
De Paiva Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jockson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Paiva Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Jockson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Paiva Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jockson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Jockson counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Paiva Santos won't be happy with that.
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!
De Paiva Santos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jockson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Paiva Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jockson.
De Paiva Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jockson's best efforts.
De Paiva Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Jockson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Paiva Santos tries to roll over but Jockson keeps him under control.
De Paiva Santos trying to control here.
De Paiva Santos won't allow Jockson to pass to mount.
Jockson with the ground and pound but De Paiva Santos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
De Paiva Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jockson defends well.
De Paiva Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Paiva Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jockson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jockson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jockson got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Paiva Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jockson has managed to get both his arms back between De Paiva Santos's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Paiva Santos trying to control the position.
Jockson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Paiva Santos's guard.
Jockson is trying to control the action in half guard but De Paiva Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Paiva Santos keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jockson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jockson throws a series of punches but De Paiva Santos moves out of range.
De Paiva Santos has his takedown stuffed
letting Jockson counter with a right hand.
De Paiva Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Jockson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos tries for a takedown but Jockson circles away easily
and Jockson counters with a shoot takedown. De Paiva Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex De Paiva Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jockson is aware though and is defending well.
Jockson working some strikes from top position.
De Paiva Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jockson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Paiva Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Paiva Santos looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jockson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jockson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jockson throws a strike but De Paiva Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rampage Jockson has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Paiva Santos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jockson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jockson, not yet.
Jockson working a defensive guard but De Paiva Santos passes into half guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control from half guard but Jockson is working away.
De Paiva Santos stops Jockson from getting back to his feet.
Jockson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Paiva Santos prevents Jockson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockson regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Jockson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jockson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jockson keeping moving, preventing De Paiva Santos from controlling successfully.
De Paiva Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jockson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Paiva Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Paiva Santos looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos trying to control but Jockson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Paiva Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Paiva Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jockson's head.
De Paiva Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Paiva Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jockson working a defensive guard here.
Jockson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rampage Jockson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Paiva Santos fails with the takedown
and Jockson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jockson missing with a left hand there. De Paiva Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Paiva Santos misses with a takedown
and Jockson counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Paiva Santos tries for a takedown but Jockson circles away easily
and Jockson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex De Paiva Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jockson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Paiva Santos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jockson is in De Paiva Santos's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos wants to sweep here but Jockson controlling him for the moment.
Jockson wants to pass the guard but De Paiva Santos is keeping the position.
Jockson trying to move into half guard but instead De Paiva Santos has managed to sweep!
Jockson looking to control.
De Paiva Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Jockson is retaining full guard.
Jockson looking to control.
Jockson wants to sweep here but De Paiva Santos controlling him for the moment.
Jockson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Paiva Santos is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Jockson.
Jockson being controlled here, momentarily.
De Paiva Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Jockson has wrist control.
Jockson wants to control the position but De Paiva Santos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
De Paiva Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Paiva Santos trying to control the action but Jockson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Paiva Santos.
Jockson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jockson is staying active underneath De Paiva Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jockson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jockson trying to control from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos wants to take a breather but Jockson is having none of it.
Jockson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Paiva Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jockson is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jockson wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Paiva Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Paiva Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Jockson counters with a nice body shot.
De Paiva Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Jockson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Paiva Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jockson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alex De Paiva Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampage Jockson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Paiva Santos shoots and misses
and Jockson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rampage Jockson.
Well Jockson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Jockson!
Rampage Jockson gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Dziuk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall lands with a cross.
Dziuk drops Marshall with a beautiful combination! Marshall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dziuk is looking for the KO!
It looks like Quinton Marshall has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dziuk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dziuk ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dziuk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dziuk moves away.
Dziuk tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall tests Dziuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dziuk misses with a wild combination.
Dziuk swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Marshall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marshall.
It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body. Dziuk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Dziuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Dziuk is avoiding it.
Marshall lands a nice looking body shot.
Dziuk lands with a shot to the body.
Dziuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
enabling Dziuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall scores with a jab to the body.
Dziuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marshall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall lands an overhand right.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dziuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk lands with a nice combination. Marshall backs away looking to recover.
Marshall throws a hook but Dziuk avoids it easily.
Dziuk misses with a few strikes there.
Dziuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Dziuk's shoulder, as Dziuk tries to avoid the shot.
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dziuk.
Dziuk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Dziuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dziuk misses with a wild combination.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Dziuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall swings for the body but Dziuk moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Dziuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall scores with a decent looking hook.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk misses with a few strikes there.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Dziuk.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Dziuk.
Dziuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dziuk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dziuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall stuns Dziuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dziuk looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marshall, as that shot connected.
Dziuk tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dziuk looks gassed!
Marshall takes the fight into the clinch.
Marshall works on Dziuk's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall lands a hook that snaps the head of Dziuk backwards.
Marshall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marshall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dziuk's efforts to push away.
A short left from Marshall.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dziuk prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Marshall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Stanislaw Dziuk's cut even more.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Dziuk controls his hands.
Good body shot from Marshall.
Dziuk has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Dziuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dziuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Marshall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marshall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dziuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall clinches up with Dziuk and pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall presses Dziuk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dziuk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dziuk's elbow.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall keeps control of Dziuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dziuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dziuk backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dziuk.
A frustrated look appears on Dziuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Marshall.
Marshall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dziuk's efforts to push away.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall pushes Dziuk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Stanislaw Dziuk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dziuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dziuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall tries to work over Dziuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Dziuk avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall lands a left hand.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Dziuk avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall lands a left hand.
Dziuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dziuk looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Dziuk controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marshall.
Dziuk is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.
Dziuk blocking some punches.
Marshall lands an uppercut.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dziuk's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall tries to work over Dziuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshall misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dziuk is trying to break the clinch but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marshall has a couple of punches blocked by Dziuk.
Dziuk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marshall misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshall.
Dziuk is breathing heavily.
Marshall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stanislaw Dziuk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marshall lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marshall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marshall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dziuk prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Dziuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall gets through Dziuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Marshall prevents Dziuk from breaking the clinch.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Dziuk controls his hands.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Dziuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dziuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Dziuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk misses with a looping left.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Dziuk.
Marshall scores with a nice strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanislaw Dziuk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Quinton Marshall!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Quinton Marshall waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DumDum Legutnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mariusz Pirzmak will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DumDum Legutnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legutnik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pirzmak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Legutnik tries to clinch
and Pirzmak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pirzmak misses with a wild body shot.
Pirzmak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legutnik doesn't manage to clinch there - Pirzmak circles away.
Pirzmak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Legutnik was covering up waiting for the punch and Pirzmak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Legutnik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Legutnik tries to get out of the position.
Pirzmak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pirzmak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legutnik 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.
Legutnik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pirzmak.
Pirzmak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legutnik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Legutnik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pirzmak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Legutnik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Legutnik wants to sweep but no luck.
Pirzmak trying to control the position from guard on top but Legutnik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirzmak controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pirzmak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pirzmak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legutnik.
Pirzmak avoids the body shot from Legutnik.
Legutnik is looking to clinch but Pirzmak is avoiding it.
Pirzmak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pirzmak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Legutnik scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak dives in and scores a takedown into Legutnik's guard.
Pirzmak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pirzmak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legutnik is keeping the position for now.
Pirzmak throwing strikes but missing.
Legutnik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pirzmak on the ground.
Pirzmak with a nice head shot there.
Pirzmak throws a big elbow that misses.
Pirzmak wants to control from the top but Legutnik keeps moving.
Pirzmak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pirzmak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pirzmak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legutnik's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirzmak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pirzmak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirzmak looking to pass the guard.
Legutnik looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirzmak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pirzmak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Legutnik wants to clinch up but Pirzmak keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Legutnik does no damage.
Legutnik tries to clinch there but Pirzmak circles away.
Pirzmak misses with the combination.
Legutnik throws a right hand that misses
and Pirzmak decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legutnik's guard.
Pirzmak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legutnik's head.
Legutnik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Legutnik is trying to keep Pirzmak in close.
Pirzmak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mariusz Pirzmak has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Legutnik is trying to keep Pirzmak in close.
Legutnik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pirzmak's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Legutnik's guard.
Legutnik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pirzmak throwing strikes but missing.
Legutnik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pirzmak content to stall in guard here.
Pirzmak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legutnik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pirzmak landing some decent shots from guard.
Pirzmak trying to control but Legutnik is working from the bottom.
Pirzmak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pirzmak trying to control the position from guard on top but Legutnik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirzmak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Legutnik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak is squirming around, avoiding Legutnik's attempts to control the action.
Legutnik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pirzmak wants to hold on but Legutnik pushes him away.
Legutnik misses with a head shot.
Pirzmak working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legutnik punching from mount but Pirzmak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak tries to hold on but Legutnik postures up.
Pirzmak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pirzmak regains half guard.
Legutnik trying to control from Pirzmak's half guard. Pirzmak has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pirzmak 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.
Pirzmak manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirzmak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pirzmak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Legutnik throws a combination. Pirzmak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mariusz Pirzmak has been cut.
Pirzmak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pirzmak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Legutnik's waist but Legutnik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pirzmak off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legutnik. Pirzmak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legutnik wants to clinch.
Pirzmak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legutnik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Pirzmak with that takedown attempt.
Legutnik tries to close the distance and clinch but Pirzmak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pirzmak misses with a takedown attempt - Legutnik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
DumDum Legutnik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pirzmak.
Legutnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pirzmak manages to avoid it.
Legutnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirzmak was well out of range. Poor timing from Legutnik.
Pirzmak looks for a takedown but Legutnik sprawls well.
Legutnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pirzmak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legutnik was well out of range. Poor timing from Pirzmak.
DumDum Legutnik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legutnik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pirzmak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pirzmak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Legutnik defends it nicely.
Legutnik misses with a wild body shot.
Legutnik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pirzmak shoots in and drives through. Legutnik sprawls well.
Legutnik loads up on a big right hand but Pirzmak slips the punch.
Legutnik is looking to wear down Pirzmak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Legutnik lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legutnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pirzmak moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak walks into a jab.
Legutnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pirzmak moves away.
No joy there for Legutnik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legutnik jabs at Pirzmak's body.
Pirzmak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DumDum Legutnik is winning the standup battle so far.
Legutnik leaves Pirzmak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pirzmak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legutnik clinches with his opponent.
Legutnik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legutnik trying to land knees to the body.
Legutnik throws an elbow that misses.
Legutnik lands an elbow inside that Pirzmak shrugs off.
Legutnik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mariusz Pirzmak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short body shot lands from Legutnik as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legutnik.
Legutnik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Legutnik lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Mariusz Pirzmak's cut even more.
Pirzmak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Legutnik.
Legutnik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Legutnik tries a body shot but Pirzmak blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
DumDum Legutnik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pirzmak 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 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Pirzmak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Ottosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ottosson comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Scott Summers has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreas Ottosson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ottosson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Summers gets caught napping as Ottosson dives in and scores a takedown. Summers manages to retain guard.
Summers looking for a guillotine here but Ottosson defends easily.
Summers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ottosson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ottosson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ottosson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ottosson throwing strikes from guard but Summers blocks nicely.
Ottosson looking to pass the guard.
Ottosson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ottosson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ottosson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Ottosson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ottosson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ottosson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Summers has his foot on Ottosson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ottosson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Ottosson slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottosson wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ottosson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Summers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ottosson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ottosson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Summers's head.
Summers is rocked!
Ottosson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Summers's head.
Summers is still in real trouble! Can Ottosson finish him?
Ottosson throwing strikes but missing.
Ottosson trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottosson postures up and lands a big shot to Summers's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ottosson wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.
Ottosson stands up over Summers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ottosson trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ottosson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Ottosson trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottosson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ottosson lands a couple of digs.
Summers wants to sweep but no luck.
Summers is looking for a triangle but Ottosson pushes his legs off easily.
Ottosson stands and throws Summers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ottosson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Summers to see if he's OK.
Ottosson controlling from side mount.
Summers is not content to let Ottosson control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Summers takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ottosson looks up at the clock and then as Summers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ottosson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries to buck Ottosson off but Ottosson is having none of it.
Ottosson trying to control the action but Summers is working from the bottom.
Ottosson landing strikes.
Ottosson lands an elbow.
Ottosson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Summers is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ottosson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Ottosson!
After the big win, Andreas Ottosson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 1337 ANZAC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teach me how to Daugie. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuma moves away.
Officer Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Nice jab there from Kuma.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuma lands with a shot to the body.
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Kuma.
Kuma tries to bum rush Franklin with a series of wild strikes but Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuma moves away.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin throws the left hand but Kuma avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuma. Franklin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franklin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuma. Kuma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin throws a hook but Kuma avoids it easily.
Franklin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franklin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuma controls his hands.
Kuma wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franklin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Franklin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Kuma gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Franklin regains guard.
Franklin trying to keep a closed guard but Kuma is proving a slippery customer.
Kuma preventing the sweep.
Kuma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franklin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuma is fighting to break Franklin's control of his arms but Franklin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kuma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuma throws a strike but Franklin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Kuma keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Officer Franklin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kuma checks a low kick from Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin misses with an uppercut
and Kuma counters with a nice uppercut.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Kuma moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuma lands a jab to the nose.
Kuma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuma misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuma counters with a two punch combo.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Kuma moved out of range nicely.
Franklin lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franklin throws a hook to the side of Kuma's head but Kuma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Rila Kuma has been cut.
Kuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Franklin. That snapped Kuma's head back.
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!
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franklin is out of range and Kuma settles back down.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
Kuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuma defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
Kuma keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuma as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rila Kuma'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.
Kuma connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuma.
Kuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Kuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin throws a body punch but Kuma moves out of range.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Officer Franklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franklin rushes Kuma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a hook to the body.
Franklin scores with a shoulder strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kuma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuma or not.
Kuma tries to score a body lock takedown but Franklin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Franklin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Franklin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuma has hold of one of Franklin's legs. Franklin is fighting the takedown attempt but Kuma gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Franklin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuma throws an elbow that misses. Franklin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuma's guard. Nice move by Franklin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kuma keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Officer Franklin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Franklin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuma.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Franklin misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Franklin.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Franklin misses.
Kuma throws a big shot that misses.
Kuma takes a swing at Franklin's ribcage but misses.
Kuma scores with a body shot.
Kuma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuma in his tracks.
Kuma slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuma scores with a nice strike.
Kuma connects with a crisp jab.
Kuma slips a jab from Franklin.
Kuma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franklin's head.
Kuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Kuma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rila Kuma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuma looks to land a combination but Franklin avoids it well.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuma moves away.
Rila Kuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Kuma throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Franklin lands with an overhand left.
Kuma throws an overhand right that lands on Franklin's shoulder, as Franklin tries to avoid the shot.
Kuma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuma avoids the body shot from Franklin.
Franklin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Franklin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuma throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma misses with a body shot.
Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuma.
Franklin misses with a straight left.
A combination from Kuma does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Franklin. Those never looked like landing.
Kuma throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuma ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Kuma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franklin on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuma. Franklin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franklin misses with a hook.
Franklin avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kuma tries for a takedown but Franklin manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Kuma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Franklin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Officer Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rila Kuma.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuma tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franklin cracks Kuma with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuma being controlled against the cage.
Franklin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Franklin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rila Kuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuma is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Franklin is defending well.
Kuma looking for a takedown.
Kuma wants to take the fight to the mat but Franklin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kuma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
Franklin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuma has Franklin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franklin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Franklin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is struggling to control the position.
Kuma is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuma goes for a takedown attempt but Franklin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franklin digs a good body shot into Kuma's ribs.
Officer Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franklin rushes Kuma and presses him up against the cage.
Franklin presses Kuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin has Kuma pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franklin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Officer Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franklin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Officer Franklin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Officer Franklin waved his t-shirt featuring Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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