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Rivals XLIII: Thorn vs Saunier PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Gundersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gundersson comes to the cage accompanied by Ride of the Valkyries. Couture has chosen theres no easy way out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Gundersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gundersson shoots for a takedown but Couture saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gundersson shoots in for a takedown but Couture shows good takedown defense.
Couture fails to land the takedown.
Gundersson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Gundersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gundersson shoots in but Couture avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Couture gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gundersson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
Couture stands up and beckons Gundersson to join him on the feet.
Thor Gundersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Couture closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gundersson's guard.
Couture wants to control from the top but Gundersson keeps moving.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Couture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gundersson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Couture preventing the sweep.
Couture is working Gundersson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Couture drops back looking for a leg! Gundersson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gundersson manages to kick Couture off! Couture jumps back into Gundersson's guard.
Gundersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gundersson wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture advances to half guard.
Couture drops an elbow to the side of Gundersson's head.
Couture lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture is keen to just control but Gundersson is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura but Gundersson is defending well.
Couture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gundersson is trying to stand.
Couture working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura but Gundersson is defending well.
Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gundersson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gundersson is breathing heavily.
Gundersson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gundersson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gundersson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gundersson tries to get out of the position.
Couture is trying to control. Gundersson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gundersson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Couture to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Gundersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gundersson is looking to stand back up but Couture counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gundersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Couture slips a jab and a cross from Gundersson.
Couture closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Couture lands in his opponent's guard.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Couture decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gundersson, up you get!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Couture checks a leg kick.
Gundersson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gundersson as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gundersson.
Gundersson shoots in for a double leg but Couture sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gundersson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Couture asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gundersson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Couture decides to stand back up.
Couture scores with a takedown into Gundersson's guard.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gundersson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Gundersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gundersson controls Couture momentarily but Couture frees himself.
Couture preventing the sweep.
Couture controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Couture stands up and waves to Gundersson to follow him.
Couture getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture has Gundersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gundersson tries to circle away but Couture has him pinned against the cage.
Couture has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gundersson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thor Gundersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.
Gundersson can't break the clinch.
Couture blocks an elbow strike.
Couture cracks Gundersson with a nice body shot.
Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Couture or perhaps it was just good defense by Gundersson which made him look bad.
Gundersson tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gundersson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture trying to control but Gundersson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gundersson has momentary wrist control but Couture slips an elbow through the middle.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.
Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Couture works over Gundersson with some ground and pound from guard.
Couture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Couture advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture working the ground and pound.
Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gundersson to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gundersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gundersson gets caught napping as Couture dives in and scores a takedown. Gundersson manages to retain guard.
Couture trying to control but Gundersson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture won't allow Gundersson to get back to his feet.
Couture drops back looking for a leg! Gundersson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gundersson manages to kick Couture off! Couture jumps back into Gundersson's guard.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture advances to half guard.
Couture is working for a kimura but Gundersson is defending it quite comfortably.
Couture is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gundersson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Couture.
Randy Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couture is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gundersson defends it well.
Couture is controlling the pace.
Gundersson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gundersson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gundersson has his hands clasped together around Couture's back. He's all about the action.
Thor Gundersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gundersson is trying to stand back up but Couture is controlling him
Couture is working for a submission of some sort.
Couture seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gundersson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Randy Couture!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Couture thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Metro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Metro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Bob!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Metro lands a slapping body shot.
Jason Metro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metro with a jab.
Nice body punch from Metro.
Metro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Metro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bob eats them both and turns towards Metro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tom Bob has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Metro.
Metro dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch combination from Metro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses the body punch
letting Metro counter with a right hand.
Metro throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Bob takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bob moves away from the strike by Metro.
A nice combination there by Metro.
Nice sprawl there from Metro as Bob shoots in.
Metro misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metro throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Metro misses with a low kick.
Metro swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Metro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice combination there by Metro.
A telegraphed right hand from Metro misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Metro.
Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looks for a takedown but Metro sprawls well.
Nice cross by Metro.
Metro throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Metro.
Metro throws a combination that misses
and Bob counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Metro keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metro is looking to stand up but Bob isn't so interested in that idea.
Metro can't keep his opponent in guard - Bob advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob works his way into full mount!
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Metro is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metro is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bob has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bob looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Metro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bob's cut.
That's time! Metro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Metro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Metro.
Bob scores a takedown into full mount!
Bob looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Metro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bob! Metro is hurt baaadly! Bob is firing away with more strikes - Metro is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Bob!
A relieved looking Tom Bob thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muddy In The Mirrors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muddy In The Mirrors is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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249 lbs
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241 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rousimar Palhares Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muddy In The Mirrors!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
In The Mirrors gets caught napping as Skywalker dives in and scores a takedown. In The Mirrors manages to retain guard.
Skywalker trying to control the position from guard on top but In The Mirrors is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
In The Mirrors looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skywalker is one step ahead there.
Skywalker throws a big elbow that misses.
In The Mirrors wants to improve his position but instead Skywalker has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Skywalker in particular looking to stall.
In The Mirrors is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Skywalker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
In The Mirrors punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker lands strikes from half guard.
In The Mirrors wants to get back to full guard.
Skywalker slips a nice elbow through In The Mirrors's hands, connecting with In The Mirrors's forehead.
In The Mirrors is trying to stand.
In The Mirrors is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Skywalker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
In The Mirrors is looking for a sweep. Skywalker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skywalker lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Skywalker connects with a nice short shot to In The Mirrors's temple.
Skywalker slips a nice elbow through In The Mirrors's hands, connecting with In The Mirrors's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skywalker lands a nice short elbow.
Skywalker working In The Mirrors over with strikes.
Skywalker working over In The Mirrors with some ground and pound. In The Mirrors looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
In The Mirrors is rocked!
In The Mirrors tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
In The Mirrors is still in real trouble! Can Skywalker finish him?
In The Mirrors looks gassed!
In The Mirrors taking some punishment here, with Skywalker in his half guard.
Skywalker scores with a big shot! In The Mirrors's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save In The Mirrors! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rousimar Palhares Skywalker!
Rousimar Palhares Skywalker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Breda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Volga Overstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Breda!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Breda ducks right into an uppercut from Overstreet.
Overstreet misses with a low kick.
Overstreet scores with a jab.
Breda throws a lazy uppercut
and Overstreet counters with a left and a right that stings Breda.
Overstreet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Breda misses.
Overstreet connects with a solid leg kick.
Overstreet leaves Breda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Overstreet throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Breda's head backwards.
Breda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overstreet manages to avoid it.
Breda slips a jab from Overstreet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Breda misses with an uppercut.
Breda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overstreet manages to avoid it.
Overstreet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breda throws out the jab.
Breda misses with a straight right.
Breda gets tackled into the cage by Overstreet. Overstreet maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Overstreet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breda.
Overstreet has a couple of punches blocked by Breda.
Breda blocks a body shot from Overstreet.
Breda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Breda is trying to drag Overstreet to the mat but Overstreet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Overstreet fails to land.
Overstreet taking a breather.
Breda tries to break the clinch but Overstreet is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Overstreet as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breda tries to land a knee to the head but Overstreet blocks with his arms.
Overstreet blocks the elbow strike.
Breda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Overstreet's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Overstreet.
Breda tries for a takedown but Overstreet manages to get underhooks.
Volga Overstreet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauro Breda.
Breda throws a head punch that misses.
Overstreet controlling the action here for a moment.
Overstreet blocks a body shot from Breda.
Overstreet digs a right hand underneath Breda's ribcage. Breda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Overstreet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Overstreet fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overstreet.
A short right from Overstreet.
Breda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Breda tries to work over Overstreet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Overstreet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overstreet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Breda backwards.
Overstreet is working Breda over against the cage.
Breda looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Overstreet has Breda pressed against the cage.
Overstreet tries to throw a body punch but Breda avoids it by throwing Overstreet back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volga Overstreet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Breda takes one to the side of the head.
Breda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Breda misses with a straight left.
Overstreet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breda throws a hook but Overstreet blocks it.
Breda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overstreet was well out of range. Poor timing from Breda.
Overstreet avoids the body shot from Breda.
Breda just misses with a punch to the body.
Breda shoots in for a takedown but Overstreet shows good takedown defense.
Breda misses with a body punch
and Overstreet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Overstreet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Breda misses with a body shot.
Overstreet's corner calls for a 1-2. Overstreet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overstreet misses with a body punch.
Breda looking to slow down the pace here.
Overstreet throws a punch but it's blocked by Breda.
Breda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Overstreet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Breda can't get the takedown.
Overstreet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Breda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Breda letting Overstreet take a breather here.
Overstreet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Overstreet managing to block the knees to the body from Breda.
Overstreet prevents a body shot from Breda.
Overstreet is leaning against Breda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Overstreet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Breda taking a breather.
Breda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Breda tries to score a body lock takedown but Overstreet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Volga Overstreet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauro Breda.
Overstreet misses with a punch to the body.
Overstreet pushes Breda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overstreet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Breda.
Breda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Overstreet walks away with a smile on his face. Breda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Volga Overstreet is winning the standup battle so far.
Overstreet with a hook.
Overstreet ducks under a wild hook from Breda.
Breda throws a hook to the side of Overstreet's head but Overstreet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overstreet lands with a shot to the body.
Overstreet motions for Breda to come forward. Overstreet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Overstreet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overstreet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Overstreet scores with a jab.
A cross from Overstreet lands.
Nice uppercut there from Overstreet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet misses with a looping left.
Breda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Breda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Overstreet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overstreet misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Breda.
Overstreet connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overstreet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Overstreet lands a leg kick that knocks Breda off balance momentarily.
Volga Overstreet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overstreet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volga Overstreet dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Overstreet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Breda, pushing him back against the cage.
Overstreet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Breda letting Overstreet take a breather here.
Overstreet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Breda tries to score a body lock takedown but Overstreet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Overstreet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Breda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Breda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Overstreet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Overstreet fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breda looking to slow down the pace here.
Breda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Breda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Overstreet wants to get up but he can't break Breda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Overstreet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Breda tries to get to full guard but Overstreet has control of the leg.
Overstreet wants to pass to mount but Breda is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breda is trying to get back to full guard.
Breda wants to control but Overstreet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Breda wants to improve his position but Overstreet is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overstreet is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Volga Overstreet.
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet lands with a straight right. Breda didn't see that one coming.
Breda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overstreet.
Breda shoots in looking for a takedown but Overstreet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Breda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Volga Overstreet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauro Breda.
Overstreet connects with a solid leg kick.
Overstreet jabs Breda right on the nose. Breda blinks but takes it well.
Volga Overstreet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overstreet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Breda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overstreet can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Overstreet misses with a few strikes there.
Breda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Breda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overstreet.
Breda moves out of range of the strikes.
Overstreet slips a straight right by Breda.
Breda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overstreet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Breda moves out of range as Overstreet throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Overstreet throws a jab but it's blocked by Breda.
Overstreet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mauro Breda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Overstreet lands a nice hook to Breda's body. Breda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volga Overstreet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Overstreet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volga Overstreet!
An out of breath Volga Overstreet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Atoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atoshi comes into the arena with Samourai blaring out of the sound system. Speed has chosen Sucker Punch / Army Of Me as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Atoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor Speed!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Speed does it's job there.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Speed is predictable there
and Atoshi counters with a big head kick but Speed shrugs it off.
Atoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Atoshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speed moves out of range of the body kick from Atoshi.
Speed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Speed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atoshi eats them both and turns towards Speed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Speed lands a slapping body shot.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Speed swings for the body but Atoshi moves out of range.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
Atoshi misses with a takedown
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atoshi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speed connects with a body shot.
Speed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Speed lands a right hook to the body.
Speed lands a nice hook to Atoshi's body. Atoshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atoshi walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Atoshi off balance momentarily.
Speed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Atoshi off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Speed.
Speed with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoshi throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Atoshi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atoshi is rocked!
Speed connects with an inside leg kick.
Speed lands a jab to the head.
Oh Atoshi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed 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.
Speed avoids a kick to the body.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Atoshi's front leg but catches the back leg as Atoshi tries to avoid it.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Atoshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Atoshi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speed.
Speed lands a nice hook to Atoshi's body. Atoshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atoshi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Speed gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Speed!
After winning the bout, Connor Speed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siegfried Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tony Montana enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siegfried Freak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freak moves forwards but Montana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
Montana swings for the body but Freak moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Freak does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Freak misses the target.
Freak throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana stalks Freak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freak's face. Freak staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Siegfried Freak has been cut.
Freak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Freak throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
Montana defending well as Freak loads up on a big left hand.
Montana scores with a shot to the body.
Montana thuds a left hand into Freak's body.
Montana tries to bum rush Freak with a series of wild strikes but Freak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Montana.
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!
Freak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freak looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Freak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montana throws a sloppy body shot
and Freak counters with a nice body shot.
Montana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Tony Montana has been cut.
Montana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montana throws a combination that misses
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Freak.
Some wild striking there from Montana.
Freak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Freak wants to land a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
Freak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freak throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Montana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Freak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana moves away from the strike by Freak.
Montana lands with an overhand left.
Freak throws a right hand that Montana ducks under and follows up with a left that Montana also avoids with ease.
Freak throws a shot to the body.
Montana misses with a double jab.
Freak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Freak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freak throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Freak misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Freak connects with a leg kick. Montana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freak scores with a jab. Montana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Tony Montana's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak cracks Montana's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Montana slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Freak can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siegfried Freak!
A pretty intense looking Siegfried Freak took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Creeping Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
185 lbs
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198 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu checks a low kick from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xu catches Kavanagh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Keenan Kavanagh has been cut.
Xu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kavanagh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kavanagh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kavanagh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kavanagh tries to clinch there but Xu circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan Kavanagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xu lands with an uppercut that bounces Kavanagh off the cage and back into range.
Xu throws a leg kick but Kavanagh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kavanagh throws a head kick that misses
and Xu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Xu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xu misses with a body kick.
Kavanagh is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kavanagh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xu.
Xu scores with a nice body kick.
Kavanagh clinches up against the cage.
Xu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage.
Xu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xu misses with an elbow over the top.
Xu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh tries to clinch there but Xu circles away.
Xu thuds a left hand into Kavanagh's body.
Xu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up but Xu circles away and keeps his distance.
Xu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kavanagh rushes Xu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xu can't break the clinch.
Xu wants to get back to striking at distance but Kavanagh won't allow it.
Xu misses with a body punch.
Xu misses with a body punch.
Kavanagh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xu is defending well for now.
Xu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kavanagh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xu can pounce on him.
Kavanagh wants to clinch.
Xu misses with an uppercut. Kavanagh saw that one coming.
Kavanagh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu lands with a hook. Kavanagh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kavanagh looks to clinch
and Xu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh gets a clinch.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kavanagh.
Xu slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kavanagh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xu's brow.
Xu tries to break free but Kavanagh pushes him back against the cage.
Xu breaks the clinch.
Kavanagh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Kavanagh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up but Xu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kavanagh closes the distance but Xu moves to the side
and Xu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xu misses the jab.
Xu tried to score with a low kick but Kavanagh checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kavanagh drives through and clinches with Xu against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Kavanagh.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Kavanagh.
Xu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Xu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kavanagh's head.
Xu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kavanagh counters by moving into the clinch.
Kavanagh taking a breather.
Kavanagh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xu's defenses.
It looks like Roger Xu has been cut.
Xu is looking to break free of the clinch but Kavanagh has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Xu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kavanagh misses with a knee to the head.
Xu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu is trying to break the clinch but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage.
Kavanagh stalling against the cage.
Kavanagh is trying to maintain a safe position but Xu gets an underhook and turns Kavanagh into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Xu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Xu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Xu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Xu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kavanagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xu throws out the jab.
Xu swats away the attempt to clinch by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the body kick.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Xu missing with a left hand there. Kavanagh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kavanagh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xu, pushing him back against the cage.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!
Xu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu misses with a punch on the inside.
Xu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kavanagh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Xu up against the cage.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kavanagh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kavanagh trying to stall but Xu improves his position.
Xu avoiding damage as Kavanagh throws knees to the body.
Xu avoiding damage as Kavanagh throws knees to the body.
Roger Xu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kavanagh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xu.
Xu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xu misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanagh missing with knees to the body.
Xu misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh stalling against the cage.
Xu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xu throws a hook to the side of Kavanagh's head but Kavanagh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xu misses with a hook. Kavanagh ducked under it nicely.
Xu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Xu.
Kavanagh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Xu.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up
and Xu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kavanagh is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kavanagh moves away from the strike by Xu.
Kavanagh is still on wobbly legs! Can Xu finish him?
Xu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh drops his hands momentarily and Xu needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kavanagh just on the top of the head. Kavanagh drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kavanagh - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Xu!
An out of breath Roger Xu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Snoop Dogg - Who Am I as his entrance music. Mo Lee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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21
145 lbs
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143 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kush. Kush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hindu Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kush was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Kush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kush is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Kush takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Kush is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kush looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kush tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Kush shrugs off.
It looks like Hindu Kush has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kush scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Kush takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush letting Lee take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Lee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Kush takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Hindu Kush's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Kush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kush is defending well for now.
Kush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush looking to stall.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee blocks a body shot from Kush.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Kush in his tracks for a moment.
Kush tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Kush wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kush.
Kush dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Nice elbow from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Hindu Kush's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Kush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kush up against the cage.
Kush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands an elbow inside that Kush shrugs off.
Jeez, Hindu Kush's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands an elbow just above Kush 's eye.
Lee tries to stall but Kush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Kush managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hindu Kush's cut.
That's time! Kush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee slips a jab from Kush.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kush closes the distance and clinches.
Kush takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Kush wants to break free but Lee has control.
Mo Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kush looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kush takes a shot to the head.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee prevents Kush from breaking the clinch.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hindu Kush's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mo Lee!
After the fight, Mo Lee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicky Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez feints and as Oh raises his hands in defense, Fernandez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fernandez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Oh keeps moving.
Fernandez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicky Fernandez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oh rushes Fernandez and presses him up against the cage.
Fernandez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oh pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez can't get the takedown.
Oh cracks Fernandez with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oh.
It looks like Nicky Fernandez has been cut.
Fernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dongmin Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Fernandez.
Fernandez blocks an elbow strike.
Oh lands an elbow inside.
Oh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh lands a body punch.
Oh digs a right hand into Fernandez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernandez's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oh.
That has opened up Nicky Fernandez's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, Oh scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Oh.
The cut above Nicky Fernandez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fernandez takes a swing at Oh's ribcage but misses.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Oh stuffs the takedown attempt from Fernandez. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Fernandez misses.
Fernandez scores with a nice strike.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh looks for the body kick but Fernandez saw that one coming.
Oh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oh.
Fernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dongmin Oh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh moves in looking to clinch but Fernandez pushes him off.
Fernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh looks for the body kick but Fernandez saw that one coming.
Oh blocks a head kick by Fernandez.
Fernandez jabs Oh right on the nose. Oh blinks but takes it well.
Oh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh connects with the punch.
Nicky Fernandez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fernandez fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Oh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown but Oh shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
Oh tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Oh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oh thumps Fernandez with a low kick.
Oh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fernandez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oh - the referee stops the clock and Fernandez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oh. Fernandez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh throws a head kick that misses.
Oh misses with a body shot.
Oh lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicky Fernandez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh lands a big head kick that sends Fernandez tumbling to the mat! Oh takes a step backwards and waves Fernandez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nicky Fernandez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh retains his light heavyweight title!
Dongmin Oh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Saunier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death. Saunier has chosen Muse - Hysteria as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
150 lbs
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26
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marduk Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthieu Saunier!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunier defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Saunier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saunier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Saunier misses its intended target.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but Saunier moved out of range.
Thorn misses with a body kick.
Saunier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saunier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorn. That's going to slow Saunier down.
Thorn leaves Saunier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thorn enables Saunier to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thorn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thorn managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunier throws a big elbow that misses.
Saunier trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saunier looking to sit in guard and control but Thorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saunier is looking to sweep but instead, Thorn has passed into half guard.
Saunier wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn decides to stand up.
Thorn misses with a body kick.
Saunier shoots and misses
and Thorn counters by clinching up.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Saunier blocks it.
Saunier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saunier is trying to pull guard but Thorn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Saunier.
Saunier blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorn stalling in the clinch.
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn sizes up Saunier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saunier misses the shot to the body.
Thorn pushes Saunier up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunier blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunier backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Thorn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saunier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saunier scores with a jab to the head.
Marduk Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunier.
Thorn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saunier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saunier, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunier avoids it.
Thorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Saunier won't want to take too many of those.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunier avoids it.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunier backwards.
Thorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunier's face.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunier backwards.
Thorn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunier blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saunier jumps guard and drags Thorn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saunier wants to sweep but no luck.
Saunier wants to stand up but Thorn is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn wants to pass the guard but Saunier is keeping the position.
Saunier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saunier wants to stand but Thorn is controlling the position.
Thorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saunier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saunier is looking for a triangle but Thorn pushes his legs off easily.
Saunier is working an open guard so Thorn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saunier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunier scores with a hook.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunier moves away.
Saunier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saunier shoots in looking for a takedown but Thorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saunier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saunier closes the distance and clinches up with Thorn, looking for a takedown. Saunier pushes Thorn against the cage but Thorn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Saunier.
Thorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunier closes the distance but Thorn moves to the side
and Thorn counters with a low kick, right behind Saunier 's knee.
Thorn tests Saunier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saunier is rocked!
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saunier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Thorn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saunier at a distance.
Thorn is looking to chop away at Saunier's legs.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saunier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thorn finds it's way round the side to connect with Saunier's head.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saunier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunier moves in looking to clinch but Thorn pushes him off.
Marduk Thorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorn staying out of range there.
Marduk Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Saunier.
Thorn connects with an inside leg kick.
Saunier takes a swing at Thorn's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Saunier. Those never looked like landing.
Thorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saunier, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marduk Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorn tries to clinch
and Thorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorn pushes Saunier up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunier blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorn.
A good leg kick by Thorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saunier tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Saunier throws a leg kick
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saunier is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorn finish him?
Saunier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saunier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saunier seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorn.
Thorn has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Saunier goes down! Thorn dives on top of him - Saunier manages to get guard.
It looks like Matthieu Saunier has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thorn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saunier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thorn defends it easily.
Thorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunier can do to turn this around?
Thorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thorn stands and steps away. Saunier gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Thorn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Saunier's cut.
That's time! Thorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saunier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorn takes a swing at Saunier's ribcage but misses.
Thorn is looking to wear down Saunier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorn clinches up against the cage.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Thorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorn stalling the fight.
Saunier avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but Saunier blocks with his arms.
Thorn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saunier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Thorn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saunier's calf.
Thorn cracks a nice hook into Saunier's ribs.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunier.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saunier manages to avoid it.
Saunier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorn can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Saunier - just one landing.
Saunier is looking to clinch.
Thorn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saunier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saunier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Saunier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saunier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thorn counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunier throws an overhand right that lands on Thorn's shoulder, as Thorn tries to avoid the shot.
Thorn throws a head kick but Saunier moves out of range.
Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saunier takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Thorn.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorn.
Saunier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn lands a right hand.
A short right from Thorn on the inside.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunier blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunier pulls guard.
Saunier looking for subs off his back but Thorn has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marduk Thorn had his way with Matthieu Saunier in that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Saunier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thorn throws a low kick, looking for Saunier's leg but Saunier calmly moves out of range.
Thorn throws a sloppy head kick
and Saunier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn throws a leg kick but Saunier checks it.
Saunier shoots in but Thorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn throws a left that rocks Saunier and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Thorn dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Saunier regain composure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saunier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunier was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
A low kick from Thorn is predictable there
and Saunier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Saunier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saunier fails with a takedown attempt.
Thorn clinches up with Saunier and pushes him back against the cage.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Thorn breaks the clinch.
Thorn tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Thorn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saunier misses the jab.
Thorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saunier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorn throws a low kick but Saunier moves out of range easily.
Thorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marduk Thorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matthieu Saunier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saunier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saunier shoots in and drives through. Thorn sprawls well.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Saunier.
Saunier lands a jab to Thorn's midsection.
Saunier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marduk Thorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thorn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marduk Thorn!
Marduk Thorn retains his featherweight title!
Marduk Thorn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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