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ONI 127 - Stone vs Hall PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owusu Andoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andoh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Quiet. Out is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember my NAME!. Help Out has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owusu Andoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Help Out!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out is looking to clinch but Andoh is avoiding it.
Out thumps Andoh with a low kick.
Andoh checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andoh.
Help Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out cracks Andoh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Out drives through and clinches with Andoh against the cage.
Out blocking some punches.
Andoh blocks a body shot from Out.
Andoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Andoh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Out.
Andoh blocks an uppercut.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andoh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out struggles to land a body shot inside as Andoh controls his hands.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as Andoh controls the action.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Out.
Out pushes Andoh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Andoh.
Andoh tries a body shot but Out blocks it.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Andoh blocking some punches.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Andoh to work.
Andoh landing some nice looking knees 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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Out.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Out on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Andoh as the two fighters clinch.
Andoh scores with a shot to the side of Out's head.
Out tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andoh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Out.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Out looking to throw knees to the head but Andoh is blocking nicely.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Andoh tries a body shot but Out blocks it.
Andoh avoiding damage as Out throws knees to the body.
Out throws a head punch that misses.
Andoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Andoh tries to work over Out's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Out misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Out tries to work over Andoh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Out as Andoh tries to tie him up.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Out.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Out lands a knee to the body.
Andoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
Out tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andoh's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Andoh fails to land.
Andoh misses with a punch to the body.
Andoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out blocks an uppercut.
Andoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Out with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Owusu Andoh has been cut.
Andoh lands a right hand.
Out blocks the elbow strike.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Out misses with a hook from the clinch.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Out works on Andoh's body with a couple of short punches.
Out lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andoh blocks a body shot from Out.
Andoh is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Andoh misses with a punch to the body.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as Andoh controls the action.
Andoh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Out misses with the head strike.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Out back against the cage.
Andoh stalling in the clinch but Out improves position.
Andoh throws a head punch that misses.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Out.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Andoh on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Out.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Andoh misses with a body punch.
Out lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andoh backwards.
Out managing to block the knees to the body from Andoh.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andoh or not.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Out's elbow.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but Out blocks with his arms.
Andoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Out's elbow.
Out working aggressively here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a hook that snaps the head of Andoh backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Andoh taking a breather.
Out misses with the head strike.
Out tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
A short right from Andoh.
Andoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
Andoh looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Out on the inside.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Out.
Andoh tries a body shot but Out blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Out.
Out lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out misses with a body punch.
Out tries a knee to the head but Andoh blocks it.
Andoh blocks a body shot from Out.
Out tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andoh's elbow.
Out takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Out creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Out misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andoh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Out as Andoh tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andoh.
A shot in the inside from Out.
Out swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andoh takes a shot to the head.
Andoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Out.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Out lands a left hand.
Andoh connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Help Out has been cut.
Out misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andoh.
Out blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Out misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Out trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andoh taking a breather.
A short right from Out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out looking to throw knees to the head but Andoh is blocking nicely.
Andoh is leaning against Out and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Out throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
Out is looking to clinch but Andoh is avoiding it.
Andoh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Out misses with a straight right.
Andoh missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andoh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Andoh blocks a jab.
Out throws a leg kick
and Andoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Out misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out scores with a head kick. Andoh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Andoh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andoh tries to move into range but Out moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Out throws a low kick, looking for Andoh's leg but Andoh calmly moves out of range.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Out misses
and Andoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Andoh misses with a hook. Out ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Out misses.
Out throws a leg kick
and Andoh counters with a right hand to the body.
Out missing with a left hand there. Andoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andoh moves out of range of the body kick from Out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andoh cracks Out with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Out gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Andoh misses.
Out misses with a hook.
Out throws a front kick that sends Andoh stumbling back into the cage.
Andoh misses with an uppercut.
Andoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Out.
Andoh throws a head kick that misses
and Out counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andoh's knee momentarily.
Out throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Help Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andoh checks a leg kick nicely.
Out misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Out as he connects with a hook.
Out rushes Andoh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andoh is looking to control Out's arms but Out gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andoh has his back to the cage.
Out tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andoh avoids it.
Andoh scores with a shot to the side of Out's head.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Out.
A head punch on the inside from Andoh fails to land.
Out connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andoh is defending well for now.
Andoh blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andoh is trying to maintain a safe position but Out gets an underhook and turns Andoh into the cage.
Help Out seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Out misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Out prevents a body shot from Andoh.
Out tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Out struggles to land a body shot inside as Andoh controls his hands.
Out swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andoh blocking some punches.
Andoh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Andoh.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Out.
Andoh lands with a left to the head.
Out misses with a body punch.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Out has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
Out lands a nice shot to the body.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Out avoids it.
Andoh trying to land knees to the body.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Out.
Andoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
Out misses with some punches.
Andoh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as Andoh controls the action.
Out lands with a light punch inside.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out tries to land a knee to the head but Andoh blocks with his arms.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Out misses with the head strike.
Andoh misses with a knee to the head.
Andoh misses with the head strike.
Andoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andoh taking a breather.
Out tries to land a knee to the head but Andoh blocks with his arms.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Out goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andoh stalling in the clinch but Out improves position.
Andoh can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Out.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Out blocking some punches.
Andoh blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andoh.
Andoh managing to block the knees to the body from Out.
Out has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Out.
Out can't find room to land a body shot as Andoh controls the action.
Andoh misses with a punch on the inside.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Andoh tries to land knees in the clinch but Out avoids the damage to the body.
Andoh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Out misses with some punches.
Andoh blocks a body shot from Out.
Out works on Andoh's body with a couple of short punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Andoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Andoh's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andoh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Andoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Andoh.
A hook to the body from Out.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Out misses with the head strike.
Andoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Out controls his hands.
Out with a knee to the head.
Andoh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh slows down the pace here.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Andoh to work.
Out tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Out back against the cage.
Out lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andoh backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andoh.
Andoh blocking some punches.
Andoh lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andoh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out managing to block the knees to the body from Andoh.
Andoh misses with an elbow strike.
Out softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Help Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andoh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Out misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andoh defending well as Out loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Andoh misses its intended target.
Andoh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Out avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Out thuds a left hand into Andoh's body.
Out moves into the clinch.
Andoh is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andoh tries a body shot but Out blocks it.
Andoh takes a shot to the head.
Out working Andoh over with knees to the body.
Andoh lands with a light punch inside.
Andoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Out's elbow.
Andoh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out misses with a body punch.
Andoh lands a left hand.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Out misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Andoh.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andoh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
Out digs a right hand into Andoh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andoh's gas tank.
Out scores with a hook to the body.
Andoh effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Out.
Out scores a nice knee to the body.
Andoh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Out.
Andoh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andoh avoids a wild elbow strike from Out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andoh or not.
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Out scores with a nice hook to the head.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Andoh pushes Out back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Out lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andoh.
Out misses with the head strike.
Out lands with a short shot to the head.
Andoh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Out's elbow.
Andoh trying to stall but Out improves his position.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Out.
Out tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Out back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Andoh.
Out is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Out on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out tries a knee to the head but Andoh blocks it.
Andoh misses with a body punch.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh throws a head punch that misses.
Out blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andoh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Out working aggressively here.
Out with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andoh.
Out is still on wobbly legs! Can Andoh finish him?
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andoh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andoh pushes Out back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh lands a big right hand that drops Out! The killer instinct kicks in and Andoh finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Andoh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owusu Andoh!
After winning the bout, Owusu Andoh 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenric Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanito Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Simply Ravishing. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juanito Sandoval enters the cage!
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222 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenric Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Kyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Kyle throws a front kick aimed at Sandoval's knee but Sandoval avoids it well.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sandoval but Sandoval pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sandoval lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sandoval - that will leave a mark!
Kyle throws a low kick but Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Kyle throws a low kick but Sandoval moves out of range easily.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Sandoval is predictable there
and Kyle counters with a leg kick.
Kyle throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
Kyle shoots in and drives through. Sandoval sprawls well.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Kyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle throws a body kick that misses.
Sandoval throws a leg kick but Kyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kyle throws a low kick, looking for Sandoval's leg but Sandoval calmly moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kyle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sandoval throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kyle.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Kyle's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandoval.
Sandoval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kyle.
Kyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sandoval scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Kyle misses.
Kyle misses with a body kick.
Kyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sandoval steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kyle. That one must have hurt.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kyle.
Kyle throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Sandoval looks gassed!
Kyle scores with a jab. Sandoval acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Juanito Sandoval has been cut.
Kyle lands a head kick. Sandoval smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sandoval is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kyle rather than just go for the knockout.
Kyle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kyle showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle thows a huge punch but Sandoval dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kyle wants to finish this one by submission but Sandoval is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kyle.
Kyle raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Kyle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sandoval is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sandoval and Kyle has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kyle throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sandoval works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sandoval won't allow Kyle to pass to mount.
Sandoval tries to get to full guard but Kyle has control of the leg.
Sandoval keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands strikes from half guard.
Kyle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandoval avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kyle.
Kyle looking to finish with strikes here!
Kyle prevents Sandoval from getting the reversal.
Kyle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That has opened up Juanito Sandoval's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juanito Sandoval's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenric Kyle!
An out of breath Kenric Kyle 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianmarco Zaniboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Su han comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman - Metallica. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
149 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kong Su han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gianmarco Zaniboni!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaniboni misses with a right hand
and Su han counters with a thumping low kick.
Su han looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zaniboni throws an overhand right that lands on Su han's shoulder, as Su han tries to avoid the shot.
Su han uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaniboni.
Zaniboni takes a swing at Su han's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Su han.
Su han throws a series of punches but Zaniboni moves out of range.
Zaniboni lands a nice hook to Su han's body. Su han takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Su han moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaniboni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Su han scores with a knee to the head.
Zaniboni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaniboni is trying to break the clinch but Su han has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Zaniboni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaniboni throws a punch but it's blocked by Su han.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaniboni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaniboni misses with an uppercut
and Su han makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Su han as Zaniboni shoots in.
Zaniboni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaniboni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Su han.
Zaniboni misses with a body shot
and Su han counters with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Su han.
Zaniboni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Su han ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni misses with a body shot
and Su han counters with a thumping low kick.
Su han connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaniboni blocks a head kick by Su han.
Kong Su han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaniboni throws a series of punches but Su han avoids them all with ease.
Zaniboni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Su han was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaniboni.
Zaniboni throws an off balance right hand
and Su han counters with a right hand to the body.
Su han takes a swing at Zaniboni's ribcage but misses.
Zaniboni misses with a hook. Su han ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Su han. That's going to slow Zaniboni down.
Su han is looking to clinch but Zaniboni is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Su han finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zaniboni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Su han circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Zaniboni drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Su han follows Zaniboni to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kong Su han!
Kong Su han thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Olamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olamo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee . 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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255 lbs
17 - 21 - 0 |
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280 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Urho Olamo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a sloppy head kick
and Olamo counters with a good low kick that Do was not able to check.
Olamo takes one to the side of the head.
Do fails to land the takedown.
Do takes one on the button.
It looks like Jonny Do has been cut.
Olamo scores with a one two! Do had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jonny Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Do misses
and Olamo counters with an outside leg kick.
Olamo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Do throws a head kick that misses
and Olamo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Olamo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olamo throws a right and a left that Do avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Do. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Do misses
and Olamo counters with a low kick, right behind Do 's knee.
Do throws a leg kick that misses.
Olamo tries to work over Do's front leg with a kick but Do checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Olamo on the inside.
Do works on Olamo's body with a couple of short punches.
Olamo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Olamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Do misses with a punch to the body.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Olamo avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Do tries a body shot but Olamo blocks it.
Do taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Olamo.
Do is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olamo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Do's efforts to push away.
Olamo misses with a punch to the body.
Do working aggressively here.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Olamo avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
Do lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olamo misses with the head strike.
Do has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Olamo is trying to keep an underhook but Do manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Do looks to land a strike but Olamo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Olamo 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.
Olamo controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Olamo controlling the position.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olamo controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Olamo kicks Do off and gets to his feet.
Do checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olamo lands with a nice body kick.
Olamo tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a solid leg kick but Olamo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Do.
Do shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olamo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
Do dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olamo checks a leg kick.
Olamo tries to bum rush Do with a series of wild strikes but Do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Do scores with a jab. Olamo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Do closes this distance looking for a takedown but Olamo circles away.
Olamo moves out of range of the strikes.
Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Do.
Olamo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olamo.
Do lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olamo throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Olamo quickly recovers to half guard.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olamo trying to control here.
Olamo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Olamo.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Olamo blocks nicely.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olamo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do wants to pass the guard but Olamo is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Olamo wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Olamo pushes Do off and gets back to his feet.
Do tries to work over Olamo's front leg with a kick but Olamo checks it.
Do misses with a head kick.
Olamo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olamo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Do.
Olamo throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Do tries a head kick but it misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do slips a straight right by Olamo.
Do misses the shot to the body.
Do is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jonny Do's cut is getting worse.
Olamo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Olamo is looking to slow Do down with leg kicks.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Olamo.
Do moves out of range of the leg kick from Olamo.
A jab from Olamo misses.
Do throws a series of punches but Olamo moves out of range.
Do is looking to score with low kicks.
Do motions for Olamo to come forward. Do throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do closes the distance and clinches up with Olamo, looking for a takedown. Do pushes Olamo against the cage but Olamo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Do fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olamo is out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Olamo tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Do bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olamo's head backwards.
Olamo connects with a high kick.
Olamo feints and then cracks Do's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Do down.
Do closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Do throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Olamo to regain full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olamo wants to stand up but Do is controlling him.
Olamo trying to control the position here.
Do lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to control from the top but Olamo keeps moving.
Olamo wants to sweep but no luck.
Olamo keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olamo trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Olamo keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Olamo 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Do avoids the head kick by Olamo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Olamo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Do connects with a single shot there.
Do drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Olamo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Olamo 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.
Olamo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Do lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olamo 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.
Do wants to control from the top but Olamo keeps moving.
Olamo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Do has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urho Olamo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonny Do's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olamo tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olamo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do stuns Olamo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Do.
Do throws a nice head kick!
Olamo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olamo throws a nice looking combination but Do bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Do fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olamo checks it well.
Urho Olamo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Do takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Do tries for a takedown but Olamo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Do looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olamo is fending him off so far but Do persists. Nope, Olamo circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A leg kick checked by Olamo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws a jab when Olamo was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olamo. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do motions for Olamo to come forward. Do throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olamo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Do doesn't seem bothered though.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
Olamo swinging wildly here.
Do lands with a straight right. Olamo didn't see that one coming.
Do misses with an uppercut.
Olamo checks a leg kick.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do wants to slow Olamo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olamo, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olamo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olamo misses with the combination.
Do lands a leg kick that knocks Olamo off balance momentarily.
Do throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Olamo on the side of the head.
Do motions for Olamo to come forward. Do throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olamo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Do.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do throws a body punch but Olamo moves out of range.
Olamo tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Olamo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Do falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Olamo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jonny Do's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Do tries for a takedown but Olamo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Olamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Olamo misses with a body kick.
Do misses with a hook. Olamo ducked under it nicely.
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do walks into a left hand.
Jeez, Jonny Do's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Do tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Do blocks the body kick.
Olamo lands a jab to the nose.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonny Do's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Urho Olamo!
Urho Olamo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Cantarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cantarini's choice of entrance music: Ellens dritter Gesang. Fabio Cantarini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
183 lbs
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25
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Cantarini!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantarini throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cantarini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Marsh.
Marsh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cantarini wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
Marsh postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cantarini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cantarini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marsh's guard.
Marsh is pulling down on Cantarini's head. It's preventing any offense from Cantarini, at least for the moment.
Cantarini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsh is adopting a defensive guard.
Cantarini with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsh, not yet.
Marsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cantarini's guard.
Marsh forces his way into half guard.
Marsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marsh stalling.
Cantarini tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Marsh wants to pass to mount but Cantarini is defending the position.
Marsh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marsh wants to free his trapped foot but Cantarini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Cantarini trying to control from the bottom.
Marsh tries to pass to full mount but Cantarini defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantarini is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marsh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cantarini wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Marsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cantarini works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cantarini is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cantarini throwing shots but Marsh is blocking nicely.
Cantarini is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh kicks Cantarini off and gets back to his feet.
Fabio Cantarini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Cantarini.
Cantarini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marsh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Cantarini.
Cantarini misses with a double jab
and Marsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cantarini.
Cantarini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantarini was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini looks to throw the jab but Marsh is out of range.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Marsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cantarini lands a nice looking body shot.
Marsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cantarini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Cantarini saw that one coming.
Marsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cantarini misses with a leg kick.
Cantarini throws the left hand but Marsh avoids the punch easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini slips a straight right by Marsh.
Marsh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cantarini was covering up waiting for the punch and Marsh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cantarini wants to sweep here but Marsh controlling him for the moment.
Marsh trying to control but Cantarini is working from the bottom.
Cantarini 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.
Cantarini looking to control.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsh stopping the sweep attempt from Cantarini.
Marsh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cantarini's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cantarini trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
Cantarini is refusing to be controlled, as Marsh sits in half guard.
Cantarini wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cantarini tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
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!
Marsh wants to pass to mount but Cantarini is defending the position.
Marsh trying to control the action but Cantarini is working from the bottom.
Cantarini trying to control here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cantarini moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Cantarini throws a right hand that misses
and Marsh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cantarini!
Cantarini is desperately trying to improve his position but Marsh has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh with shots to the head and body - Cantarini looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh trying to control but Cantarini is having none of it.
Cantarini is looking to improve his position but Marsh isn't that keen on the idea.
Cantarini gets back to half guard.
Cantarini tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Marsh working Cantarini over with strikes.
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. Marsh connects with a nice short shot to Cantarini's temple.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Cantarini is trying to stand back up but Marsh is controlling him
Cantarini trying to control but Marsh postures up.
Cantarini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marsh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marsh avoids the attempt from Cantarini to control.
Marsh lands a big shot there that rocks Cantarini but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cantarini holds on to Marsh around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Cantarini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Marsh.
Cantarini is trying to escape the mount.
Cantarini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marsh trying to control but Cantarini is having none of it.
Marsh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cantarini wants to hold on but Marsh pushes him away.
Cantarini tries to reverse the position but Marsh maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh trying to control but Cantarini is having none of it.
Marsh prevents Cantarini from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cantarini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantarini misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cantarini throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh lands an overhand right.
Cantarini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marsh cracks Cantarini with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cantarini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cantarini connects with a solid leg kick.
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Marsh. Beautiful body shot.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Cantarini moved out of range.
Cantarini tries a low kick but Marsh avoids it.
A cross from Cantarini lands.
Marsh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh fails to land the takedown.
Cantarini slips under a jab from Marsh.
Marsh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cantarini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cantarini cracks Marsh with an open hand slap.
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Cantarini moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Cantarini misses with a straight left.
Cantarini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marsh doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cantarini throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Cantarini defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Marsh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cantarini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cantarini.
Cantarini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantarini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cantarini moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantarini scores with a body shot.
Cantarini will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Marsh misses.
Cantarini misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Cantarini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marsh throws a good cross that connects.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Cantarini is out of range.
Marsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantarini at a distance.
Cantarini throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Fabio Cantarini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cantarini.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cantarini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Cantarini moved out of range.
Fabio Cantarini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cantarini looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Marsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Cantarini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cantarini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantarini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Marsh.
Cantarini digs a good hook to Marsh's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantarini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marsh.
Cantarini throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantarini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Randy Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cantarini is looking to control Marsh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantarini avoid being mounted?
Marsh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cantarini is trying to get back to full guard.
Marsh wants to control but Cantarini is keeping him busy.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but Cantarini defending well.
Marsh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cantarini!
Cantarini is trying to escape the mount.
Marsh working Cantarini over with strikes here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marsh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cantarini keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marsh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marsh tries to control but Cantarini wriggling away.
Marsh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marsh prevents Cantarini from getting the reversal.
Cantarini is squirming around, avoiding Marsh's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cantarini sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Marsh tries to pass to full mount but Cantarini defends it.
Cantarini trying to control here.
Cantarini is in trouble now - Marsh has advanced to mount!
Cantarini tries to hold on but Marsh postures up.
A nice elbow there by Marsh.
Marsh raining down shots from the mount!
Marsh landing strikes from the mount.
Marsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cantarini working to try and regain half guard.
Marsh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marsh lands a heavy elbow.
Marsh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marsh looking to isolate an arm here. Cantarini doesn't see it coming and as Marsh extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Marsh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Marsh!
Randy Marsh was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axel Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Stevens scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones staying out of range there.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones slips a straight right by Stevens.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stevens tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Jones misses.
Stevens moves out of range as Jones strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stevens can pounce on him.
Stevens dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens wants to clinch.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Stevens throws out a powerful jab.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones slips under a jab from Stevens.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Stevens pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stevens is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Stevens gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Stevens drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stevens has Jones in his guard.
Stevens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones moves into full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is in trouble now - Stevens has advanced to mount!
Jones tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones tries to hold on but Stevens postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stevens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones regains half guard.
Stevens passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stevens working Jones over with strikes here.
Stevens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stevens misses with a head shot.
Stevens looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Stevens with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stevens punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stevens looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.
Stevens with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stevens throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Stevens looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Stevens controlling from the full mount.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Stevens there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Stevens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stevens is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stevens 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.
Stevens scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevens.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevens blocks a body shot from Jones.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Jones wants to stall.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens misses with a knee to the head.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stevens's elbow.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stevens stalling the fight.
Stevens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Axel Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Axel Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Stevens.
Stevens works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stevens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevens connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Axel Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stevens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stevens is looking to land body kicks.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Stevens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Stevens cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevens.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens misses with a looping left.
Stevens throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Stevens tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Stevens wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevens is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens manages to get to full guard.
Stevens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stevens connects with a couple of short punches.
Axel Stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Stevens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevens looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stevens is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevens as he avoids it easily.
Stevens throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Stevens staying out of range there.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Stevens tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stevens misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Stevens does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones slips a straight right by Stevens.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Stevens works the jab nicely.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Stevens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Stevens ducks down to avoid it.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stevens tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Jones stuns Stevens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones digs a good hook to Stevens's body.
Stevens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevens slips under a jab.
Stevens throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Stevens is trying to keep Jones in close.
Stevens throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Stevens keeps moving.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevens is retaining full guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Stevens blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones stuns Stevens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevens, as that shot connected.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevens throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Stevens gets a clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
A shot in the inside from Stevens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones has Stevens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stevens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevens thinking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stevens.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Axel Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens scores with a punch to the head.
Stevens scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michael Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stevens 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Axel Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Axel Stevens made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Zhirkov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higashikuni shoots in looking for a takedown. Zhirkov tries to sprawl out of it but Higashikuni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zhirkov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Higashikuni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the liver by Zhirkov. Beautiful body shot.
Higashikuni slips a straight right by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Higashikuni.
Zhirkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Higashikuni shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Higashikuni has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zhirkov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zhirkov tries to reverse the position but Higashikuni maintains control.
Higashikuni avoids the attempt from Zhirkov to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Higashikuni is staying active.
Higashikuni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zhirkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Higashikuni avoids the attempt from Zhirkov to control.
Zhirkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Higashikuni landing punches.
Higashikuni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zhirkov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Higashikuni.
Zhirkov working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higashikuni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zhirkov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zhirkov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Higashikuni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higashikuni raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Zhirkov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higashikuni thowing shots but they're missing.
Higashikuni landing strikes from the mount and Zhirkov is in trouble!
Zhirkov tries to hold on but Higashikuni postures up.
Higashikuni with the ground and pound from mount.
Zhirkov tries to reverse the position but Higashikuni maintains control.
Zhirkov taking shots to the head.
Higashikuni is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zhirkov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Higashikuni raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni with good strikes from the mount here!
Zhirkov is rocked!
Higashikuni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Higashikuni looking to land elbow strikes but Zhirkov uses the position to regain half guard.
Higashikuni trying to control from half guard but Zhirkov is working away.
Zhirkov tries to roll over but Higashikuni keeps him under control.
Zhirkov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni tries to pass to full mount but Zhirkov defends it.
Higashikuni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zhirkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni throws a strike but Zhirkov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zhirkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Higashikuni's guard.
Higashikuni keeping full guard, as Zhirkov tries to pass.
Higashikuni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhirkov is one step ahead there.
Zhirkov is working Higashikuni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirkov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zhirkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Higashikuni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higashikuni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zhirkov controls the pace.
Robert Zhirkov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Higashikuni throws a shot from downtown. Zhirkov moves away and avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhirkov. That did some damage!
Higashikuni missing with a left hand there. Zhirkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higashikuni misses with a left hand
and Zhirkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Higashikuni swings for the body but Zhirkov moves out of range.
Higashikuni's corner calls for a 1-2. Higashikuni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Katsu Higashikuni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higashikuni misses with a takedown attempt
and Zhirkov counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Higashikuni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Higashikuni punishes Zhirkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Zhirkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Higashikuni on the side of the head.
Higashikuni walks into a left hand.
Higashikuni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zhirkov. Zhirkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zhirkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higashikuni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhirkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhirkov connects with a jab.
Higashikuni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhirkov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higashikuni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhirkov counters with a left and a right that stings Higashikuni.
Zhirkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Higashikuni fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhirkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Higashikuni shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhirkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Higashikuni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Higashikuni defending well as Zhirkov loads up on a big left hand.
Higashikuni scores with a nice head shot.
Higashikuni loads up on a big right hand but Zhirkov slips the punch.
Higashikuni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhirkov manages to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni cracks the inside of Zhirkov's front leg.
Higashikuni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhirkov's sensitive parts.
Zhirkov throws a push kick but Higashikuni slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Higashikuni misses.
Higashikuni misses with a hook
and Zhirkov counters with a straight right hand.
Higashikuni tries to clinch there but Zhirkov circles away.
Zhirkov misses with an uppercut. Higashikuni saw that one coming.
Higashikuni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhirkov manages to avoid it.
Higashikuni jabs Zhirkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zhirkov staying out of range there.
Zhirkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhirkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhirkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni misses with a takedown attempt - Zhirkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Higashikuni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhirkov's sensitive parts.
Higashikuni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhirkov pinned against the cage. Zhirkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhirkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Higashikuni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni looks for a takedown but Zhirkov sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higashikuni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Higashikuni misses with a hook. Zhirkov ducked under it nicely.
Zhirkov loads up on a big right hand but Higashikuni slips the punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zhirkov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zhirkov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Higashikuni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zhirkov defends it well.
Zhirkov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Higashikuni wants to advance to full mount but Zhirkov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Zhirkov pulls Higashikuni in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higashikuni tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhirkov is retaining full guard.
Zhirkov 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.
Zhirkov keeping full guard, as Higashikuni tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Higashikuni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Higashikuni fails to land the takedown.
Zhirkov scores with a jab.
Zhirkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Higashikuni. Higashikuni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zhirkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Higashikuni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zhirkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Higashikuni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Higashikuni.
A shot to the body from Higashikuni misses
and Zhirkov counters with a nice body shot.
Zhirkov avoids the body shot from Higashikuni.
Zhirkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Higashikuni.
Zhirkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Higashikuni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higashikuni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zhirkov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zhirkov gets back to half guard.
Higashikuni is nestled in close to Zhirkov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zhirkov tries to roll over but Higashikuni keeps him under control.
Higashikuni has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zhirkov can't escape the position.
Zhirkov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zhirkov taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higashikuni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zhirkov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Higashikuni is trying to control here but Zhirkov has managed to regain half guard.
Higashikuni is working for a kimura but Zhirkov is defending it quite comfortably.
Zhirkov wants to control but Higashikuni is keeping busy.
Higashikuni thows a huge punch but Zhirkov dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Higashikuni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Higashikuni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhirkov's head.
Higashikuni passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zhirkov!
Zhirkov taking shots to the head.
Zhirkov tries to reverse the position but Higashikuni maintains control.
Higashikuni in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zhirkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Higashikuni has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Zhirkov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Higashikuni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zhirkov is looking to escape.
Zhirkov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Higashikuni tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirkov working to try and regain half guard.
Zhirkov wants to control but Higashikuni is having none of it.
Higashikuni landing strikes from the mount.
Zhirkov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zhirkov manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Zhirkov, under a barage of strikes from Higashikuni.
Higashikuni throwing shots but Zhirkov is blocking nicely.
Higashikuni uses his free foot to push down on Zhirkov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zhirkov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni working for a guillotine from mount but Zhirkov is in no mood to give up.
Katsu Higashikuni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Higashikuni throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Higashikuni wants to control but Zhirkov has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Zhirkov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Zhirkov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zhirkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhirkov, not yet.
Zhirkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov is controlling Higashikuni's posture.
Higashikuni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zhirkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Higashikuni trying to control but Zhirkov is working from the bottom.
Higashikuni looking to pass the guard.
Higashikuni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zhirkov has Higashikuni pulled in close to control his posture.
Higashikuni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Higashikuni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirkov trying to keep a closed guard but Higashikuni is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zhirkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhirkov, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zhirkov can't keep his opponent in guard - Higashikuni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zhirkov trying to control but Higashikuni postures up.
Higashikuni passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zhirkov!
Higashikuni lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Higashikuni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zhirkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Higashikuni has a good base and remains in mount.
Higashikuni is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zhirkov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zhirkov is still in real trouble! Can Higashikuni finish him?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higashikuni wants to control the pace but Zhirkov is squirming around nicely.
Higashikuni misses with a head shot.
Zhirkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhirkov wants to control but Higashikuni is having none of it.
Higashikuni punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zhirkov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Higashikuni tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Higashikuni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Higashikuni with good strikes from the mount here!
Zhirkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Higashikuni landing strikes, looking to finish!
Higashikuni breaks from Zhirkov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zhirkov tries to hold on but Higashikuni pushes him away.
Zhirkov is breathing heavily.
Higashikuni prevents Zhirkov from getting the reversal.
Zhirkov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Higashikuni's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Higashikuni!
After winning the bout, Katsu Higashikuni 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmichael has chosen Nelly - Just A Dream as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dresden Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael tries to work over Marsh's front leg with a kick but Marsh checks it.
Marsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Carmichael's head.
Carmichael throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmichael manages to avoid it.
Carmichael misses the shot to the body.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carmichael was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Marsh looks to land a left hand but Carmichael moved out of range nicely.
Carmichael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kris Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carmichael takes a swing at Marsh's ribcage but misses.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carmichael 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.
Marsh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmichael wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
Marsh won't allow Carmichael to sweep him here.
Carmichael is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marsh is working hard here to advance position.
Carmichael wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh trying to control but Carmichael is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carmichael throws a sloppy head kick
and Marsh counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marsh.
Carmichael takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Carmichael has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Carmichael controls the action.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael prevents Marsh from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Carmichael.
Marsh cracks Carmichael with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh throws a head punch that misses.
Carmichael using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carmichael unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marsh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmichael.
Carmichael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Marsh misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marsh on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Carmichael using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Marsh.
Marsh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carmichael is defending well.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Carmichael controls the action.
Marsh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carmichael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carmichael.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carmichael.
Carmichael blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Carmichael.
Marsh is working Carmichael over against the cage.
Marsh breaks the clinch.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carmichael moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Carmichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmichael lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carmichael was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
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!
Carmichael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marsh throws a low kick but Carmichael avoids it.
Marsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carmichael has time to react.
Marsh scores with a hook to the body. Carmichael takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Carmichael defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmichael is just out of range.
Marsh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carmichael as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh misses with a leg kick.
Marsh closes the distance and clinches up with Carmichael, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes Carmichael against the cage but Carmichael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carmichael avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Horrible takedown by Marsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Carmichael which made him look bad.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Marsh lands.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carmichael is fending him off so far but Marsh persists. Nope, Carmichael circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carmichael instigates a clinch.
Carmichael trying to land knees to the body.
Carmichael gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marsh.
Carmichael unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carmichael lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Carmichael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carmichael.
Still in the clinch, Carmichael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carmichael blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Carmichael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Carmichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Carmichael back against the cage.
Carmichael misses with a body punch.
Carmichael struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Carmichael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dresden Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carmichael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsh can pounce on him.
Carmichael throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmichael.
Carmichael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsh can pounce on him.
Carmichael works the jab nicely.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a low kick, looking for Marsh's leg but Marsh calmly moves out of range.
Carmichael just misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Marsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Carmichael tries to sprawl out of it but Marsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carmichael manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marsh lands a slapping body shot.
Marsh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Marsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carmichael tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmichael cracks Marsh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsh.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
Marsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carmichael sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Carmichael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmichael has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carmichael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a really nice looking cross but Marsh seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmichael throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dresden Carmichael will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carmichael.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Carmichael.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmichael.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carmichael avoids it really well and circles away.
Carmichael moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Carmichael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carmichael.
Marsh sizes up Carmichael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carmichael doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
Marsh scores with a decent looking hook.
Kris Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Carmichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Marsh tests Carmichael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carmichael throws a jab when Marsh was well out of range.
Carmichael slips under a jab from Marsh.
Carmichael throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carmichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carmichael tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Carmichael blocks a jab.
Carmichael wants to land a leg kick but Marsh is out of range.
Marsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carmichael avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh shoots in but no luck this time.
Marsh slips a straight right by Carmichael.
Marsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marsh throws a jab when Carmichael was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael misses with a looping right.
Carmichael misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Marsh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsh.
Some bone on bone action there as Carmichael checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carmichael.
Carmichael tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Carmichael defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Carmichael coming out on top.
Carmichael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsh. That did some damage!
Marsh throws a combination that misses
and Carmichael counters with a nice uppercut.
Carmichael's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marsh under the eye.
Good leg kick by Marsh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carmichael wants it to stay on the feet.
Carmichael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carmichael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marsh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Carmichael is looking for a sweep. Marsh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carmichael has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marsh is working away from the top position though.
Marsh is looking to advance position but Carmichael won't allow it.
Marsh is controlling the pace.
Carmichael is not content to let Marsh control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael trying to control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carmichael pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carmichael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Carmichael.
Carmichael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Carmichael misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh looks for a takedown but Carmichael sprawls well.
Marsh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marsh has a takedown stuffed.
Carmichael leaves Marsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carmichael with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carmichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsh.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Carmichael was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carmichael is looking to land body kicks.
Marsh avoids a kick to the body.
Carmichael moves into the clinch.
Marsh can't find room to land a body shot as Carmichael controls the action.
Carmichael struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Good body shot from Carmichael.
Carmichael scores with a shot to the side of Marsh's head.
Carmichael throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Carmichael scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmichael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marsh is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Carmichael.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking for a takedown.
Carmichael working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carmichael is pressed up against the cage. Marsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carmichael down to the mat. Carmichael avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carmichael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carmichael slips a straight right by Marsh.
Marsh fails to land the takedown.
Carmichael misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmichael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsh.
Marsh tried to score with a low kick but Carmichael checks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Marsh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carmichael getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marsh working away.
Marsh in side control, throwing shots but Carmichael defends.
Carmichael tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carmichael is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marsh off and has taken his back!
Marsh breaks Carmichael's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Carmichael wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Carmichael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dresden Carmichael will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carmichael but Carmichael pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marsh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marsh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marsh moves out of range as Carmichael strikes.
Carmichael swings for the body but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh blocks a low kick nicely.
Carmichael stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carmichael wants it to stay on the feet.
Carmichael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carmichael throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carmichael sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carmichael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marsh looks for a takedown but Carmichael sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Marsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carmichael looking to stall.
Carmichael blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Carmichael is positioning himself well to prevent Marsh advancing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmichael has one foot on Marsh's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Carmichael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Marsh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carmichael was covering up waiting for the punch and Marsh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carmichael is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carmichael postures up in Marsh's guard and throws a big left but Marsh blocks it.
Carmichael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsh trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carmichael is aware though and is defending well.
Carmichael in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing Carmichael from controlling successfully.
Kris Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carmichael distracts Marsh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Carmichael has passed into half guard!
Marsh taking some punishment here, with Carmichael in his half guard.
Marsh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carmichael is working away from the top position though.
Carmichael slows the pace down in half guard.
Carmichael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marsh's head.
Marsh regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsh is on top in guard.
Carmichael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marsh wants to pass the guard but Carmichael is keeping the position.
Marsh landing some decent shots from guard.
Carmichael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a big elbow that misses.
Carmichael is trying to keep Marsh in close.
Marsh throwing strikes from guard but Carmichael blocks nicely.
Carmichael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carmichael dives on top into guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Carmichael working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carmichael is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marsh trying to strike off his back.
Marsh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carmichael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
Marsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marsh 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.
Carmichael trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carmichael postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsh working for a triangle but Carmichael defends it easily.
Marsh 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marsh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marsh has control of Carmichael's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carmichael regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carmichael taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kris Marsh.
I think Carmichael 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Dresden Carmichael!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Dresden Carmichael!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight as a draw!
Dresden Carmichael wins by majority decision!
After winning the bout, Dresden Carmichael 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Max is coming, better be ready.... There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens scores with a nice head shot.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens gets a clinch.
Stevens's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Power slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Power displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Stevens off balance momentarily.
Power slips a straight right by Stevens.
Stevens lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevens.
Power throws a low kick, looking for Stevens's leg but Stevens calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power slips under a jab from Stevens.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevens misses with a hook
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randal Stevens.
Stevens scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
Power stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Power wants it to stay on the feet.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens misses with a body shot
and Power counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Stevens misses.
Stevens scores with a nice head shot.
Stevens shoots in and gets a takedown into Power's guard.
Stevens postures up.
Power is looking for a triangle but Stevens pushes his legs off easily.
Stevens throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevens trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Power wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Power is keeping the position.
Power wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Randal Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Power scores with a head kick.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power misses with a low kick.
Stevens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Max Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power slips under a jab from Stevens.
Power throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Power lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Stevens misses
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power cracks Stevens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Power is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Stevens blocks the leg kick.
Power throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Power.
Stevens drives through with a takedown into Power's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
Stevens throws a big elbow that misses.
Power keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to work some ground and pound but Power has wrist control.
Stevens scoring with some ground and pound.
Power bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Stevens 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.
Power sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stevens's guard.
Stevens works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power passes into half guard.
Power is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.
Power lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stevens is refusing to be controlled, as Power sits in half guard.
Stevens is looking to control Power's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevens avoid being mounted?
Stevens is not content to let Power control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stevens is looking for a sweep. Power is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Power seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Power.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power scores with a leg kick.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Stevens misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Power moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Stevens moves out of range as Power strikes.
Stevens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
Power jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stevens walks into a straight right hand from Power.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Stevens misses with a hook
and Power counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Power goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Power misses the jab.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Power slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens 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.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Power gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stevens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stevens stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Power has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Stevens manages to get his head free but now Power has transitioned to an armbar! Stevens grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Power! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Power!
A very excited looking Max Power made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SMALL AXE. Hall has chosen AC/DC - Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a right hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stone. Hall shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Stone.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Stone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall is adopting a defensive guard.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Stone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall pulls Stone in close to his closed guard and prevents Stone from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Hall wasn't active enough on the ground.
A low kick from Hall misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall slips a straight right by Stone.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall scores with a push kick.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall misses with a body punch
and Stone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall with a hook.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
Hall connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a three punch combo that has Hall backing up. Hall nods at Stone to acknowledge the strikes.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Stone misses.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone looking to score a takedown here. Hall is defending well but Stone drives through and ends up in Hall's guard.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Hall manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoneis looking to pass into half guard but Hall pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hall is in guard.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Hall.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Stone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Sam Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hall lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Hall tries to land a body kick
and Stone counters with a solid body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone moves out of range of the leg kick from Hall.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Hall throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone delivers a nice body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hall thinking.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crunch! Hall slams his shin into Stone's torso.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Stone in the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stone!
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall looks to throw a body kick
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hall's knee momentarily.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hall misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Hall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Hall throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone slips a jab from Hall.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Hall wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Hall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
Hall misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall misses with a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
Hall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stone is rocked!
Hall throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hall lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
A nice combination there by Stone.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Hall tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Hall does it's job there.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Stone down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops Hall in his tracks momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab from Hall.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Stone tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hall is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
Stone wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone is pushing down on Hall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hall is fighting to maintain full guard but Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Stone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone moves away from the strike by Hall.
Stone swinging wildly here.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Hall tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone scores a takedown into full mount!
Stone throwing strikes here but Hall is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stone breaks from Hall's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hall is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hall tries to lock up and control but Stone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Stone isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Hall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall manages to control the position for a moment.
Stone thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stone.
Poor strikes thrown by Stone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stone with the ground and pound from mount.
Stone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hall tries to roll over but Stone keeps him under control.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone looks to land a strike but Hall avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Stone is fighting to break Hall's control of his arms but Hall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stone drops back looking for a leg! Hall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hall manages to kick Stone off! Stone jumps back into Hall's guard.
Stone wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hall seems keen to control Stone's posture.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ben Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall is looking to control Stone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
Stone wants to free his trapped foot but Hall is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone is looking for a kimura here.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone is looking to stall here but Hall recovers full guard.
Stone throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stone is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Stone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hall throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone misses the jab.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone slips a jab from Hall.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
Hall stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Sam Hall!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Sam Hall!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Sam Hall!
Sam Hall wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Sam Hall said 'Get back in the kitchen, Jane!'.
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