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BRFC 49 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe County (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe County has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe County!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turnbull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turnbull stuns County with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turnbull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joe County seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before County has time to react.
County tries to close the distance and clinch but Turnbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turnbull scores with a nice right hand.
Turnbull lands with a shot to the body.
Turnbull misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull checks a leg kick nicely.
County pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turnbull back to the ropes. County follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've been told by County's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Turnbull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turnbull fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. County looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
County tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from County.
A nice side step and Turnbull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turnbull pivots, looking for a leg kick but County is out of range and Turnbull settles back down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Turnbull enables County to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turnbull manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
County engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turnbull pulls County in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turnbull is trying to control the position but County postures up.
County trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
County is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
County thuds his right hand into Turnbull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from County.
County swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turnbull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
County appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull tries to land a front kick but County steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
County is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turnbull.
County clinches up against the ropes.
County tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
County avoids the elbow strike from Turnbull, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
County wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from County fails to land.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath County's ribcage. County let out a lung full of air as it connected.
County misses with a short punch on the inside.
County is stalling here.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by County.
County working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Turnbull.
A short right from Turnbull on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull is working County over against the ropes.
County is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull displaying some good clinch control by pressing County up against the ropes.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as County controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by County as Turnbull tries to tie him up.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
County works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as County controls his hands.
Turnbull tries a body shot but County blocks it.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
County lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
County tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Turnbull dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
County is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turnbull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
County lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
County stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
County pushes Turnbull back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
County content to slow the pace in the clinch.
County stalls.
County seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
County tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by County.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull tries a body shot but County blocks it.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but County uses good head movement to avoid it.
County is working Turnbull over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for County.
County looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
County lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull pushes off an throws an elbow but County leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Turnbull digs a right hand into County's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on County's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Turnbull.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from County.
County misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
County misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turnbull.
County misses with an elbow strike.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Colin Turnbull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of County backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
County is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turnbull is keeping busy.
Turnbull cracks County with a nice body shot.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
County tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull pushes off an throws an elbow but County leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnbull lands a big right hand that drops County! The killer instinct kicks in and Turnbull finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Turnbull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Turnbull!
After the fight, Colin Turnbull was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Funk's choice of entrance music: Megadeth - Peace Sells (But Who's Buying?). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Terrence Funk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Pratchett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrence Funk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk connects with a right hand. Pratchett shakes it off.
Funk misses the jab.
Pratchett throwing a counter right hand but Funk manages to avoid it.
Funk misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Pratchett misses its target.
Pratchett lands a jab to Funk's midsection.
Funk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Funk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Funk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pratchett's waist but Pratchett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Funk off to one side.
Funk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pratchett's head backwards.
Funk shoots and misses
and Pratchett counters with a straight right hand.
Luke Pratchett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Funk.
Pratchett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pratchett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funk cracks Pratchett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk misses with a right hand
and Pratchett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pratchett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Funk somewhat.
Funk tries for a takedown but Pratchett circles away easily
so Pratchett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pratchett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Funk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pratchett lands a couple of elbows.
Pratchett looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pratchett is stalling in the full guard.
Pratchett passes Funk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pratchett 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.
Funk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pratchett wants to control but Funk is keeping him busy.
Funk is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pratchett tries to pass to full mount but Funk defends it.
Funk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pratchett is looking to take a break and control but Funk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Funk is defending against the submission attempts here by Pratchett.
Funk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pratchett throwing shots but Funk is blocking nicely.
Pratchett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pratchett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Funk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Funk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pratchett defends it easily.
Pratchett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funk trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett drops back, looking for a kneebar! Funk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Funk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Funk!
Funk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Pratchett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pratchett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pratchett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funk is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pratchett has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Pratchett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Funk scores with a decent looking hook.
Funk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pratchett as he avoids it easily.
Pratchett throwing a counter right hand but Funk manages to avoid it.
Pratchett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funk.
Pratchett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Funk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Funk throws a shot from downtown. Pratchett moves away and avoids it.
Funk shoots for a double leg takedown but Pratchett sprawls well. He's pushed Funk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pratchett walks into a straight right hand from Funk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk shoots in for a double leg but Pratchett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luke Pratchett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Funk.
Funk misses with a takedown
and Pratchett counters with a nice uppercut.
Funk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk shoots in and drives through. Pratchett sprawls well.
Pratchett scores with a jab. Funk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Funk is rocked!
Pratchett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Funk drops his hands momentarily and Pratchett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Funk is still on wobbly legs! Can Pratchett finish him?
Funk misses with a takedown attempt
and Pratchett scores with a counter punch that sends Funk to the canvas! Pratchett smells blood - he's punishing Funk with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Funk has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Pratchett!
Luke Pratchett took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, M.O. Fight Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Terrence Funk spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck fuck fuck'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Greek Anthem. Ho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water. Phat Ho is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Souvlaki's head back.
Souvlaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Souvlaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ho was covering up waiting for the punch and Souvlaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Souvlaki throws an elbow that misses. Ho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souvlaki's guard. Nice move by Ho!
Souvlaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho defends well.
Souvlaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Souvlaki looking to control.
Souvlaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ho's guard.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souvlaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souvlaki wants to control from the top but Ho keeps moving.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki is stalling in the full guard.
Souvlaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souvlaki trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki 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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souvlaki postures up.
Ho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souvlaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souvlaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Souvlaki from controlling successfully.
Souvlaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Souvlaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho misses with a head kick.
Souvlaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Souvlaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters with a nice body shot.
Ho has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Souvlaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ho.
Ho throws a push kick but Souvlaki slaps the foot to one side.
Souvlaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho tries to land a body kick
and Souvlaki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ho won't be happy with that.
Ho explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Ho slips under a jab.
Souvlaki tries to clinch up.
Souvlaki throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
Ho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ho throws a head kick that misses.
Souvlaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho throws the kick towards the body but Souvlaki avoids it.
Ho lands with a slapping head kick.
Phat Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souvlaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho is looking to land body kicks.
Souvlaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souvlaki ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
Ho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Ho.
Souvlaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Souvlaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ho's half guard.
Ho manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Souvlaki keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Souvlaki is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Ho can't fight it off and eventually Souvlaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Ho looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Souvlaki advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab, jab by Ho - just one landing.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ho as he jumps to the side.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Souvlaki.
Ho tries to sprawl but Souvlaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souvlaki is keen to just control but Ho is a slippery customer.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ho defending well though.
Souvlaki throwing shots but Ho is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho is trying to get back to full guard.
Souvlaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Koulouraki Souvlaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souvlaki is working for a kimura but Ho is defending it quite comfortably.
Souvlaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ho's head.
Souvlaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ho is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ho taking some punishment here, with Souvlaki in his half guard.
Souvlaki is trying to control. Ho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souvlaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Souvlaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki passes to side control.
Souvlaki in side control, throwing shots but Ho defends.
Ho regains half guard, as Souvlaki was trying to land strikes.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Souvlaki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Souvlaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Souvlaki is keen to just control but Ho is a slippery customer.
Ho is looking to improve his position.
Souvlaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ho wants to improve his position but Souvlaki is controlling well.
Souvlaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Souvlaki is looking for a kimura but Ho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Souvlaki to get the leverage.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki stalling away here and it's allowed Ho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Souvlaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki postures up in Ho's guard and throws a big left but Ho blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souvlaki throws a strike but Ho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souvlaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ho has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Souvlaki to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ho is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Souvlaki pulls down on the head and he's put Ho to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Koulouraki Souvlaki!
Koulouraki Souvlaki made sure to mention his sponsor, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview.
Phat Ho spoke after the fight, saying 'maybe i should switch to vapes?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws a hook but Junior avoids it easily.
Mendoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Mendoza coming out on top.
Junior misses with a shot to the body
and Mendoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendoza throws a good cross that connects.
Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Junior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Junior.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendoza blocks the leg kick.
As Junior looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo but Junior just gets out of the way.
Mendoza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendoza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Junior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Junior.
Mendoza jabs Junior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Junior throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mendoza with a jab.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendoza.
Junior tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mendoza with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Junior lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendoza counters with a straight right hand.
Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
Junior takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Junior walks into a straight right hand from Mendoza.
Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Junior.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Junior.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior slips under a jab.
Junior is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
A telegraphed right hand from Junior misses the target.
Mendoza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendoza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendoza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Junior slips under a jab from Mendoza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza is looking to counter punch.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Junior throws out a counter right but Mendoza avoids it with no problem.
Junior rushes Mendoza and presses him up against the ropes.
Mendoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
A short right from Junior.
Junior stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Junior has Mendoza pressed against the ropes, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Junior throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior lunges at Mendoza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendoza's hand.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Junior's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendoza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mendoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mendoza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendoza there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Junior has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Junior.
Mendoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Junior throws a leg kick
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Junior misses the target.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Mendoza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Mendoza dominated that round.
That's time! Mendoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Junior misses.
Junior scores with the left hand. Mendoza knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendoza looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Mendoza throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Junior.
Mendoza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendoza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendoza takes one to the side of the head.
Junior lands with a cross.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
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!
Mendoza ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
Mendoza is rocked!
Mendoza throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Oh Mendoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendoza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendoza seems to have got his legs back now.
Junior thumps Mendoza with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Mendoza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendoza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Mendoza.
Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior walks into a left hand.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mendoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Mendoza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edgar Mendoza is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendoza throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendoza off the ropes and back into range.
Mendoza misses with a lunging right hand
and Junior counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Junior scores with a leg kick.
Junior throws a low kick but Mendoza avoids it.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Junior drops his hands momentarily and Mendoza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendoza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Junior.
Junior throws a front kick aimed at Mendoza's knee but Mendoza avoids it well.
Mendoza misses with a looping right.
Junior has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendoza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Junior misses with a straight right.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Mendoza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Junior moves into the clinch.
Mendoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Junior has Mendoza pressed against the ropes, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Junior has double underhooks.
Junior digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Junior stalling the fight.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Junior.
Mendoza fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Junior does no damage.
Junior blocks a jab.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Junior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior scores with a punch to the head.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mendoza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Mendoza.
Junior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Junior is predictable there
and Mendoza counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neymar Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
A little jabbing left from Junior on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junior can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Mendoza.
Junior cracks Mendoza with a good jab.
Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendoza's sensitive parts.
Junior will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendoza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Junior scores with the left hand. Mendoza knows he should have avoided that one.
Junior scores with a nice head shot.
Junior throws a leg kick but Mendoza sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Junior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mendoza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a combination. Junior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendoza thuds a left hand into Junior's body.
Mendoza lands a jab to Junior's midsection.
Junior cracks a nice hook into Mendoza's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Mendoza.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendoza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to work over Mendoza's front leg with a kick but Mendoza checks it.
Mendoza scores with the left hand. Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior connects with a crisp jab.
Mendoza 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.
Junior slips a straight right by Mendoza.
Mendoza defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Junior does it's job there.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendoza's calf.
Junior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior thumps Mendoza with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
A big left from Junior misses.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza throws a right hand that misses
and Junior counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza lands a jab to Junior's midsection.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Junior defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Junior's head.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
Mendoza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza throws an overhand right that lands on Junior's shoulder, as Junior tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Junior releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendoza. That snapped Junior's head back.
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior.
Junior lands a jab to the head.
Mendoza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Junior takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick from Junior misses.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Neymar Junior.
I think Junior 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Neymar Junior!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Edgar Mendoza!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zurgadai Jebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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138 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Zurgadai Jebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Blood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Jebe blocks the body kick.
Jebe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jebe thows a body kick. Blood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jebe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jebe to score with a decent uppercut.
Jebe misses with an uppercut.
Jebe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blood is rocked!
Blood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jebe counters with a right hand from hell and Blood is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zurgadai Jebe!
Our winner, Zurgadai Jebe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Aaron Blood spoke after the fight, saying 'Jacob Whitehorse was too much for me tonight. The better game plan won tonight. I will wear this belt again, mark my words!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitehorse comes to the ring accompanied by The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses. Brophy has chosen Pretty Fly - The Offspring as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehorse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Whitehorse checks the leg kick.
Whitehorse attempts a counter takedown but Brophy avoids it well and moves away.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitehorse throws out the jab.
Whitehorse tries to land a leg kick but Brophy saw it coming and moves away.
Brophy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Whitehorse is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brophy feints and then cracks Whitehorse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whitehorse down.
Whitehorse tries for a takedown but Brophy circles away easily
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitehorse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whitehorse is trying to control. Brophy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brophy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitehorse.
Brophy is trying to control but Whitehorse manages to pass to mount!
Whitehorse avoids the attempt from Brophy to control.
Whitehorse 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 one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse misses with a head shot.
Brophy tries to hold on but Whitehorse pushes him away.
Whitehorse wants to control but instead Brophy manages to regain half guard.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
Whitehorse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehorse working Brophy over with strikes.
Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Whitehorse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brophy tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Whitehorse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brophy is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Whitehorse lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse working the head and body with strikes.
Whitehorse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Whitehorse controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Whitehorse there.
Brophy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitehorse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brophy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brophy's head.
Brophy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitehorse is working away from the top position though.
Whitehorse thows a huge punch but Brophy dodges it nicely.
Whitehorse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitehorse trying to control from half guard but Brophy is working away.
Brophy won't allow Whitehorse to pass to mount.
Whitehorse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy keeping control of the position.
Brophy is trying to maintain the position but Whitehorse is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brophy throws a leg kick
and Whitehorse counters with a shoot takedown. Brophy fights it but they end up in guard.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitehorse distracts Brophy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whitehorse looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brophy won't allow Whitehorse to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehorse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brophy's guard.
Whitehorse postures up.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Whitehorse has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse throws a big right hand that misses.
Brophy looking for a sweep. Not yet Brophy, not yet.
Whitehorse stands up over Brophy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brophy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitehorse manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitehorse wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitehorse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to keep a closed guard but Brophy is proving a slippery customer.
Whitehorse 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.
Whitehorse is working hard here to advance position.
Brophy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Whitehorse keeping moving, preventing Brophy from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse blocks a jab.
Brophy gets caught napping as Whitehorse dives in and scores a takedown. Brophy manages to retain guard.
Whitehorse is looking to work some ground and pound but Brophy has wrist control.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitehorse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitehorse trying to control the position from guard on top but Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehorse throwing strikes from guard but Brophy blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws an elbow that misses. Brophy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whitehorse's guard. Nice move by Brophy!
Whitehorse wants to sweep but no luck.
Brophy postures up.
Whitehorse is really struggling to control Brophy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Whitehorse lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Whitehorse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brophy is pulling down on Whitehorse's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Whitehorse dominated that second round.
That's time! Whitehorse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brophy swings for the body but Whitehorse moves out of range.
Brophy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whitehorse. Whitehorse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whitehorse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brophy as he jumps to the side.
Brophy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whitehorse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Whitehorse didn't see that one coming.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whitehorse. That did some damage!
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Whitehorse decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brophy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitehorse wants to pass the guard but Brophy is keeping the position.
Whitehorse is looking to work some ground and pound but Brophy has wrist control.
Brophy pulls Whitehorse in close to his closed guard and prevents Whitehorse from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brophy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whitehorse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Whitehorse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitehorse is working Brophy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brophy is trying to keep Whitehorse in close.
Whitehorse throwing strikes but missing.
Brophy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitehorse postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a head shot.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Brophy lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitehorse off the ropes and back into range.
Brophy throws a hook but Whitehorse blocks it.
Whitehorse appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whitehorse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whitehorse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryan Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whitehorse lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitehorse.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitehorse fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Whitehorse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Brophy does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse moves away from the strike by Brophy.
A quick step to the side and Whitehorse tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Whitehorse throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehorse. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitehorse throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whitehorse misses with a hook
and Whitehorse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitehorse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitehorse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse drops his hands momentarily and Brophy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whitehorse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitehorse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Whitehorse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Whitehorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitehorse takes one to the side of the head.
Brophy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitehorse gets the takedown into side control.
Whitehorse is trying to ground and pound but Brophy uses the momentary lack of control by Whitehorse to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brophy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitehorse working over Brophy with some ground and pound. Brophy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitehorse is just content to waste time from the top position. Brophy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whitehorse chips away with some ground and pound.
Brophy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitehorse looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whitehorse working for a triangle but Brophy defends it easily.
Whitehorse pulls Brophy in close to his closed guard and prevents Brophy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse keeping moving, preventing Brophy from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse pulls Brophy in close to his closed guard and prevents Brophy from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brophy is one step ahead there.
Brophy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ryan Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitehorse slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Whitehorse's legs.
Brophy lands a lovely overhand right.
Whitehorse throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitehorse misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy throws a leg kick
and Whitehorse counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brophy swings for the body but Whitehorse moves out of range.
It looked like Whitehorse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehorse was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehorse. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whitehorse shoots and misses
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Brophy.
Brophy cracks Whitehorse with a good jab.
Brophy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whitehorse.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brophy misses with a hook
and Whitehorse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brophy tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Whitehorse sits in half guard.
Whitehorse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brophy defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitehorse.
Whitehorse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brophy tries to roll over but Whitehorse keeps him under control.
Whitehorse working over Brophy with some ground and pound. Brophy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whitehorse wants to take a breather but Brophy is having none of it.
Whitehorse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jacob Whitehorse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brophy tries to get to full guard but Whitehorse has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whitehorse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Whitehorse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brophy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whitehorse trying to pass the guard but Brophy defending well.
Whitehorse throwing shots but Brophy is blocking nicely.
Whitehorse throws a strike but Brophy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Whitehorse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brophy's head.
Whitehorse scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Brophy keeps moving.
Whitehorse stopping the sweep attempt from Brophy.
Whitehorse throws an elbow that misses. Brophy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whitehorse's guard. Nice move by Brophy!
Whitehorse wants to sweep here but Brophy controlling him for the moment.
Whitehorse lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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 Jacob Whitehorse.
I think Whitehorse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ryan Brophy!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Jacob Whitehorse wins by split decision!
Jacob Whitehorse retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Jacob Whitehorse 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to STILL BLAZIN. Bickle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Diggs.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs throws a low kick but Bickle moves out of range easily.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Diggs tests Bickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Diggs there.
Bickle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bickle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Diggs's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bickle 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 Diggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bickle throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle thows a body kick. Diggs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle misses with a jab to the body
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diggs misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs connects with a high kick.
Diggs misses with a hook
and Bickle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bickle throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Bickle 's knee.
Diggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle.
And Bickle responds with a good body kick, but Diggs manages to step out the way in time.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diggs blocks the body kick.
Diggs tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diggs breaks from the clinch.
Diggs lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Diggs in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Diggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggs checks the leg kick.
Bickle wants to clinch but Diggs slips to the side
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diggs throws a body punch but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Diggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bickle's calf.
Bickle throws a push kick but Diggs slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Diggs.
Bickle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diggs thinks about countering with a body kick.
Diggs throws out a powerful jab.
Orlando Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggs pushes Bickle away with a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Bickle lands a jab to Diggs's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Bickle down.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle scores with a nice right hand.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bickle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bickle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bickle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Diggs is avoiding damage well.
Diggs is trying to get back to half guard.
Bickle trying to control the action but Diggs is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diggs to see if he's OK.
Diggs is looking to regain half guard here but Bickle keeps moving and retains side control.
Bickle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diggs sneaks back into half guard.
Diggs is not content to let Bickle control the position.
Bickle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diggs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs tried to counter with a leg kick but Bickle avoided it.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bickle can do to turn this around?
A nice combination there by Bickle.
It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bickle shoots in for a takedown but Diggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bickle swinging wildly here.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diggs counters with a solid body kick.
Bickle is looking to land body kicks.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bickle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs feints and then cracks Bickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bickle down.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle throws a right hand that Diggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Diggs also avoids with ease.
Diggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Bickle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Bickle was not able to check.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Diggs moves out of range easily.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bickle goes for a double leg but Diggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Diggs continues to drive forward.
Diggs swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Bickle slips a straight right by Diggs.
Diggs connects with a jab.
Diggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs takes a swing at Bickle's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diggs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bickle fails to land the takedown.
Orlando Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Bickle.
Bickle misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Bickle tries to clinch but Diggs moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle wants to clinch
and Diggs counters with a head kick that drops Bickle to the mat! Bickle scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bickle is rocked!
That has opened up Travis Bickle's cut even more.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Bickle 's knee.
Diggs misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bickle swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle throws a push kick but Diggs slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bickle. That did some damage!
Bickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bickle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Bickle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bickle is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Diggs - just one landing.
Bickle blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Diggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Bickle.
Bickle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDiggs.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bickle thuds a left hand into Diggs's body.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Diggs throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bickle wants to clinch but Diggs slips to the side
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
Bickle moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
Bickle jabs Diggs right on the nose. Diggs blinks but takes it well.
Bickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Diggs's head.
Bickle misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bickle misses with a double jab.
Bickle misses with a head kick.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Bickle misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Bickle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diggs, as that shot connected.
Bickle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diggs has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bickle is on him like a limpet, forcing Diggs back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diggs lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Diggs.
Bickle effectively controlling the action here.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle breaks the clinch.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle misses with a head kick.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Diggs slips under a jab from Bickle.
It looked like Diggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bickle.
Diggs lands with a good body shot.
Bickle scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Diggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggs is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bickle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bickle misses with a double jab.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Bickle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggs throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Diggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bickle swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bickle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diggs is able to avoid easily.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
Diggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bickle misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
You can see that Bickle has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggs with a nice cross.
Diggs throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Diggs throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diggs lands with a cross.
The cut above Travis Bickle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bickle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle blocks a jab.
Bickle lunges at Diggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diggs's hand.
Bickle moves forwards but Diggs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diggs.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs keeps Bickle at a distance using the push kick.
Bickle shoots for a double leg takedown but Diggs sprawls well. He's pushed Bickle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggs.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggs scores with a nice right hand.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Diggs moves out of range.
It appears Diggs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Diggs lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggs.
Bickle lands a nice hook to Diggs's body. Diggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Orlando Diggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeboah's entrance music is Lionel Richie - All Night Long. A fine choice. The key to victory for Sambulo Yeboah has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins defending well as Yeboah loads up on a big left hand.
Yeboah loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Yeboah moves away and avoids it.
Yeboah throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Collins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yeboah working for a triangle but Collins defends it easily.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
Yeboah is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Yeboah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yeboah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yeboah working for a triangle but Collins defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Collins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yeboah's head.
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.
Yeboah looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
Yeboah can't keep his opponent in guard - Collins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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. Collins connects with a nice short shot to Yeboah's temple.
Collins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yeboah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yeboah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Collins there.
Yeboah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Collins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Collins passes to full mount!
Collins landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins lands a big elbow.
Yeboah is trying to escape the mount.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and Yeboah is in trouble!
Yeboah in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yeboah is rocked!
Collins looking to finish Yeboah with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yeboah!
Oh Yeboah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yeboah can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Collins connects with a bit shot that sees Yeboah covering up! More strikes from Collins and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Collins is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Misha Collins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Misha Collins waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Rangers has chosen Hold on to you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tony O Rangers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Damien Thorn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony O Rangers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn scores with the left hand. O Rangers knows he should have avoided that one.
Thorn is looking to chop away at O Rangers's legs.
O Rangers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Thorn's head coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Rangers slips a jab from Thorn.
O Rangers lunges at Thorn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorn's hand.
O Rangers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Rangers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.
Thorn throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Rangers counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Thorn.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but O Rangers moved out of range.
O Rangers with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Thorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like O Rangers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Rangers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorn throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
And O Rangers tries to counter it with a takedown but Thorn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thorn throws a series of strikes that have O Rangers backpedaling.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Rangers.
Thorn connects with a jab.
Thorn misses with a shot to the body
and O Rangers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Rangers tries to pass to full mount but Thorn defends it.
O Rangers keeps trying to improve his position.
O Rangers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Thorn defend it? O Rangers steps over the head and cranks it - Thorn is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for O Rangers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony O Rangers!
Our winner, Tony O Rangers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paljas Uneksija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FannyPack SissyPants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SissyPants is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scooters. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paljas Uneksija!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, FannyPack SissyPants!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SissyPants looks to throw the jab but Uneksija is out of range.
Uneksija punishes SissyPants's body with a nice straight punch.
SissyPants has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Uneksija is landing a low percentage of strikes.
SissyPants defending well as Uneksija loads up on a big left hand.
SissyPants slips under a jab from Uneksija.
SissyPants avoids the body shot from Uneksija.
Nice defenses there by Uneksija.
Good standup being displayed there by SissyPants as he connects with a hook.
SissyPants tries to bum rush Uneksija with a series of wild strikes but Uneksija uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
SissyPants is looking to slow Uneksija down with leg kicks.
SissyPants takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uneksija connects with a jab.
Uneksija ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SissyPants moves away.
Uneksija looks to score with a jab to the body but SissyPants is just out of range.
Uneksija is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SissyPants.
SissyPants tries to land a leg kick but Uneksija saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SissyPants throws a hook but Uneksija avoids it easily.
Uneksija throws an off balance right hand
and SissyPants cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uneksija comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Uneksija does no damage.
A jab from Uneksija does it's job there.
SissyPants fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of SissyPants 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uneksija tries to keep at a distance but SissyPants has taken the fight into the clinch.
SissyPants can't find room to land a body shot as Uneksija controls the action.
Uneksija prevents a body shot from SissyPants.
Uneksija is trying to maintain a safe position but SissyPants gets an underhook and turns Uneksija into the ropes.
SissyPants pushes Uneksija back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Uneksija is breathing heavily.
SissyPants lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
SissyPants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
SissyPants lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SissyPants misses with a body punch.
SissyPants can't find room to land a body shot as Uneksija controls the action.
SissyPants swings wildly with an uppercut but Uneksija uses good head movement to avoid it.
SissyPants lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
SissyPants lands a shoulder strike.
SissyPants throws a knee to the head but misses.
SissyPants lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
SissyPants lands with a right to the head.
A short right from SissyPants.
SissyPants pushes Uneksija back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uneksija.
Uneksija throws a punch but it's blocked by SissyPants.
A short right from SissyPants on the inside.
Uneksija swings away with an uppercut that misses.
SissyPants blocks an uppercut.
SissyPants lands a hook that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
SissyPants drops Uneksija onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Uneksija is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Uneksija is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
Oh Uneksija is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
SissyPants creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Uneksija out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). FannyPack SissyPants! FannyPack SissyPants retains his heavyweight title!
FannyPack SissyPants tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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