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KAMIKAZE 55: Just Fight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sung Miyamoto (ranked 24271 p4p, 444 weight class) and Martin Larsen (ranked 9009 p4p, 390 weight class). Miyamoto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Placebo - Kitty Litter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen throws a series of punches but Miyamoto moves out of range.
Miyamoto throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Miyamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Larsen seems unphased.
Miyamoto 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.
Miyamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Miyamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miyamoto up against the cage.
A short right from Larsen on the inside.
Miyamoto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miyamoto wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyamoto wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sung Miyamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Miyamoto drops back looking for a leg! Larsen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Larsen manages to kick Miyamoto off! Miyamoto jumps back into Larsen's guard.
Miyamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto wants to control from the top but Larsen keeps moving.
Miyamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larsen's head.
Larsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miyamoto trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Miyamoto stands up and waves to Larsen to follow him.
Miyamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Miyamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Miyamoto.
Larsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Miyamoto in the body.
Larsen misses with a body kick.
Miyamoto throws a hook but Larsen blocks it.
Sung Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyamoto takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Miyamoto misses with a looping right.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsen throws a nice looking combination but Miyamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larsen loads up on a big right hand but Miyamoto slips the punch.
Miyamoto misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Miyamoto misses.
Nice uppercut there from Miyamoto.
Larsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miyamoto misses with a hook
and Larsen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miyamoto won't be happy with that.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is trying to buck Larsen off.
Larsen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Miyamoto tries to bench press Larsen off him but Larsen keeps the position.
Miyamoto wants to control but Larsen postures up.
You can see the frustration on Miyamoto's face as Larsen controls the position.
Miyamoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Larsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miyamoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Larsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miyamoto throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Miyamoto wants to control but Larsen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miyamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Miyamoto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Larsen off and has taken his back!
Miyamoto working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Miyamoto looking for the choke but no joy.
Miyamoto has Larsen flattened out and is raining down punches.
Miyamoto is hanging on to Larsen's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyamoto lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Miyamoto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Larsen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Miyamoto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Larsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miyamoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Larsen should have avoided that one.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sung Miyamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyamoto misses with a head kick.
Larsen throws a counter combo.
Miyamoto tests Larsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miyamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsen.
Miyamoto looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
Larsen blocks a jab.
Miyamoto scores with a nice head shot.
Larsen is rocked!
Martin Larsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Larsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
Larsen throws a head kick but Miyamoto moves out of range.
Larsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Miyamoto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miyamoto lands with an overhand left.
Larsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Miyamoto in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Larsen sprawls well. He's pushed Miyamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larsen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Miyamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Larsen lands.
Larsen misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsen's head.
Miyamoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsen moves forwards but Miyamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miyamoto connects with a jab.
Larsen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Miyamoto gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Larsen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sung Miyamoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bobeth (ranked 8521 p4p, 731 weight class) and Hammer Hank (ranked 8663 p4p, 738 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Bobeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hammer Hank!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hank attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bobeth is looking to counter the offense by Hank and move into the clinch.
Bobeth throws a body punch but Hank moves out of range.
Hank fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobeth avoids it really well and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bobeth, right into the meat.
Hank lands a nice shot to the body.
Bobeth closes the distance and pushes Hank back into the cage.
Hank pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hank looking for a sweep. Not yet Hank, not yet.
Bobeth gets to his feet - Hank follows without any prompting.
Hank looks for the body kick but Bobeth saw that one coming.
Hank's coach down at Bebop Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hank's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hank is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobeth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bobeth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobeth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hank.
Bobeth slips a jab and a cross from Hank.
Bobeth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hank kicks Bobeth off and gets back to his feet.
Hammer Hank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hank rushes Bobeth and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hank decides to pull guard.
Hank is looking to sweep but instead, Bobeth has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hank is trying to control but can't.
Bobeth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bobeth decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bobeth slaps away a takedown attempt from Hank, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Bobeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Hank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth throws a head kick that Hank semi-blocks.
Bobeth shoots in but Hank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bobeth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bobeth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hank has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hank missing with a left hand there. Bobeth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bobeth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bobeth or perhaps it was just good defense by Hank, which made it look bad.
Hank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bobeth misses with a few strikes there.
Bobeth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hank shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobeth tries to sprawl out of it but Hank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bobeth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Bobeth.
Hank tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobeth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bobeth dives in for a single leg takedown but Hank sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bobeth shoots in looking for a takedown. Hank tries to sprawl out of it but Bobeth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hank shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hank keeps Bobeth at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobeth misses with a takedown
and Hank counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Bobeth will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bobeth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hank defends well and Bobeth ends up having to push Hank into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bobeth blocks the body kick.
Bobeth connects with a high kick.
Hank throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Bobeth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Bobeth.
Hank throws a nice looking combination but Bobeth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobeth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hank drives through with a takedown into Bobeth's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bobeth manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hank is trying to drag Bobeth to the mat but Bobeth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bobeth to keep the fight standing.
Bobeth stops a takedown attempt from Hank.
Michael Bobeth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Hank.
Bobeth breaks from the clinch.
Bobeth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bobeth scores with a kick to the body.
Hank is breathing heavily.
Hank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bobeth counters with a two punch combo.
Hank is rocked!
Bobeth lands a brutal head kick. Hank looks out on his feet and Bobeth throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Michael Bobeth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eustace Elpidius (ranked 6186 p4p, 314 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 24848 p4p, 465 weight class). Elpidius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gladiator - Hans Zimmer. Mercury has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Eustace Elpidius has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eustace Elpidius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elpidius avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Mercury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Elpidius.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Elpidius moves out of range easily.
Mercury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elpidius is defended easily by Mercury.
Mercury throws a head kick but Elpidius moves out of range.
Elpidius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Elpidius.
Nice takedown defense from Mercury. No joy for Elpidius on that attempt.
Elpidius with a poor takedown
and Mercury counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eustace Elpidius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Mercury.
Elpidius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elpidius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury scores with a body shot.
Elpidius has his takedown stuffed
and Elpidius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses
and Elpidius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mercury's guard.
Elpidius is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercury has wrist control.
Elpidius wants to control from the top but Mercury keeps moving.
Elpidius is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinto Elite MMA Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mercury wants to stand and escape but Elpidius is having none of it.
Elpidius looking to pass the guard.
Elpidius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius stands and throws Mercury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mercury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elpidius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elpidius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Elpidius working the ground and pound but Mercury is defending the strikes.
Elpidius working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Elpidius stalls from top position.
Elpidius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius with the ground and pound but Mercury regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mercury felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercury taking some punishment here, with Elpidius in his half guard.
Elpidius prevents Mercury from standing back up.
That's four 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.
Elpidius thows a huge punch but Mercury dodges it nicely.
Elpidius throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mercury to regain full guard.
Mercury can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elpidius controls the pace.
Elpidius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Elpidius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Elpidius throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elpidius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mercury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elpidius's head.
Elpidius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercury swivels and escapes.
Mercury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Elpidius counters with a single leg into guard. Mercury didn't expect that.
Elpidius postures up in Mercury's guard and throws a big left but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury keeping moving, preventing Elpidius from controlling successfully.
Elpidius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elpidius throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elpidius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elpidius 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.
Mercury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elpidius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Elpidius trying to control but Mercury is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Elpidius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Elpidius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elpidius postures up and lands a big shot to Mercury's brow.
Elpidius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elpidius wants to control from the top but Mercury keeps moving.
Elpidius stops Mercury from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Elpidius is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercury has wrist control.
Mercury is looking to stand up but Elpidius isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elpidius misses with a wild body shot.
Mercury lands a high kick!
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Elpidius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercury is fending him off so far but Elpidius persists. Nope, Mercury circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercury moves out of range as Elpidius strikes.
Freddie Mercury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury jabs Elpidius right on the nose. Elpidius blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
A leg kick checked by Mercury.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercury scores with a four punch combination!
Elpidius misses with a takedown
and Mercury counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eustace Elpidius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elpidius moves away.
Elpidius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Elpidius moves out of range easily.
Elpidius avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Elpidius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Elpidius tries for a takedown but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercury lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Elpidius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
Elpidius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Elpidius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elpidius appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mercury throws a lazy head kick
and Elpidius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mercury's guard.
Elpidius trying to control but Mercury is working from the bottom.
Mercury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elpidius.
Elpidius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Elpidius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercury can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elpidius controls the pace.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mercury scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Elpidius throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mercury was covering up waiting for the punch and Elpidius finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elpidius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mercury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elpidius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elpidius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Elpidius wants to pass the guard but Mercury is keeping the position.
Mercury wants to stand and escape but Elpidius is having none of it.
Elpidius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elpidius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Elpidius is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius is controlling the pace.
Elpidius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elpidius trying to control from half guard but Mercury is working away.
Elpidius controlling the action here.
Elpidius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mercury's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elpidius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown attempt by Elpidius or perhaps it was just good defense by Mercury, which made it look bad.
Elpidius avoids the head kick by Mercury.
Elpidius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercury checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mercury doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mercury lands a head kick!
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Elpidius is looking for a counter combo.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mercury throws a right hand that Elpidius ducks under and follows up with a left that Elpidius also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elpidius misses with a few strikes there.
Elpidius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mercury to the mat! Mercury manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elpidius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Elpidius slips nicely into half guard.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elpidius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elpidius working over Mercury with some ground and pound. Mercury looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eustace Elpidius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elpidius looks to land a strike but Mercury avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Eustace Elpidius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elpidius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Eustace Elpidius.
I think Mercury 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!
In his post fight interview, Freddie Mercury started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Velasquez (ranked 9128 p4p, 771 weight class) and ManOfThe PinkHole (ranked 4420 p4p, 496 weight class). Velasquez 's entrance music is Hail Mary - Tupac. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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225 lbs
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26
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Velasquez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ManOfThe PinkHole!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PinkHole shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than PinkHole was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Velasquez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
PinkHole trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Velasquez doesn't escape.
PinkHole has his arm under Velasquez 's chin here. Game over son! PinkHole squeezes tightly and Velasquez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). ManOfThe PinkHole!
An out of breath ManOfThe PinkHole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Javier Velasquez was interviewed post fight and said 'Even tho I lost at least we all know that pink hole of his is now brown'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Parker (ranked 4077 p4p, 479 weight class) and Krystian Gromadowski (ranked 21346 p4p, 826 weight class). Gromadowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Południowy Szaman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Krystian Gromadowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
178 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Gromadowski!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromadowski misses with a takedown
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
It looks like Krystian Gromadowski has been cut.
Gromadowski darts in looking for a takedown but Parker gets double underhooks and turns Gromadowski into the cage.
Parker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gromadowski shoots in but Parker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alex Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krystian Gromadowski.
Parker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gromadowski sprawling to the canvas! Gromadowski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Parker finish him?!
Gromadowski is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gromadowski leaves his chin hanging out and Parker seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gromadowski crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Bottoms (ranked 5434 p4p, 656 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzki (ranked 5565 p4p, 667 weight class). Bottoms comes to the cage accompanied by Insane In The Brain - Cypress Hill. Bruno Niedzwiedzki has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Holden Bottoms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow just above Bottoms 's eye.
It looks like Holden Bottoms has been cut.
Niedzwiedzki landing knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bottoms is breathing heavily.
Niedzwiedzki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niedzwiedzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Niedzwiedzki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niedzwiedzki lands a shot to the body.
Niedzwiedzki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Bottoms has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body shot.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow just above Bottoms 's eye.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Bottoms back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands a knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki lands a left hand.
Niedzwiedzki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki landing knees to the body.
Bottoms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niedzwiedzki lands with a right to the head.
Bottoms takes a knee to the side of the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Niedzwiedzki on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bottoms backwards.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Bottoms back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow just above Bottoms 's eye.
Bottoms takes an elbow to the temple.
Niedzwiedzki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bottoms seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Niedzwiedzki can turn it around.
Niedzwiedzki lands a damaging elbow.
Holden Bottoms's cut is getting worse.
Niedzwiedzki working Bottoms over with knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Bottoms back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki lands a good knee to the midsection. Bottoms won't want to take too many of those.
Bottoms takes an elbow to the temple.
Niedzwiedzki lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Niedzwiedzki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short shot to the head.
Niedzwiedzki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Niedzwiedzki digs a right hand underneath Bottoms's ribcage. Bottoms let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Niedzwiedzki presses Bottoms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niedzwiedzki crunches a lovely knee into Bottoms's ribcage.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki landing knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Niedzwiedzki on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki presses Bottoms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niedzwiedzki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Niedzwiedzki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow inside that Bottoms shrugs off.
Holden Bottoms's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki works on Bottoms's body with a couple of short punches.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki as the two fighters clinch.
Niedzwiedzki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bottoms's defenses.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a left to the head.
Niedzwiedzki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niedzwiedzki scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niedzwiedzki lands a good knee to the midsection. Bottoms won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow just above Bottoms 's eye.
Jeez, Holden Bottoms's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Niedzwiedzki is leaning against Bottoms and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice shot to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands an elbow that stopped Bottoms in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Holden Bottoms's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
An out of breath Bruno Niedzwiedzki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gero Kretschmer (ranked 2261 p4p, 226 weight class) and Randy Rhodes (ranked 5925 p4p, 519 weight class). Kretschmer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - Don't make enemies with me. Rhodes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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19
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gero Kretschmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kretschmer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rhodes with a poor takedown
and Kretschmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Rhodes shoots in and drives through. Kretschmer sprawls well.
Kretschmer scores with a decent looking hook.
Rhodes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kretschmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kretschmer avoids it really well and circles away.
Gero Kretschmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rhodes.
Rhodes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kretschmer counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rhodes or perhaps it was just good defense by Kretschmer, which made it look bad.
Kretschmer is looking to counter punch.
Kretschmer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rhodes's head.
Rhodes is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Kretschmer counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rhodes! He's just covering up as Kretschmer starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gero Kretschmer!
Gero Kretschmer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Randy Rhodes spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tui Teka (ranked 19970 p4p, 313 weight class) and Jackson Ellis (ranked 4307 p4p, 152 weight class). Jackson Ellis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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28
270 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tui Teka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teka clinches up with Ellis and pushes him back against the cage.
Teka tries to throw a body punch but Ellis avoids it by throwing Teka back against the cage.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Teka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Teka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teka blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teka.
Teka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teka throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Teka.
Teka scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teka misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellis avoids it.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Teka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Teka can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Teka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Ellis.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ellis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Teka controls his hands.
Teka lands a body punch.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teka has a couple of punches blocked by Ellis.
Teka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ellis looks winded!
Teka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teka blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Teka works on Ellis's body with a couple of short punches.
Teka misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Teka digs a right hand underneath Ellis's ribcage. Ellis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teka swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Teka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teka misses with a body punch.
Teka tries to throw a body punch but Ellis avoids it by throwing Teka back against the cage.
Teka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teka.
A shot in the inside from Teka.
Teka tries to work over Ellis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teka tries to throw a body punch but Ellis avoids it by throwing Teka back against the cage.
Teka misses with some punches.
Teka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ellis or not.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Teka.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teka misses with a punch to the body.
Teka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Teka tries to throw a body punch but Ellis avoids it by throwing Teka back against the cage.
Teka tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellis avoids the damage to the body.
Teka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teka lands a nice uppercut.
Teka pushes Ellis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellis's elbow.
Teka working aggressively here.
Teka misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Good body shot from Teka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teka.
Ellis misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teka blocking some punches.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teka scores with a hook to the body.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teka scores with a shot to the side of Ellis's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tui Teka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ellis moves away from the strike by Teka.
Tui Teka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teka throws a body shot but no joy.
Teka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Jackson Ellis has been cut.
Ellis lands a leg kick that knocks Teka off balance momentarily.
Teka has closed the distance and engaged Ellis in a clinch.
Teka has a couple of punches blocked by Ellis.
Teka prevents a body shot from Ellis.
Teka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teka works on Ellis's body with a couple of short punches.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Teka is working Ellis over against the cage.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Teka misses with the head strike.
Teka misses with the head strike.
Teka lands with a light punch inside.
Teka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teka misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka is working Ellis over against the cage.
Teka can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
Teka can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Teka.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teka.
A short uppercut from Teka.
Ellis lands a hook that snaps the head of Teka backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teka.
Teka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teka lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
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!
Teka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Teka.
Teka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Teka tries to work over Ellis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teka blocking some punches.
Ellis misses with some punches.
Teka lands with a left to the head.
Teka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Teka tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teka lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teka blocking some punches.
Teka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Teka blocks an uppercut.
Ellis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Teka.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Teka.
Teka tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teka.
Ellis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teka tries to throw a body punch but Ellis avoids it by throwing Teka back against the cage.
Teka scores with a shoulder strike.
Teka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teka blocking some punches.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teka.
Teka lands with a right to the head.
Teka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ellis blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teka swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teka struggles to land a body shot inside as Ellis controls his hands.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teka.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tui Teka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Ellis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Teka closes the distance and clinches.
Teka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Teka.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Teka scores a nice knee to the body.
Teka lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Teka fails to land.
Teka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Teka cracks Ellis with a nice body shot.
Teka misses with some punches.
Ellis misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teka lands a nice shot to the body.
Teka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ellis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teka.
Teka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellis can do to turn this around?
Teka misses with a punch on the inside.
Teka working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Teka.
Teka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Teka lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Teka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teka.
Ellis is rocked!
Teka swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis is still on wobbly legs! Can Teka finish him?
Teka lands a nice knee to the body.
Teka working aggressively here.
Teka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Teka throws a head punch that misses.
Teka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teka scores with a hook to the body.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Teka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teka misses with the head strike.
Teka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teka misses with a punch on the inside.
Ellis blocking some punches.
Teka working aggressively here.
Teka throws a head punch that misses.
Teka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Teka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Ellis seems to have recovered his senses.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teka digs a right hand underneath Ellis's ribcage. Ellis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teka lands a big right hand that drops Ellis! The killer instinct kicks in and Teka finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Teka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tui Teka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lothar Svantovit (ranked 2708 p4p, 322 weight class) and Max Debrine (ranked 2873 p4p, 344 weight class). Svantovit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stone Cold Metal - Ensiferum. Debrine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Best kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lothar Svantovit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lothar Svantovit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Debrine!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svantovit gets tackled into the cage by Debrine. Debrine maintains the clinch.
Svantovit trying to land knees to the body.
Debrine wants a takedown.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svantovit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svantovit misses with a knee to the head.
Debrine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svantovit smiles and moves away.
Svantovit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Debrine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Debrine moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svantovit.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
Debrine avoids a wild elbow strike from Svantovit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debrine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Debrine wants to take the fight to the mat but Svantovit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lothar Svantovit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Debrine.
Debrine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Debrine avoids a wild elbow strike from Svantovit.
Svantovit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Debrine blocks an elbow strike from Svantovit.
Debrine blocks the elbow strike.
Svantovit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Debrine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Debrine fails to land.
Svantovit scores a nice knee to the body.
Debrine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Debrine lands an elbow just above Svantovit 's eye.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Debrine tries to break the clinch but Svantovit is controlling the position.
Svantovit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Debrine blocks it with crossed arms.
Svantovit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svantovit prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Debrine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Debrine dodges an elbow strike from Svantovit.
Debrine misses with an elbow strike.
Svantovit stalling in the clinch but Debrine improves position.
Debrine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Svantovit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Debrine.
Debrine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine tries to land knees in the clinch but Svantovit avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Debrine.
It looks like Lothar Svantovit has been cut.
Svantovit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Max Debrine has been cut.
Svantovit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Svantovit blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Debrine throws an elbow but misses.
Debrine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Debrine is trying to drag Svantovit to the mat but Svantovit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Debrine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Debrine blocks the elbow strike.
Svantovit lands an elbow just above Debrine 's eye.
Debrine wants to stall.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
Debrine lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Svantovit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Debrine is struggling to control the position.
Svantovit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Debrine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lothar Svantovit dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Svantovit moves into range and clinches up with Debrine.
Debrine is working for takedown but Svantovit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Debrine misses with an elbow strike.
Svantovit managing to block the knees to the body from Debrine.
Svantovit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Debrine up against the cage.
Debrine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svantovit is keeping busy.
Debrine tries to pull guard but Svantovit holds him up against the cage and eventually Debrine drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Debrine.
Svantovit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Debrine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Svantovit prevents it.
Lothar Svantovit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Debrine.
Svantovit lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debrine missing with knees to the body.
Svantovit holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Debrine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svantovit.
Debrine lands a knee to the body.
Svantovit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Debrine is defending well for now.
Svantovit has Debrine pressed against the cage, preventing Debrine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Debrine.
Svantovit lands an elbow just above Debrine 's eye.
Svantovit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svantovit.
That has opened up Max Debrine's cut even more.
Debrine tries to score a body lock takedown but Svantovit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debrine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svantovit avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svantovit.
The cut above Max Debrine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Svantovit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Debrine up against the cage.
Svantovit managing to block the knees to the body from Debrine.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lothar Svantovit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Debrine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svantovit smiles and moves away.
Svantovit throws a lazy head kick
and Debrine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svantovit misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Debrine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svantovit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Debrine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Svantovit is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Svantovit wants to clinch up but Debrine keeps it at a distance.
Svantovit instigates a clinch.
Debrine is looking to control Svantovit's arms but Svantovit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Debrine has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debrine is working for takedown but Svantovit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Svantovit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svantovit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Debrine's brow.
Debrine is looking for a takedown.
A short left from Debrine.
Debrine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svantovit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Debrine tries to stall but Svantovit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Debrine slows down the pace here.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Svantovit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Debrine throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debrine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Debrine.
Svantovit avoids a wild elbow strike from Debrine.
Debrine just leaning against Svantovit, taking a breather.
Debrine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Debrine is looking to take this one to the mat.
Debrine breaks the clinch.
Svantovit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Max Debrine's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Svantovit circles away and keeps his distance.
Debrine forces Svantovit back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Debrine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Svantovit up against the cage.
Svantovit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lothar Svantovit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Debrine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Svantovit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Svantovit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Debrine.
A bit of stalling here from Debrine.
Svantovit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Svantovit tries to land knees in the clinch but Debrine avoids the damage to the body.
Debrine wants to stall.
Svantovit misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svantovit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Debrine's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Debrine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lothar Svantovit!
In defeat, Max Debrine stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dudes'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Shannon (ranked 1106 p4p, 36 weight class) and David Wuzz (ranked 334 p4p, 10 weight class). Mike Shannon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
282 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shannon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon leaves Wuzz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shannon avoids the body shot from Wuzz.
Wuzz throws a front kick aimed at Shannon's knee but Shannon avoids it well.
Wuzz lands with a straight right. Shannon didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shannon. Wuzz does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Wuzz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wuzz sizes up Shannon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shannon misses with a wild body shot.
Wuzz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shannon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wuzz is one step ahead there.
Shannon trying to keep a closed guard but Wuzz is proving a slippery customer.
Wuzz wants to control from the top but Shannon keeps moving.
Shannon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shannon tries to get out of the position.
Wuzz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wuzz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shannon can't keep his opponent in guard - Wuzz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon is trying to stand.
Wuzz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wuzz is trying to control. Shannon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shannon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shannon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shannon trying to control but Wuzz postures up.
Shannon is looking for a sweep. Wuzz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shannon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Wuzz seems content to control.
Shannon pushes Wuzz off looking to stand but Wuzz dives back in and keeps control.
Wuzz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shannon sees it coming and defends easily.
Shannon wants to control but Wuzz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shannon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wuzz on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is looking for a kimura here.
Wuzz wants to pass to mount but Shannon is defending the position.
Wuzz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wuzz prevents Shannon from improving his position.
Wuzz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shannon is just riding it out for now. Wuzz eventually gives up the hold.
Wuzz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shannon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wuzz is working away from the top position though.
Shannon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wuzz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shannon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shannon is defending against the submission attempts here by Wuzz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon is trying to control but can't.
Wuzz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Shannon is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Wuzz!
David Wuzz is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, David Wuzz, 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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